President William Henry Harrison died exactly one month after he delivered a nearly two hour inaugural address in the rain and cold.

On March 4, 1841, William ... Harrison was sworn in on a “bitterly cold, wet” and “blustery” day, according to accounts published by the United States Senate and the National Weather Service.

The National ... The weather will, in fact, be far colder than it’s been for recent inauguration ceremonies — far colder even than it was in March 1841 when William Henry Harrison spoke ...

as compiled by the National Weather Service toward the bottom of this page. One of the earliest and most tragic instances of inaugural weather is the swearing in of William Henry Harrison.

Presidential inaugurations do have a history of weather-related disruptions, even deaths. William ... Harrison braved “without a hat or overcoat,” according to the National Weather Service.

Snow chances are at 30% as of Tuesday, the National Weather Service said ... even contributed to the death of one president ...

Snow chances are at 30% as of Tuesday, the National Weather Service said ... even contributed to the death of one president (William Henry Harrison), who refused to wear a hat and coat while ...

“It took 6,000 men and 500 wagons to clear 58,000 tons of snow and slush from the parade route,” the National Weather Service ... ceremony in 1909. William Henry Harrison's inauguration ...

A president’s inauguration is a historic day, where scores of Americans travel across the country to see their new president ...