Ottawa December 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Ottawa, Ontario for the date of December 5.
December 5 All-Time Records
1889–2024
Highest temperature 16.0 °C 2001
Lowest temperature -26.7 °C 1893
Lowest daily high -16.1 °C 1926
Highest daily low 6.7 °C 2011
Most precipitation 2.79 cm 1898
Most snow 27.9 cm 1898
December 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 0.7 °C
Average low -6.1 °C
Chance precipitation 49.6%
Chance snow 30.3%
Ottawa December 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2023 -2.0 -4.0 0.00 0.0
2022 6.0 -2.0 0.00 0.0
2021 0.0 -15.0 1.50 15.0
2020 1.0 -3.0 0.00 0.0
2019 -2.0 -4.5 0.10 2.0
2018 -3.5 -8.0 0.12 3.0
2017 11.0 2.0 0.32 0.0
2016 -0.5 -5.0 0.08 1.4
2015 8.3 3.9 0.00 0.0
2014 -3.0 -14.8 0.00 0.0
2013 7.2 -0.6 0.02 0.0
2012 1.0 -2.2 0.00 0.0
2011 8.4 6.7 1.16 1.4
2010 -3.1 -7.3 0.13 2.0
2009 1.7 -4.5 0.00 0.0
2008 -2.0 -11.0 0.02 0.2
2007 -7.7 -11.6 0.00 0.0
2006 -2.0 -9.9 0.06 0.6
2005 0.0 -4.5 0.06 0.6
2004 -7.1 -8.4 0.00 0.0
2003 -7.4 -15.4 0.00 0.0
2002 -1.8 -14.2 0.05 0.5
2001 16.0 4.2 1.18 0.0
2000 1.1 -1.7 0.34 3.2
1999 14.5 2.8 0.51 0.0
1998 1.0 -2.6 0.64 0.0
1997 0.6 -1.7 0.42 5.0
1996 1.1 -0.5 0.12 1.4
1995 1.7 -19.0 0.32 2.0
1994 6.0 4.0 1.16 0.0
1993 3.7 1.2 0.00 0.0
1992 -6.7 -8.8 0.00 0.0
1991 -14.6 -17.5 0.10 1.0
1990 -5.3 -9.7 0.00 0.0
1989 -6.5 -21.2 0.04 0.6
1988 -3.4 -12.8 0.00 0.0
1987 -0.8 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1986 0.8 -6.2 0.00 0.0
1985 -0.8 -7.7 0.00 0.0
1984 -0.2 -13.0 1.64 16.4
1983 -0.6 -7.8 0.93 8.0
1982 11.5 -0.5 0.24 0.0
1981 0.5 -1.0 0.00 0.0
1980 -6.0 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1979 7.0 -5.0 0.16 1.4
1978 3.5 -3.5 0.04 0.4
1977 -2.5 -15.5 1.10 11.0
1976 -6.7 -15.6 0.08 1.0
1975 2.2 -14.4 0.51 0.0
1974 -2.2 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1973 7.8 2.2 2.11 0.0
1972 -1.1 -18.9 0.48 0.0
1971 -7.8 -19.4 0.28 2.0
1970 -7.2 -14.4 0.38 5.3
1969 -5.6 -8.3 0.00 0.0
1968 1.7 0.0 0.28 2.3
1967 1.7 -7.8 0.00 0.0
1966 -1.7 -13.3 0.71 5.8
1965 0.0 -2.8 0.20 1.5
1964 -7.8 -10.0 0.00 0.8
1963 -7.2 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1962 4.4 0.0 0.91 0.0
1961 7.2 1.1 0.25 0.0
1960 6.1 -2.8 0.03 0.0
1959 3.3 -3.3 0.00 0.0
1958 2.2 -5.0 0.30 3.0
1957 -2.2 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1956 -5.6 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1955 1.7 -6.7 0.00 0.0
1954 -9.4 -13.9 0.00 0.0
1953 6.1 5.0 0.00 0.0
1952 2.8 -1.7 2.16 3.8
1951 10.6 5.6 0.71 0.0
1950 -1.7 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1949 0.6 -7.2 0.00 0.0
1948 6.7 -2.2 0.38 0.0
1947 -8.3 -12.8 0.56 5.6
1946 0.0 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1945 -3.3 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1944 2.8 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1943 -1.1 -10.0 0.03 0.3
1942 -1.1 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1941 11.7 0.6 0.20 0.0
1940 -7.8 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1939 -3.9 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1938 2.8 -1.1 0.81 0.0
1937 -1.7 -3.3 0.69 6.9
1936 -5.6 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1935 -8.9 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1934 -3.9 -5.6 0.13 1.3
1933 -0.6 -8.9 0.25 2.5
1932 2.2 0.0 0.33 1.3
