Ottawa December 4 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Ottawa, Ontario for the date of December 4.
December 4 All-Time Records
1889–2024
Highest temperature 17.2 °C 2012
Lowest temperature -32.8 °C 1940
Lowest daily high -16.1 °C 1889
Highest daily low 8.5 °C 1982
Most precipitation 2.16 cm 1961
Most snow 15.7 cm 1968
December 4 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 1.0 °C
Average low -5.8 °C
Chance precipitation 49.7%
Chance snow 30.0%
Ottawa December 4 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2023 1.0 -2.0 0.10 2.0
2022 2.0 -5.0 0.00 0.0
2021 -5.0 -10.0 0.36 4.0
2020 4.0 1.0 0.40 0.0
2019 1.0 -5.0 0.30 15.0
2018 -4.5 -6.5 0.00 0.0
2017 8.0 -1.0 0.06 0.0
2016 2.0 -2.0 0.60 6.0
2015 6.5 0.3 0.00 0.0
2014 -6.9 -8.2 0.00 0.0
2013 1.1 -6.5 0.00 0.0
2012 17.2 1.6 0.30 0.0
2011 10.5 -1.5 0.02 0.0
2010 -1.6 -5.9 0.02 0.3
2009 4.7 -0.7 0.00 0.0
2008 4.7 -0.7 0.00 0.0
2007 -3.9 -9.0 0.08 1.0
2006 -3.9 -6.2 0.00 0.0
2005 -1.8 -5.8 0.40 4.0
2004 3.9 -15.1 0.00 0.0
2003 -5.7 -10.2 0.00 0.0
2002 -7.5 -16.3 0.00 0.0
2001 7.2 -1.1 0.94 0.0
2000 3.5 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1999 5.7 1.4 0.07 0.0
1998 10.1 0.7 0.02 0.0
1997 -1.0 -3.8 0.00 0.0
1996 2.4 -0.5 0.00 0.0
1995 -0.2 -8.7 0.10 0.8
1994 7.2 2.0 0.00 0.0
1993 2.0 0.7 0.54 2.8
1992 -3.4 -7.2 0.12 2.5
1991 -11.9 -13.5 0.00 0.0
1990 1.7 -6.9 0.26 1.0
1989 -15.5 -21.4 0.00 0.0
1988 -5.6 -10.4 0.00 0.4
1987 0.1 -1.8 0.02 0.4
1986 1.9 -0.5 0.02 0.2
1985 -4.3 -10.7 0.00 0.0
1984 0.0 -2.8 0.00 0.0
1983 -4.2 -10.3 0.85 7.4
1982 10.5 8.5 0.00 0.0
1981 5.5 -1.0 0.00 0.0
1980 -10.0 -17.0 0.00 0.0
1979 3.5 -2.0 0.10 0.6
1978 7.0 -14.0 0.50 0.0
1977 -3.0 -5.0 0.28 2.8
1976 -10.6 -17.2 0.10 1.0
1975 -6.7 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1974 -3.3 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1973 7.2 0.6 0.36 0.0
1972 -10.0 -20.0 0.15 1.3
1971 -5.0 -13.9 0.00 0.0
1970 -4.4 -7.2 0.00 0.0
1969 -3.3 -10.0 0.05 0.5
1968 1.1 -4.4 1.42 15.7
1967 0.6 -9.4 0.00 0.0
1966 -8.3 -17.2 0.00 0.0
1965 5.0 2.2 0.05 0.0
1964 -7.8 -10.0 0.66 12.2
1963 -8.3 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1962 5.6 0.0 0.00 0.0
1961 9.4 0.0 2.16 0.0
1960 5.6 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1959 9.4 0.6 0.00 0.0
1958 2.2 -11.1 0.23 0.0
1957 -5.0 -16.1 0.00 0.0
1956 -7.8 -10.6 0.00 0.0
1955 2.2 -6.1 0.23 2.3
1954 -1.7 -7.8 0.64 6.4
1953 11.7 0.0 0.43 0.0
1952 2.2 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1951 10.6 -1.1 0.28 0.0
1950 2.8 1.1 0.20 0.0
1949 2.8 -16.1 0.25 0.0
1948 -0.6 -3.3 0.00 0.0
1947 -8.9 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1946 -2.8 -3.9 0.20 2.0
1945 -2.8 -8.9 0.00 0.0
1944 -3.3 -23.3 0.00 0.0
1943 2.8 -8.3 0.41 1.3
1942 -2.2 -7.8 0.18 1.8
1941 7.8 0.6 0.08 0.0
1940 -10.6 -32.8 1.04 10.4
1939 -3.3 -4.4 0.00 0.0
1938 6.1 -3.9 0.00 0.0
1937 0.0 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1936 -1.1 -6.7 0.08 0.8
1935 -9.4 -20.6 0.76 7.6
1934 2.2 -7.8 0.00 0.0
1933 -7.2 -8.9 0.00 0.0
1932 5.0 -1.1 0.00 0.0
1931 3.3 0.0 0.00 0.0
1930 -11.1 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1929 -7.2 -16.7 0.13 1.3
1928 2.8 -2.2 0.18 1.8
