Inaugural Weather!

[elleng]

The National Weather Service, which has a wonderful inauguration weather Web site, tells us the average noon temperature on January 20 is 37 degrees. It also indicates (based on history) that there is a 1 in 6 chance of precipitation during the inauguration ceremony and just a 1 in 20 chance of snow.
The Old Farmer's Almanac predicts sunny and mild conditions on January 19 and 20th.
NOAA's Climate Prediction Center (CPC) doesn't have a specific outlook for the inauguration period, but predicts above average temperatures and average precipitation for the month of January. Interestingly, the Hagerstown Town and Country Almanack outlook for January is the same as is our winter outlook.
CPC's outlook for the period 8-14 days prior to the inauguration is for below normal temperatures and above normal precipitation, as described at Capital Climate.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitalweathergang/2008/12/inauguration_weather_countdown.html?hpid=artslot

[zagging]

1. It's more than three days out

They don't have a clue.

[chimpymustgo]

2. Remember how horrid it was 8 years ago? A cold rain. Awful day.

[MiniMe]

4. It was freezing 4 years ago.

I really wanted to go hose down Pennsylvania Avenue, but my friends stopped me. Something about getting arrested.

[Mari333]

7. I SURE DO i was there, freezing me arse off

i will never forget that protest day. it was worth every Hail to the Thief.

[elleng]

9. Right; its a joke poll

at washington post.

some history included.

[EstimatedProphet]

3. I remember it was damned cold in 2004

Of course, hell had frozen over...

[MiniMe]

5. I really wanted to take a hose to Pennsylvania Ave 4 years ago

[SharonRB]

6. Two years ago we had 58 degrees and clear skies

on January 28 for a march, so you never know. The weather was perfect!

[thrift_store_angel]

8. Last January...

Or the January before that we had like two days that were in the low 70's. It is possible...however not really probable. It is going to be really cold waiting for metro @ 4 in the morning.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

10. DC in January

You never can tell.

Today - although, yeah, it's the end of December - it's 50 degrees, not a cloud in the sky, and I'm wearing a t-shirt. I saw a cop in shirtsleeves walking out of the hospital I was walking into. I said to him, "Go put your coat on. You're gonna get sick." He said, "At least I'm at the right place."

Ah, our Alexandria cops - always with an answer.

I remember JFK's inaugural. Tons of snow the day before, and so damn cold, but brilliantly sunny.

Remember Reagan's second coronation? 1984, naturally. It had to be held indoors because it was so bitterly cold, albeit sunny, outside.

I hope the weather holds for this inauguration, but the common wisdom around here says "Snow and cold." Just as long as the snow holds off until he's sworn in. I want the sun to shine on our people that day.