Ottawa December 6 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Ottawa, Ontario for the date of December 6.
December 6 All-Time Records
1889–2024
Highest temperature 14.6 °C 2001
Lowest temperature -28.9 °C 1940
Lowest daily high -14.4 °C 1908
Highest daily low 8.9 °C 1951
Most precipitation 1.81 cm 1983
Most snow 21.0 cm 1983
December 6 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 0.5 °C
Average low -6.3 °C
Chance precipitation 50.1%
Chance snow 31.3%
Ottawa December 6 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2023 -9.0 -13.0 0.00 0.0
2022 5.0 2.5 0.30 0.0
2021 7.5 -6.0 1.14 0.0
2020 -0.5 -5.5 0.00 0.0
2019 -3.5 -5.5 0.00 0.0
2018 1.0 -5.5 0.00 0.0
2017 3.0 -0.5 0.00 0.0
2016 3.0 -7.5 0.20 2.0
2015 9.3 1.5 0.00 0.0
2014 0.8 -6.5 0.00 0.0
2013 1.5 -0.5 0.00 0.0
2012 -1.0 -7.4 0.00 0.0
2011 0.3 -1.4 0.00 0.0
2010 -3.6 -8.0 0.00 0.0
2009 2.2 -4.5 0.00 0.0
2008 -2.6 -10.7 0.25 2.5
2007 -3.7 -19.6 0.00 0.0
2006 3.2 -7.6 0.27 1.7
2005 -1.0 -11.5 0.07 0.7
2004 -7.2 -14.3 0.00 0.0
2003 -5.6 -12.7 0.00 0.0
2002 -0.8 -11.0 0.00 0.0
2001 14.6 8.2 0.00 0.0
2000 -9.0 -14.8 0.19 2.0
1999 4.9 2.8 0.46 0.0
1998 14.0 -2.8 1.64 0.0
1997 -0.2 -3.0 0.10 1.0
1996 -0.4 -1.6 0.36 4.4
1995 -1.8 -7.6 0.38 3.8
1994 6.1 5.0 0.04 0.0
1993 1.4 -0.3 0.08 0.4
1992 0.2 -12.6 0.18 1.6
1991 -9.1 -17.0 0.72 7.2
1990 3.1 -10.2 0.00 0.0
1989 1.9 -10.7 0.22 2.2
1988 7.3 -7.1 0.00 0.0
1987 -1.0 -3.9 0.00 0.0
1986 1.7 -8.1 0.04 0.4
1985 0.4 -2.8 0.00 0.0
1984 -1.1 -6.6 0.62 6.2
1983 1.2 -2.3 1.81 21.0
1982 11.5 3.0 0.00 0.0
1981 -2.0 -6.0 0.00 0.0
1980 -4.5 -13.0 0.00 0.0
1979 6.5 2.0 0.42 0.0
1978 4.5 1.0 0.00 0.0
1977 -5.5 -7.5 1.10 11.0
1976 0.6 -15.0 0.89 5.1
1975 6.7 -5.6 0.23 0.0
1974 -1.1 -4.4 0.00 0.0
1973 3.3 1.1 0.18 1.3
1972 7.8 -7.8 1.12 0.0
1971 -0.6 -11.1 0.89 8.1
1970 -4.4 -9.4 0.00 0.0
1969 -5.6 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1968 -1.1 -3.9 0.00 0.0
1967 -3.3 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1966 1.1 -8.3 1.40 0.0
1965 -3.9 -6.1 0.00 n/a
1964 -10.6 -12.8 0.00 1.0
1963 -2.8 -14.4 0.13 3.0
1962 5.6 2.2 0.28 0.0
1961 4.4 -1.1 0.13 0.0
1960 11.7 1.1 0.18 0.0
1959 3.3 -1.7 0.84 0.0
1958 -6.7 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1957 5.0 -6.1 0.13 0.0
1956 3.3 -11.1 0.10 0.0
1955 -8.9 -10.6 0.00 0.0
1954 -7.8 -15.6 0.05 0.5
1953 8.9 0.0 0.10 0.0
1952 1.7 -0.6 0.00 0.0
1951 12.8 8.9 0.20 0.0
1950 -2.2 -6.7 0.00 0.0
1949 -10.0 -13.9 0.38 3.8
1948 7.8 -1.7 0.00 0.0
1947 -5.6 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1946 -3.3 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1945 0.6 -15.0 0.74 0.0
1944 0.6 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1943 -7.8 -11.7 0.89 8.9
1942 -1.1 -4.4 0.08 0.8
1941 5.0 -0.6 0.00 0.0
1940 -10.0 -28.9 0.43 4.3
1939 3.9 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1938 3.9 0.6 0.30 0.0
1937 -1.1 -5.0 0.91 9.1
1936 2.8 -20.0 0.28 1.5
1935 -12.2 -20.0 0.00 0.0
1934 -8.3 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1933 1.1 -6.1 0.30 3.0
1932 -2.2 -5.0 0.51 5.1
1931 -6.7 -15.6 0.46 4.6
1930 1.1 -5.0 0.00 0.0
1929 -10.0 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1928 -7.2 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1927 1.7 -7.8 0.00 0.0