1931 -8.3 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1930 -4.4 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1929 -1.1 -18.9 0.08 0.8
1928 2.8 -0.6 0.46 0.0
1927 -3.9 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1926 -16.1 -21.7 1.14 11.4
1925 6.1 2.8 n/a 0.0
1924 -3.9 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1923 3.3 0.0 0.74 4.6
1922 1.1 -8.9 0.38 3.8
1921 1.7 -6.7 0.00 0.0
1920 1.1 -2.2 1.32 0.0
1919 -0.6 -6.1 0.13 1.3
1918 -3.3 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1917 -2.2 -6.1 0.13 1.3
1916 2.8 0.0 1.14 0.0
1915 -2.2 -6.1 0.00 0.0
1914 -1.1 -7.8 0.00 0.0
1913 6.1 0.6 0.00 0.0
1912 2.2 -4.4 0.00 0.0
1911 0.0 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1910 -7.2 -12.8 0.00 0.0
1909 -0.6 -5.0 0.00 0.0
1908 -2.2 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1907 -7.8 -21.7 0.00 0.0
1906 -8.9 -18.3 0.00 0.0
1905 -2.8 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1904 -2.2 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1903 -1.1 -6.1 0.51 5.1
1902 -9.4 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1901 -9.4 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1900 0.6 -3.9 1.52 15.2
1899 -3.3 -8.9 0.00 0.0
1898 0.0 -2.8 2.79 27.9
1897 2.2 -3.3 0.10 0.0
1896 1.7 -3.9 0.25 2.5
1895 -8.9 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1894 2.8 -4.4 0.00 0.0
1893 -15.0 -26.7 0.00 0.0
1892 -3.3 -9.4 0.00 0.0
1891 8.9 1.1 2.31 0.0
1890 -10.0 -17.2 0.00 0.0
1889 -11.1 -18.9 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Ottawa on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is 16.0 °C which happened in 2001.
Highest Temperatures in Ottawa on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 16.0 °C 2001
2 14.5 °C 1999
3 11.7 °C 1941
4 11.5 °C 1982
5 11.0 °C 2017
6 10.6 °C 1951
7 8.9 °C 1891
8 8.4 °C 2011
9 8.3 °C 2015
10 7.8 °C 1973
What's the all-time low for Ottawa on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is -26.7 °C which happened in 1893.
Lowest Temperatures in Ottawa on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 -26.7 °C 1893
2 -21.7 °C 1907
2 -21.7 °C 1926
4 -21.2 °C 1989
5 -19.4 °C 1971
5 -19.4 °C 1956
5 -19.4 °C 1936
8 -19.0 °C 1995
9 -18.9 °C 1972
9 -18.9 °C 1889
9 -18.9 °C 1945
9 -18.9 °C 1908
9 -18.9 °C 1905
9 -18.9 °C 1929
Lowest High Temperatures in Ottawa on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 -16.1 °C 1926
2 -15.0 °C 1893
3 -14.6 °C 1991
4 -11.1 °C 1889
5 -10.0 °C 1890
6 -9.4 °C 1902
6 -9.4 °C 1901
6 -9.4 °C 1954
9 -8.9 °C 1895
9 -8.9 °C 1935
9 -8.9 °C 1906
What's the most it has ever rained in Ottawa on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Ottawa history is 2.79 cm which happened in 1898.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Ottawa on December 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.79 cm 1898
2 2.31 cm 1891
3 2.16 cm 1952
4 2.11 cm 1973
5 1.64 cm 1984
6 1.52 cm 1900
7 1.50 cm 2021
8 1.32 cm 1920
9 1.18 cm 2001
10 1.16 cm 1994
10 1.16 cm 2011
All-Time Most Snow in Ottawa on December 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 27.9 cm 1898
2 16.4 cm 1984
3 15.2 cm 1900
4 15.0 cm 2021
5 11.4 cm 1926
6 11.0 cm 1977
7 8.0 cm 1983
8 6.9 cm 1937
9 5.8 cm 1966
10 5.6 cm 1947
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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