President-elect Donald Trump's decision to move his inauguration ceremony indoors because of cold weather has prompted comparisons to similarly cold weather during President Barack Obama's 2008 outdoor inauguration.

Donald Trump attends Service of Prayer as he begins first full day as the 47th President of the United States following his inauguration

The temperature for D.C., according to the National Weather Service, was around 24 degrees Fahrenheit ... A couple of other exceptionally cold Inauguration Days occurred in 2013, when President Barack Obama was sworn in amid 28 degrees F and wind chills ...

Preparations are under way for Donald Trump to be sworn in as the 47th President of the USA, during a inaugural ceremony in Washington DC on Monday.

Washington. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration will take place inside the US Capitol on Monday rather than outdoors because of severe cold, the first time in 40 years that US presidential inaugural ceremonies will be moved indoors.

Weather forecast for Monday in Washington has prompted the president-elect to take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda

The presidential inauguration ceremony will take place on what could be the coldest inauguration day since 1985.

The decision means the 250,000 people who had tickets to view the inauguration outside will no longer be able to do so - with a live viewing now taking place at the nearby Capital One Arena.

Along with former First Lady Michelle Obama, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not attend Donald Trump's second inauguration on Monday. Published reports indicate that Chinese President Xi Jinping will send an envoy in his place, and that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban plans on skipping Trump's second inauguration.

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Chicago Fire Department boats battle the blaze that destroyed McCormick Place in January 1967. More than 500 firefighters were called to the scene as flames spread throughout the structure. (Luigi Mendicino/Chicago Tribune) Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 16, according to the Tribune’s archives.

Steve Fazekas’ citizen weather observer station in Winfield recorded a temperature of 15 degrees below zero just after 5 a.m. Wednesday. Fazekas’ reading came in just below the Pittsburgh region’s lowest temperature on record for Wednesday’s date — minus-4 degrees Jan.