Thursday, January 17, 2013

No Rain For Inauguration Day

By Grace Muller, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
January 17,2013; 6:30PM,EST




President Barack Obama will be sworn into office for his second term in office on Jan. 21. The Inauguration is held outside, on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.
Cold, brisk weather is in store for Washington, D.C., on Monday. AccuWeather RealFeel® temperatures will be as low as the upper teens and lower 20s during the Presidential Inauguration. It will be breezy, with winds blowing over 25 mph at times.
The normal high temperature for the day is 43°F. The normal low temperature for the day is the upper 28°F. The normal weather for 12 p.m. EST on the Inauguration is a temperature of 37°F, with partly cloudy skies, 10 mph wind and a wind chill of 31°F.
There is about a 1 in 3 chance of measurable precipitation (i.e., at least 0.01 of an inch) on that day and a 1 in 6 chance of precipitation during the ceremony.
There is only about a 1 in 10 chance of measurable snow (i.e., at least 0.1 of an inch) on that day and a 1 in 20 chance of snow during the ceremony. There is about a 1 in 6 chance that there will be at least 1 inch of snow already on the ground from a previous snowfall.
The following graph from the NWS shows the noon temperatures on Inauguration Day throughout history:
For a larger version of this map, visit the NWS's page of historical weather on Inauguration Day.

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