Ottawa December 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Ottawa, Ontario for the date of December 16.
December 16 All-Time Records
1889–2024
Highest temperature 16.0 °C 2021
Lowest temperature -29.4 °C 1917
Lowest daily high -20.6 °C 1942
Highest daily low 1.8 °C 2006
Most precipitation 2.79 cm 1893
Most snow 29.0 cm 1974
December 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high -1.6 °C
Average low -8.5 °C
Chance precipitation 48.9%
Chance snow 35.9%
Ottawa December 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2023 4.0 -2.0 0.00 0.0
2022 0.0 -1.0 1.12 10.0
2021 16.0 -3.0 0.20 0.0
2020 -10.5 -18.0 0.00 0.0
2019 -3.5 -14.0 0.00 0.0
2018 1.5 -6.0 0.00 0.0
2017 -8.0 -16.5 0.00 0.0
2016 -12.5 -27.5 0.40 4.0
2015 2.1 -0.8 0.32 0.0
2014 0.4 -1.1 0.60 0.0
2013 -17.0 -21.8 0.00 0.0
2012 -1.3 -10.0 0.54 1.4
2011 2.9 -0.1 0.04 0.4
2010 -7.6 -11.5 0.05 1.0
2009 -7.6 -14.3 0.00 0.0
2008 -4.4 -10.2 0.61 8.0
2007 -10.4 -16.0 1.80 24.5
2006 4.1 1.8 0.02 0.0
2005 -1.8 -9.8 0.30 3.0
2004 2.7 -15.3 0.05 0.7
2003 0.0 -14.7 0.02 0.0
2002 -5.3 -8.7 0.00 0.0
2001 -2.0 -10.0 0.00 0.0
2000 3.4 -12.7 1.80 0.0
1999 4.5 0.8 0.00 0.0
1998 4.3 1.1 0.00 0.0
1997 4.5 -13.2 0.00 0.0
1996 3.5 0.8 0.48 0.0
1995 -4.1 -7.2 0.80 8.0
1994 -3.2 -7.9 0.24 2.0
1993 1.6 -3.1 0.00 0.0
1992 7.5 -4.5 0.00 0.0
1991 -14.7 -17.7 0.00 0.0
1990 -2.0 -6.2 0.10 2.0
1989 -13.6 -19.2 0.02 0.4
1988 -14.0 -23.6 0.06 0.8
1987 -0.1 -3.1 0.24 2.6
1986 -6.1 -7.3 0.02 0.4
1985 -7.1 -9.6 0.39 3.8
1984 9.4 -6.0 0.00 0.0
1983 1.9 -2.6 0.00 0.0
1982 2.0 -2.0 0.44 1.2
1981 -0.5 -3.0 0.00 0.0
1980 -12.5 -20.0 0.00 0.0
1979 2.5 -0.5 0.58 4.0
1978 3.0 -2.0 1.48 11.8
1977 0.5 -1.5 0.00 0.0
1976 -0.6 -5.6 0.05 0.8
1975 -11.1 -16.1 0.08 0.3
1974 -2.2 -12.2 1.98 29.0
1973 -11.7 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1972 -9.4 -11.7 0.23 5.8
1971 6.7 -6.1 0.00 0.0
1970 -7.2 -20.0 0.43 4.6
1969 -4.4 -10.6 0.00 0.0
1968 -11.7 -15.0 0.05 0.5
1967 -2.8 -10.6 0.00 0.0
1966 3.3 -6.7 0.00 0.0
1965 1.7 -2.2 0.05 0.3
1964 -6.1 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1963 -12.8 -17.2 0.00 0.0
1962 -7.2 -13.9 0.18 3.3
1961 -8.9 -18.9 0.03 0.0
1960 1.7 -1.7 0.00 0.0
1959 3.9 -1.1 0.00 0.0
1958 -10.0 -15.0 0.18 1.8
1957 3.9 -5.0 0.00 0.0
1956 4.4 -3.9 0.00 0.0
1955 -8.9 -13.9 0.00 0.0
1954 -3.3 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1953 -9.4 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1952 3.9 -5.0 0.00 0.0
1951 -18.9 -25.0 0.00 0.0
1950 -3.3 -7.8 0.25 2.5
1949 -2.2 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1948 1.1 -6.7 0.46 0.3
1947 2.2 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1946 -3.9 -20.0 0.10 0.0
1945 -8.9 -12.8 0.00 0.0
1944 2.2 -3.3 1.02 10.2
1943 -10.0 -26.7 0.13 1.3
1942 -20.6 -23.3 0.00 0.0
1941 2.2 -6.7 0.81 7.6
1940 3.3 -8.3 2.06 0.5
1939 0.0 -11.1 0.18 0.0
1938 -7.8 -18.3 0.00 0.0
1937 -1.7 -12.2 0.05 0.0
1936 5.0 -6.7 0.00 0.0
1935 -2.8 -6.1 0.05 0.5
1934 1.7 -18.9 0.18 1.8
1933 2.8 -16.1 0.00 0.0
1932 -20.0 -27.2 0.00 0.0
1931 2.2 -22.2 0.00 0.0
1930 -4.4 -28.3 0.00 0.0
1929 -15.0 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1928 2.8 -2.8 0.00 0.0
1927 -5.0 -11.1 0.97 9.7
