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

National Weather Service data has the average high ... One inauguration even appeared to be fatal. President William Henry Harrison was inaugurated on a cold and wet day (March 4, 1841).

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.