Ottawa January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Ottawa, Ontario for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1889–2024
Highest temperature 7.9 °C 2007
Lowest temperature -30.0 °C 1947
Lowest daily high -22.8 °C 1957
Highest daily low 1.7 °C 2011
Most precipitation 2.03 cm 1893
Most snow 20.3 cm 1893
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high -3.8 °C
Average low -11.3 °C
Chance precipitation 52.0%
Chance snow 41.3%
Ottawa January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2024 -2.0 -7.5 0.00 0.0
2023 3.0 1.5 0.00 0.0
2022 2.0 -1.5 0.00 0.0
2021 0.0 -6.5 0.94 10.0
2020 1.5 -2.0 0.10 0.0
2019 0.5 -5.0 0.00 0.0
2018 -17.5 -28.5 0.00 0.0
2017 -3.0 -10.0 0.00 0.0
2016 -0.1 -4.1 0.00 0.0
2015 -2.5 -7.5 0.00 0.5
2014 -19.2 -23.0 0.00 0.0
2013 -11.5 -15.4 0.08 0.8
2012 5.1 -4.0 0.10 0.0
2011 7.7 1.7 0.42 0.0
2010 -2.5 -5.7 0.50 7.6
2009 -12.6 -21.5 0.00 0.0
2008 -2.2 -9.9 0.65 9.0
2007 7.9 -5.7 0.00 0.0
2006 -5.8 -11.8 0.00 0.0
2005 1.4 -3.8 0.00 0.0
2004 -1.4 -4.3 0.00 0.0
2003 -2.6 n/a 0.00 0.0
2002 -7.0 -13.7 0.00 0.0
2001 -10.1 -13.2 0.02 1.5
2000 -0.3 -13.0 0.00 0.0
1999 -20.4 -23.0 0.00 0.0
1998 -6.5 -25.7 0.50 4.6
1997 -11.6 -24.2 0.12 1.4
1996 -9.1 -14.5 0.00 0.0
1995 -3.2 -7.5 0.32 3.2
1994 1.9 -6.8 0.41 4.2
1993 -10.2 -16.1 0.00 0.0
1992 -6.3 -19.0 0.00 0.0
1991 0.5 -18.0 0.00 0.0
1990 -5.0 -9.1 0.00 0.0
1989 -12.2 -20.5 0.14 1.4
1988 -0.5 -10.3 0.06 1.0
1987 -2.9 -4.9 0.00 0.0
1986 -4.6 -11.9 0.02 0.2
1985 -8.4 -12.3 1.58 15.6
1984 -11.7 -16.7 0.40 4.0
1983 2.0 -8.0 0.00 0.0
1982 4.0 -5.0 0.00 0.0
1981 -13.5 -24.5 0.24 4.8
1980 -4.0 -8.0 0.00 0.0
1979 6.5 -3.0 0.12 0.2
1978 -11.0 -19.0 0.30 7.6
1977 -6.1 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1976 -7.2 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1975 0.0 -9.4 0.25 3.3
1974 -5.0 -7.8 0.08 1.0
1973 1.7 -0.6 0.00 0.0
1972 -6.7 -23.9 0.00 0.0
1971 -8.3 -20.0 0.00 0.0
1970 -11.7 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1969 -12.8 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1968 -19.4 -23.9 0.00 0.0
1967 -1.1 -13.9 0.46 6.1
1966 4.4 1.1 0.00 0.0
1965 -9.4 -13.9 0.00 0.0
1964 -6.1 -16.1 0.84 11.2
1963 -9.4 -18.3 0.00 0.0
1962 -15.0 -16.1 0.00 0.0
1961 -9.4 -11.7 0.33 3.3
1960 -10.0 -17.2 0.00 0.0
1959 -0.6 -20.0 0.76 7.6
1958 2.2 -4.4 0.00 0.0
1957 -22.8 -24.4 0.00 0.0
1956 -13.3 -28.9 0.00 0.0
1955 -1.1 -12.8 0.20 2.0
1954 -10.6 -23.3 0.13 1.3
1953 -1.7 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1952 6.7 -3.3 0.00 0.0
1951 -5.0 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1950 -1.1 -8.9 0.00 0.0
1949 -2.8 -3.9 0.00 0.0
1948 -8.9 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1947 -14.4 -30.0 0.28 2.8
1946 -15.0 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1945 -1.1 -6.7 0.33 3.3
1944 -13.3 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1943 -14.4 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1942 4.4 -15.0 1.98 0.0
1941 -2.8 -10.6 0.00 0.0
1940 -11.1 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1939 -2.2 -21.1 0.48 4.8
1938 -5.6 -21.7 0.61 6.1
1937 1.1 -5.0 0.00 0.0
1936 -3.3 -7.2 0.00 0.0
1935 -6.7 -17.8 0.08 0.8
