Cold, rain, snow and maybe a death: Here's how weather has impacted past inaugurations (1 Viewer)

[NBC Staff]

A president's inauguration is a historic day, where scores of Americans travel across the country to see their new president be sworn in and give their first speech as Commander-in-chief.

However, the weather conditions on Inauguration Day are not necessarily ideal. Washington, D.C. in January is often cold, and sometimes brings along precipitation.

Temperatures have been as low as the single digits. And some even think a windy and rainy day in 1841 led to President William Henry Harrison catching a cold that ended up killing him one month later...

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