1927 -12.2 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1926 -11.1 -17.8 0.61 6.1
1925 3.3 0.6 0.41 0.0
1924 -3.3 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1923 3.9 -1.7 0.00 0.0
1922 1.1 -3.3 0.00 0.0
1921 0.6 -6.7 0.00 0.0
1920 -1.1 -3.9 1.09 0.0
1919 -3.3 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1918 -0.6 -5.6 0.13 1.3
1917 -2.2 -9.4 0.00 0.0
1916 0.0 -6.7 0.13 1.3
1915 -2.2 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1914 1.7 -6.7 0.00 0.0
1913 3.3 0.0 0.03 0.0
1912 1.7 -10.6 0.25 2.5
1911 -11.7 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1910 -8.3 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1909 1.1 -1.7 0.00 0.0
1908 -2.2 -8.9 1.02 10.2
1907 -9.4 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1906 -13.9 -25.0 0.00 0.0
1905 -2.2 -11.7 0.51 5.1
1904 -7.8 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1903 -3.3 -11.7 0.00 0.0
1902 -1.7 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1901 -8.9 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1900 1.1 -0.6 0.15 0.5
1899 0.6 -3.9 0.13 1.3
1898 0.0 -7.2 0.00 0.0
1897 -2.8 -20.6 0.10 1.0
1896 -2.2 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1895 -10.6 -23.3 0.00 0.0
1894 1.1 -5.0 0.00 0.0
1893 -11.1 -22.8 0.00 0.0
1892 -0.6 -6.7 0.76 7.6
1891 9.4 0.6 0.00 0.0
1890 -11.1 -17.2 1.27 12.7
1889 -16.1 -23.3 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Ottawa on 12/4?
For the date of Dec 4, the highest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is 17.2 °C which happened in 2012.
Highest Temperatures in Ottawa on December 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 17.2 °C 2012
2 11.7 °C 1953
3 10.6 °C 1951
4 10.5 °C 2011
4 10.5 °C 1982
6 10.1 °C 1998
7 9.4 °C 1959
7 9.4 °C 1961
7 9.4 °C 1891
10 8.0 °C 2017
What's the all-time low for Ottawa on 12/4?
For the date of Dec 4, the lowest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is -32.8 °C which happened in 1940.
Lowest Temperatures in Ottawa on December 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 -32.8 °C 1940
2 -25.0 °C 1906
3 -23.3 °C 1895
3 -23.3 °C 1944
3 -23.3 °C 1889
6 -22.8 °C 1893
7 -21.4 °C 1989
8 -20.6 °C 1935
8 -20.6 °C 1897
10 -20.0 °C 1972
Lowest High Temperatures in Ottawa on December 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 -16.1 °C 1889
2 -15.5 °C 1989
3 -13.9 °C 1906
4 -12.2 °C 1927
5 -11.9 °C 1991
6 -11.7 °C 1911
7 -11.1 °C 1930
7 -11.1 °C 1890
7 -11.1 °C 1893
7 -11.1 °C 1926
What's the most it has ever rained in Ottawa on 12/4?
For the date of Dec 4, the most precipitation ever recorded in Ottawa history is 2.16 cm which happened in 1961.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Ottawa on December 4
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.16 cm 1961
2 1.42 cm 1968
3 1.27 cm 1890
4 1.09 cm 1920
5 1.04 cm 1940
6 1.02 cm 1908
7 0.94 cm 2001
8 0.85 cm 1983
9 0.76 cm 1935
9 0.76 cm 1892
All-Time Most Snow in Ottawa on December 4
Rank Precipitation Year
1 15.7 cm 1968
2 15.0 cm 2019
3 12.7 cm 1890
4 12.2 cm 1964
5 10.4 cm 1940
6 10.2 cm 1908
7 7.6 cm 1892
7 7.6 cm 1935
9 7.4 cm 1983
10 6.4 cm 1954
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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