1934 -6.7 -24.4 0.13 1.3
1933 -9.4 -25.0 0.00 0.0
1932 -3.9 -9.4 0.00 0.0
1931 -6.7 -15.0 0.64 6.4
1930 -2.2 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1929 -5.0 -9.4 0.00 0.0
1928 -0.6 -18.9 0.94 2.0
1927 -3.9 -12.2 0.58 5.8
1926 -3.3 -7.8 0.00 0.0
1925 -16.1 -27.2 0.00 0.0
1924 -2.2 -18.3 0.25 2.5
1923 3.3 -6.1 0.33 0.0
1922 0.0 -13.9 0.25 2.5
1921 -3.9 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1920 -9.4 -18.9 0.38 3.8
1919 -8.3 -15.0 0.13 1.3
1918 -18.3 -26.7 0.00 0.0
1917 -2.8 -8.9 0.51 5.1
1916 -4.4 -11.7 0.38 3.8
1915 -10.6 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1914 -12.2 -22.8 0.00 0.0
1913 2.8 -2.2 0.00 0.0
1912 -1.1 -11.7 0.05 0.5
1911 -10.6 -23.3 0.00 0.0
1910 -3.9 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1909 -10.0 -25.0 0.00 0.0
1908 -3.9 -12.2 0.38 3.8
1907 2.8 1.1 0.05 0.0
1906 -1.7 -7.2 0.00 0.0
1905 3.9 1.7 0.00 0.0
1904 -5.0 -21.7 0.25 2.5
1903 1.1 -6.7 0.00 0.0
1902 -13.9 -25.0 0.00 0.0
1901 -6.1 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1900 -13.3 -21.1 0.05 0.5
1899 -20.0 -29.4 0.00 0.0
1898 -7.8 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1897 -6.7 -13.9 0.00 0.0
1896 3.9 -5.0 0.00 0.0
1895 -5.6 -12.8 0.51 5.1
1894 -13.9 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1893 -1.1 -7.8 2.03 20.3
1892 -5.6 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1891 -6.1 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1890 3.9 -14.4 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Ottawa on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is 7.9 °C which happened in 2007.
Highest Temperatures in Ottawa on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 7.9 °C 2007
2 7.7 °C 2011
3 6.7 °C 1952
4 6.5 °C 1979
5 5.1 °C 2012
6 4.4 °C 1966
6 4.4 °C 1942
8 4.0 °C 1982
9 3.9 °C 1896
9 3.9 °C 1890
9 3.9 °C 1905
What's the all-time low for Ottawa on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is -30.0 °C which happened in 1947.
Lowest Temperatures in Ottawa on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -30.0 °C 1947
2 -29.4 °C 1899
3 -28.9 °C 1956
4 -28.5 °C 2018
5 -27.2 °C 1925
6 -26.7 °C 1918
7 -25.7 °C 1998
8 -25.0 °C 1909
8 -25.0 °C 1933
8 -25.0 °C 1902
Lowest High Temperatures in Ottawa on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -22.8 °C 1957
2 -20.4 °C 1999
3 -20.0 °C 1899
4 -19.4 °C 1968
5 -19.2 °C 2014
6 -18.3 °C 1918
7 -17.5 °C 2018
8 -16.1 °C 1925
9 -15.0 °C 1946
9 -15.0 °C 1962
What's the most it has ever rained in Ottawa on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Ottawa history is 2.03 cm which happened in 1893.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Ottawa on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.03 cm 1893
2 1.98 cm 1942
3 1.58 cm 1985
4 0.94 cm 1928
4 0.94 cm 2021
6 0.84 cm 1964
7 0.76 cm 1959
8 0.65 cm 2008
9 0.64 cm 1931
10 0.61 cm 1938
All-Time Most Snow in Ottawa on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 20.3 cm 1893
2 15.6 cm 1985
3 11.2 cm 1964
4 10.0 cm 2021
5 9.0 cm 2008
6 7.6 cm 1959
6 7.6 cm 1978
6 7.6 cm 2010
9 6.4 cm 1931
10 6.1 cm 1938
10 6.1 cm 1967
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1889–2024 Ottawa CDA location