1926 -11.7 -20.0 0.38 3.8
1925 5.0 0.6 n/a 0.0
1924 -0.6 -5.6 0.76 7.6
1923 6.1 0.6 1.09 0.0
1922 -6.7 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1921 -1.7 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1920 -1.1 -2.8 1.17 6.4
1919 -3.3 -18.3 0.00 0.0
1918 -9.4 -13.9 0.00 0.0
1917 -6.1 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1916 7.8 -0.6 0.36 2.5
1915 -1.1 -3.9 0.00 0.0
1914 -1.1 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1913 2.8 -3.3 0.00 0.0
1912 10.0 0.0 0.20 0.0
1911 2.8 0.0 0.00 0.0
1910 -11.7 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1909 1.1 -4.4 0.00 0.0
1908 -14.4 -26.7 0.25 2.5
1907 0.6 -11.7 0.00 0.0
1906 -6.7 -13.3 1.40 14.0
1905 0.6 -4.4 0.00 0.0
1904 -3.9 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1903 -1.7 -8.9 0.05 0.5
1902 -12.2 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1901 -8.9 -18.3 0.00 0.0
1900 -2.8 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1899 -3.9 -8.3 0.25 2.5
1898 -0.6 -6.7 0.38 3.8
1897 -2.8 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1896 5.0 -7.2 0.51 5.1
1895 -8.9 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1894 2.8 -3.3 0.00 0.0
1893 -1.7 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1892 -5.0 -13.9 0.76 7.6
1891 4.4 -1.1 0.51 5.1
1890 -12.8 -22.2 0.00 0.0
1889 -3.3 -12.2 0.36 3.6
What's the all-time high for Ottawa on 12/6?
For the date of Dec 6, the highest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is 14.6 °C which happened in 2001.
Highest Temperatures in Ottawa on December 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 14.6 °C 2001
2 14.0 °C 1998
3 12.8 °C 1951
4 11.7 °C 1960
5 11.5 °C 1982
6 10.0 °C 1912
7 9.3 °C 2015
8 8.9 °C 1953
9 7.8 °C 1972
9 7.8 °C 1948
9 7.8 °C 1916
What's the all-time low for Ottawa on 12/6?
For the date of Dec 6, the lowest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is -28.9 °C which happened in 1940.
Lowest Temperatures in Ottawa on December 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 -28.9 °C 1940
2 -26.7 °C 1908
3 -22.2 °C 1890
4 -20.0 °C 1936
4 -20.0 °C 1926
4 -20.0 °C 1935
7 -19.6 °C 2007
8 -18.9 °C 1917
9 -18.3 °C 1919
9 -18.3 °C 1901
Lowest High Temperatures in Ottawa on December 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 -14.4 °C 1908
2 -12.8 °C 1890
3 -12.2 °C 1902
3 -12.2 °C 1935
5 -11.7 °C 1910
5 -11.7 °C 1926
7 -10.6 °C 1964
8 -10.0 °C 1929
8 -10.0 °C 1949
8 -10.0 °C 1940
What's the most it has ever rained in Ottawa on 12/6?
For the date of Dec 6, the most precipitation ever recorded in Ottawa history is 1.81 cm which happened in 1983.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Ottawa on December 6
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.81 cm 1983
2 1.64 cm 1998
3 1.40 cm 1966
3 1.40 cm 1906
5 1.17 cm 1920
6 1.14 cm 2021
7 1.12 cm 1972
8 1.10 cm 1977
9 1.09 cm 1923
10 0.91 cm 1937
All-Time Most Snow in Ottawa on December 6
Rank Precipitation Year
1 21.0 cm 1983
2 14.0 cm 1906
3 11.0 cm 1977
4 9.1 cm 1937
5 8.9 cm 1943
6 8.1 cm 1971
7 7.6 cm 1924
7 7.6 cm 1892
9 7.2 cm 1991
10 6.4 cm 1920
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1889–2024 Ottawa CDA location