Ottawa December 26 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Ottawa, Ontario for the date of December 26.
December 26 All-Time Records
1889–2024
Highest temperature 11.7 °C 1895
Lowest temperature -31.7 °C 1914
Lowest daily high -21.7 °C 1950
Highest daily low 2.0 °C 2014
Most precipitation 1.91 cm 1895
Most snow 16.5 cm 1934
December 26 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high -3.1 °C
Average low -10.6 °C
Chance precipitation 51.5%
Chance snow 40.4%
Ottawa December 26 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2023 7.5 0.5 0.04 0.0
2022 -3.0 -11.0 0.08 1.0
2021 0.0 -5.0 0.00 0.0
2020 -6.0 -9.5 0.00 0.0
2019 -3.0 -7.0 0.40 0.0
2018 -5.0 -16.0 0.08 1.0
2017 -13.0 -16.0 0.00 0.0
2016 6.0 -11.5 1.68 6.4
2015 4.7 -2.6 1.26 1.6
2014 5.9 2.0 0.00 0.0
2013 -9.0 -18.0 0.16 2.4
2012 -7.5 -15.6 1.00 10.0
2011 0.7 -8.9 0.00 0.0
2010 -6.5 -12.3 0.00 0.0
2009 0.6 -3.5 1.78 0.0
2008 -4.5 -19.5 0.10 0.0
2007 1.8 -1.8 0.00 0.0
2006 2.7 -0.2 0.18 1.8
2005 0.4 -1.8 0.10 1.0
2004 -9.2 -18.9 0.12 1.5
2003 2.1 -4.2 0.00 0.0
2002 -3.2 -11.1 0.00 0.0
2001 -1.4 -4.5 0.00 0.0
2000 -8.8 -21.7 0.00 0.0
1999 1.1 -8.4 0.20 2.0
1998 0.3 -8.3 0.00 0.0
1997 1.2 -2.8 0.00 0.0
1996 -5.4 -13.3 1.62 15.2
1995 -8.2 -11.0 0.30 3.8
1994 -1.2 -5.2 0.00 0.0
1993 -21.6 -27.8 0.00 0.0
1992 -9.2 -12.9 0.00 0.0
1991 0.2 -17.4 0.16 1.6
1990 -9.7 -14.2 0.00 0.0
1989 -6.4 -16.3 0.16 2.0
1988 -9.3 -12.0 0.00 0.0
1987 -3.0 -6.4 0.00 0.0
1986 1.0 -0.1 0.00 0.0
1985 -10.5 -28.2 0.03 0.6
1984 -12.3 -16.4 0.00 0.0
1983 -8.1 -24.4 0.03 0.0
1982 6.5 -1.0 0.00 0.0
1981 -3.0 -7.0 0.00 0.0
1980 -7.5 -28.0 0.06 1.2
1979 0.0 -1.0 0.00 0.0
1978 -2.5 -4.0 0.26 2.6
1977 -8.0 -15.5 0.00 0.0
1976 -3.9 -5.6 0.03 0.3
1975 -4.4 -14.4 0.71 14.7
1974 -1.1 -20.0 0.00 0.0
1973 4.4 -12.8 0.28 0.0
1972 -3.3 -7.8 0.64 6.9
1971 -4.4 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1970 -7.2 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1969 -6.7 -14.4 0.69 9.7
1968 -21.1 -28.9 0.00 0.0
1967 -14.4 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1966 -6.7 -11.7 0.00 0.0
1965 -3.9 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1964 5.6 1.7 0.23 0.0
1963 -15.0 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1962 -3.3 -10.6 0.00 0.0
1961 -0.6 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1960 -0.6 -4.4 0.74 11.7
1959 -5.6 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1958 -2.8 -24.4 0.20 2.0
1957 3.3 -4.4 0.00 0.0
1956 -9.4 -14.4 0.05 0.5
1955 -9.4 -15.6 0.08 0.8
1954 -0.6 -15.6 0.94 1.5
1953 0.0 -0.6 0.51 5.1
1952 0.6 -2.2 0.05 0.5
1951 -8.9 -18.9 0.13 1.3
1950 -21.7 -27.2 0.00 0.0
1949 5.6 -11.1 1.22 0.0
1948 -7.2 -23.3 0.28 2.8
1947 -7.8 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1946 -18.9 -20.0 0.00 0.0
1945 0.6 -6.7 0.03 0.3
1944 -15.0 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1943 -1.7 -13.3 0.30 3.0
1942 -10.6 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1941 -4.4 -9.4 0.41 4.1
1940 0.0 -4.4 0.66 0.0
1939 -13.3 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1938 -2.8 -23.3 1.09 10.9
1937 -3.9 -18.9 0.76 7.6
1936 -3.3 -11.1 0.36 0.0
1935 -14.4 -23.3 0.05 0.5
1934 -6.1 -15.6 1.65 16.5
1933 -18.9 -23.3 0.69 6.9
1932 1.7 -2.2 0.00 0.0
