Ottawa February 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Ottawa, Ontario for the date of February 16.
February 16 All-Time Records
1889–2024
Highest temperature 6.5 °C 2022
Lowest temperature -37.2 °C 1943
Lowest daily high -22.2 °C 1896
Highest daily low 1.0 °C 2012
Most precipitation 3.53 cm 2016
Most snow 37.0 cm 2016
February 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high -3.1 °C
Average low -12.4 °C
Chance precipitation 43.5%
Chance snow 35.8%
Ottawa February 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2024 -1.0 -7.0 0.00 0.0
2023 2.0 0.0 1.32 14.0
2022 6.5 -21.5 0.90 0.0
2021 -8.0 -11.0 0.12 2.0
2020 4.0 -6.0 0.00 0.0
2019 -4.5 -8.0 0.00 0.0
2018 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2017 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2016 -3.8 -11.8 3.53 37.0
2015 -16.4 -26.5 0.00 0.0
2014 -9.9 -18.0 0.00 0.0
2013 -8.0 -16.5 0.00 0.0
2012 4.3 1.0 0.30 0.0
2011 -3.5 -13.8 0.00 0.0
2010 -0.1 -10.0 0.24 3.0
2009 -1.3 -11.3 0.00 0.0
2008 -7.4 -22.6 0.00 0.0
2007 -3.7 -14.9 0.00 0.0
2006 0.0 -7.9 1.76 8.2
2005 1.2 -2.0 0.10 1.0
2004 -10.2 -22.9 0.00 0.0
2003 -16.3 -26.8 0.00 0.0
2002 4.3 1.0 1.10 11.0
2001 -5.0 -18.0 0.00 0.0
2000 1.0 -8.2 0.18 2.0
1999 0.2 -6.2 0.14 0.0
1998 -1.7 -14.6 0.00 0.0
1997 -13.9 -19.6 0.00 0.0
1996 -5.2 -22.6 0.00 0.0
1995 0.9 -3.5 0.00 0.0
1994 -5.2 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1993 -3.0 -10.3 0.84 9.2
1992 -1.1 -5.3 0.12 2.2
1991 -4.4 -22.2 0.16 2.0
1990 -3.3 -9.4 0.68 4.0
1989 -14.2 -16.4 0.00 0.0
1988 -6.9 -12.1 0.18 1.6
1987 -10.5 -22.6 0.00 0.0
1986 -3.2 -14.8 0.00 0.0
1985 -4.3 -17.5 0.20 2.0
1984 5.8 -3.1 0.00 0.0
1983 -1.0 -11.0 0.00 0.0
1982 -2.5 -3.0 0.00 0.0
1981 6.5 -7.0 0.00 0.0
1980 -4.0 -11.0 0.00 0.0
1979 -15.0 -21.0 0.00 0.0
1978 -5.0 -17.5 0.02 1.0
1977 -13.9 -22.2 0.00 0.0
1976 -0.6 -6.1 0.81 8.1
1975 1.7 -11.7 0.00 0.0
1974 -6.1 -21.1 0.23 3.8
1973 -13.3 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1972 -11.7 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1971 -6.7 -17.2 0.00 0.0
1970 -8.3 -18.3 0.05 0.8
1969 -2.2 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1968 -1.1 -22.8 0.03 0.5
1967 -13.3 -17.2 0.00 n/a
1966 1.1 -15.0 0.28 3.0
1965 2.2 -6.1 0.00 0.0
1964 -3.9 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1963 -14.4 -23.9 0.00 0.0
1962 -7.2 -13.9 0.46 6.6
1961 -7.2 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1960 1.1 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1959 0.6 -23.9 0.13 1.3
1958 -15.6 -16.1 0.64 6.4
1957 -3.3 -13.3 0.89 8.9
1956 -10.0 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1955 -2.2 -17.2 1.14 11.4
1954 2.2 -2.2 2.67 26.7
1953 -3.3 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1952 -4.4 -17.8 0.20 2.0
1951 -5.0 -24.4 0.00 0.0
1950 -2.8 -4.4 0.03 0.3
1949 3.9 -3.9 0.08 0.8
1948 5.0 -18.9 0.05 0.0
1947 -5.0 -8.9 0.00 0.0
1946 -16.7 -29.4 0.05 0.5
1945 1.7 -6.7 0.00 0.0
1944 -9.4 -30.6 0.03 0.3
1943 -17.8 -37.2 0.76 7.6
1942 0.0 -19.4 1.45 6.4
1941 -8.9 -18.3 0.00 0.0
1940 -3.9 -16.1 0.00 0.0
1939 -18.9 -26.1 0.10 1.0
1938 -9.4 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1937 -5.0 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1936 -7.8 -18.3 0.43 4.3
1935 -5.6 -8.3 0.20 2.0
1934 -18.3 -33.3 0.00 0.0