1926 -8.9 -25.0 0.00 0.0
1925 -5.0 -16.1 0.03 0.3
1924 -12.8 -21.7 0.00 0.0
1923 1.1 -1.1 0.76 7.6
1922 -3.9 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1921 -8.3 -17.8 0.13 1.3
1920 1.7 -2.2 0.00 0.0
1919 -14.4 -23.9 0.00 0.0
1918 1.1 -4.4 0.00 0.0
1917 -19.4 -29.4 0.00 0.0
1916 -10.6 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1915 -3.3 -7.2 0.00 0.0
1914 -11.7 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1913 -4.4 -6.7 0.00 0.0
1912 2.8 -5.6 0.33 0.0
1911 -0.6 -3.3 0.51 5.1
1910 -12.8 -20.0 0.00 0.0
1909 -3.9 -8.3 0.00 0.0
1908 1.1 -7.8 0.00 0.0
1907 -3.3 -4.4 0.76 7.6
1906 0.6 -3.3 0.00 0.0
1905 -11.7 -25.0 0.00 0.0
1904 -12.8 -23.9 0.00 0.0
1903 -8.9 -18.3 0.00 0.0
1902 1.7 -11.7 0.38 0.0
1901 -15.6 -25.6 0.00 0.0
1900 -13.9 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1899 -7.8 -22.2 0.00 0.0
1898 -8.3 -16.7 0.08 0.8
1897 3.9 0.0 0.00 0.0
1896 -6.7 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1895 -5.0 -16.1 0.00 0.0
1894 5.6 -2.8 0.03 0.0
1893 1.1 -9.4 2.79 27.9
1892 0.0 -7.8 0.00 0.0
1891 -6.1 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1890 -11.7 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1889 -0.6 -10.0 0.25 2.5
What's the all-time high for Ottawa on 12/16?
For the date of Dec 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is 16.0 °C which happened in 2021.
Highest Temperatures in Ottawa on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 16.0 °C 2021
2 9.4 °C 1984
3 7.5 °C 1992
4 6.7 °C 1971
5 5.6 °C 1894
6 5.0 °C 1936
7 4.5 °C 1997
7 4.5 °C 1999
9 4.4 °C 1956
10 4.3 °C 1998
What's the all-time low for Ottawa on 12/16?
For the date of Dec 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is -29.4 °C which happened in 1917.
Lowest Temperatures in Ottawa on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 -29.4 °C 1917
2 -28.3 °C 1930
3 -27.5 °C 2016
4 -27.2 °C 1932
5 -26.7 °C 1943
6 -25.6 °C 1901
7 -25.0 °C 1905
7 -25.0 °C 1926
7 -25.0 °C 1951
10 -23.9 °C 1919
10 -23.9 °C 1904
Lowest High Temperatures in Ottawa on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 -20.6 °C 1942
2 -20.0 °C 1932
3 -19.4 °C 1917
4 -18.9 °C 1951
5 -17.0 °C 2013
6 -15.6 °C 1901
7 -15.0 °C 1929
8 -14.7 °C 1991
9 -14.4 °C 1919
10 -14.0 °C 1988
What's the most it has ever rained in Ottawa on 12/16?
For the date of Dec 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Ottawa history is 2.79 cm which happened in 1893.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Ottawa on December 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.79 cm 1893
2 2.06 cm 1940
3 1.98 cm 1974
4 1.80 cm 2000
4 1.80 cm 2007
6 1.48 cm 1978
7 1.12 cm 2022
8 1.02 cm 1944
9 0.97 cm 1927
10 0.81 cm 1941
All-Time Most Snow in Ottawa on December 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 29.0 cm 1974
2 27.9 cm 1893
3 24.5 cm 2007
4 11.8 cm 1978
5 10.2 cm 1944
6 10.0 cm 2022
7 9.7 cm 1927
8 8.0 cm 2008
8 8.0 cm 1995
10 7.6 cm 1941
10 7.6 cm 1923
10 7.6 cm 1907
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1889–2024 Ottawa CDA location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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