1931 -7.2 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1930 1.7 -1.1 0.13 1.3
1929 0.0 -13.3 0.51 5.1
1928 2.2 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1927 -5.6 -17.2 0.00 0.0
1926 -9.4 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1925 -9.4 -26.1 0.00 0.0
1924 -6.1 -23.3 0.00 0.0
1923 0.0 -3.3 0.08 0.0
1922 4.4 -5.0 0.00 0.0
1921 -9.4 -23.9 0.00 0.0
1920 -15.0 -22.8 0.00 0.0
1919 -7.8 -17.8 0.13 1.3
1918 -5.6 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1917 -11.1 -22.2 0.00 0.0
1916 -11.1 -21.7 0.00 0.0
1915 0.0 -8.9 0.79 5.1
1914 -21.7 -31.7 0.00 0.0
1913 -1.1 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1912 2.8 -8.3 0.00 0.0
1911 2.2 -3.9 0.00 0.0
1910 -15.0 -23.9 0.51 5.1
1909 -3.9 -8.3 0.05 0.5
1908 -2.8 -9.4 0.13 1.3
1907 0.0 -12.2 0.30 3.0
1906 -5.0 -11.7 0.13 1.3
1905 1.1 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1904 -12.8 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1903 -10.0 -26.7 0.00 0.0
1902 -4.4 -7.8 1.14 11.4
1901 2.8 -3.9 0.00 0.0
1900 -0.6 -13.9 0.00 0.0
1899 -10.0 -18.3 0.00 0.0
1898 -10.0 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1897 -0.6 -13.9 0.00 0.0
1896 -1.7 -15.6 0.51 5.1
1895 11.7 0.0 1.91 0.0
1894 -13.3 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1893 -10.0 -18.3 0.00 0.0
1892 -16.1 -27.8 0.00 0.0
1891 9.4 0.0 0.20 0.0
1890 -14.4 -27.2 0.51 5.1
1889 1.7 -8.9 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Ottawa on 12/26?
For the date of Dec 26, the highest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is 11.7 °C which happened in 1895.
Highest Temperatures in Ottawa on December 26
Rank Temperature Year
1 11.7 °C 1895
2 9.4 °C 1891
3 7.5 °C 2023
4 6.5 °C 1982
5 6.0 °C 2016
6 5.9 °C 2014
7 5.6 °C 1949
7 5.6 °C 1964
9 4.7 °C 2015
10 4.4 °C 1973
10 4.4 °C 1922
What's the all-time low for Ottawa on 12/26?
For the date of Dec 26, the lowest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is -31.7 °C which happened in 1914.
Lowest Temperatures in Ottawa on December 26
Rank Temperature Year
1 -31.7 °C 1914
2 -28.9 °C 1968
3 -28.2 °C 1985
4 -28.0 °C 1980
5 -27.8 °C 1892
5 -27.8 °C 1993
7 -27.2 °C 1890
7 -27.2 °C 1950
9 -26.7 °C 1903
10 -26.1 °C 1925
Lowest High Temperatures in Ottawa on December 26
Rank Temperature Year
1 -21.7 °C 1914
1 -21.7 °C 1950
3 -21.6 °C 1993
4 -21.1 °C 1968
5 -18.9 °C 1946
5 -18.9 °C 1933
7 -16.1 °C 1892
8 -15.0 °C 1910
8 -15.0 °C 1944
8 -15.0 °C 1920
8 -15.0 °C 1963
What's the most it has ever rained in Ottawa on 12/26?
For the date of Dec 26, the most precipitation ever recorded in Ottawa history is 1.91 cm which happened in 1895.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Ottawa on December 26
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.91 cm 1895
2 1.78 cm 2009
3 1.68 cm 2016
4 1.65 cm 1934
5 1.62 cm 1996
6 1.26 cm 2015
7 1.22 cm 1949
8 1.14 cm 1902
9 1.09 cm 1938
10 1.00 cm 2012
All-Time Most Snow in Ottawa on December 26
Rank Precipitation Year
1 16.5 cm 1934
2 15.2 cm 1996
3 14.7 cm 1975
4 11.7 cm 1960
5 11.4 cm 1902
6 10.9 cm 1938
7 10.0 cm 2012
8 9.7 cm 1969
9 7.6 cm 1937
10 6.9 cm 1933
10 6.9 cm 1972
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1889–2024 Ottawa CDA location