1933 -0.6 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1932 -4.4 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1931 -2.2 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1930 -19.4 -27.2 0.00 0.0
1929 0.0 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1928 0.0 -3.3 0.00 0.0
1927 -1.7 -16.7 0.51 5.1
1926 -0.6 -12.2 0.18 1.8
1925 1.7 -7.8 0.00 0.0
1924 -8.3 -20.0 0.00 0.0
1923 -15.0 -26.7 0.00 0.0
1922 -11.1 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1921 1.1 -9.4 0.13 0.0
1920 -6.1 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1919 -2.2 -11.7 0.00 0.0
1918 -7.8 -22.8 0.00 0.0
1917 -10.6 -21.1 0.51 5.1
1916 -2.2 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1915 2.2 -0.6 0.00 0.0
1914 -12.8 -27.2 0.00 0.0
1913 -13.9 -21.1 0.76 7.6
1912 -3.3 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1911 -6.1 -22.8 0.00 0.0
1910 -7.8 -15.6 0.76 7.6
1909 -7.8 -11.7 0.25 2.5
1908 0.0 -9.4 0.38 3.8
1907 -1.1 -6.7 0.64 6.4
1906 -5.6 -24.4 0.00 0.0
1905 -11.1 -28.3 0.25 2.5
1904 -12.2 -23.3 0.00 0.0
1903 -9.4 -15.6 0.38 3.8
1902 -7.8 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1901 -2.8 -7.2 0.00 0.0
1900 -6.7 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1899 2.8 -7.2 0.00 0.0
1898 -3.9 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1897 1.7 -9.4 0.00 0.0
1896 -22.2 -27.2 0.00 0.0
1895 -1.1 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1894 -9.4 -24.4 0.00 0.0
1893 -6.7 -17.2 0.00 0.0
1892 -12.2 -25.0 0.00 0.0
1891 3.9 -10.6 0.05 0.0
1890 -8.9 -21.1 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Ottawa on 2/16?
For the date of Feb 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is 6.5 °C which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2022.
Highest Temperatures in Ottawa on February 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 6.5 °C 2022
1 6.5 °C 1981
3 5.8 °C 1984
4 5.0 °C 1948
5 4.3 °C 2012
5 4.3 °C 2002
7 4.0 °C 2020
8 3.9 °C 1891
8 3.9 °C 1949
10 2.8 °C 1899
What's the all-time low for Ottawa on 2/16?
For the date of Feb 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is -37.2 °C which happened in 1943.
Lowest Temperatures in Ottawa on February 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 -37.2 °C 1943
2 -33.3 °C 1934
3 -30.6 °C 1944
4 -29.4 °C 1946
5 -28.3 °C 1905
6 -27.2 °C 1914
6 -27.2 °C 1930
6 -27.2 °C 1896
9 -26.8 °C 2003
10 -26.7 °C 1923
Lowest High Temperatures in Ottawa on February 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 -22.2 °C 1896
2 -19.4 °C 1930
3 -18.9 °C 1939
4 -18.3 °C 1934
5 -17.8 °C 1943
6 -16.7 °C 1946
7 -16.4 °C 2015
8 -16.3 °C 2003
9 -15.6 °C 1958
10 -15.0 °C 1923
10 -15.0 °C 1979
What's the most it has ever rained in Ottawa on 2/16?
For the date of Feb 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Ottawa history is 3.53 cm which happened in 2016.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Ottawa on February 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.53 cm 2016
2 2.67 cm 1954
3 1.76 cm 2006
4 1.45 cm 1942
5 1.32 cm 2023
6 1.14 cm 1955
7 1.10 cm 2002
8 0.90 cm 2022
9 0.89 cm 1957
10 0.84 cm 1993
All-Time Most Snow in Ottawa on February 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 37.0 cm 2016
2 26.7 cm 1954
3 14.0 cm 2023
4 11.4 cm 1955
5 11.0 cm 2002
6 9.2 cm 1993
7 8.9 cm 1957
8 8.2 cm 2006
9 8.1 cm 1976
10 7.6 cm 1943
10 7.6 cm 1913
10 7.6 cm 1910
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1889–2024 Ottawa CDA location