Ottawa January 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Ottawa, Ontario for the date of January 16.
January 16 All-Time Records
1889–2024
Highest temperature 5.6 °C 1933
Lowest temperature -32.2 °C 1920
Lowest daily high -24.8 °C 1992
Highest daily low 1.1 °C 1913
Most precipitation 2.03 cm 1904
Most snow 20.3 cm 1904
January 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high -5.2 °C
Average low -13.6 °C
Chance precipitation 49.7%
Chance snow 41.9%
Ottawa January 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2024 -6.0 -14.0 0.28 3.0
2023 -1.0 -19.5 0.00 0.0
2022 -7.0 n/a 0.20 1.0
2021 1.0 -1.0 1.04 6.0
2020 -4.0 -6.0 0.00 0.0
2019 0.0 -8.0 0.00 5.0
2018 -9.5 -16.5 0.00 0.0
2017 4.0 -14.5 0.00 0.0
2016 -3.1 -9.3 0.25 2.0
2015 -12.0 -13.8 0.00 0.0
2014 -1.2 -9.0 0.00 0.0
2013 1.2 -8.5 0.00 0.0
2012 -7.5 -25.3 0.00 0.0
2011 -13.0 -16.0 0.00 0.0
2010 2.7 1.0 0.00 0.0
2009 -19.7 -31.0 0.06 0.6
2008 -2.6 -11.4 0.00 0.0
2007 -12.5 -14.7 0.00 0.0
2006 -11.3 -20.0 0.00 0.0
2005 -9.3 -13.7 0.06 0.6
2004 -14.6 -26.2 0.00 0.0
2003 -6.8 -21.5 0.00 0.0
2002 -5.3 -8.1 0.70 7.0
2001 -3.2 -9.3 0.04 1.0
2000 -3.9 -14.4 0.13 2.2
1999 4.1 -17.0 0.12 1.2
1998 -5.7 -14.2 0.00 0.0
1997 2.0 -4.3 0.08 0.8
1996 3.6 -25.4 0.36 0.0
1995 2.8 0.7 0.42 0.0
1994 -19.8 -31.9 0.54 7.0
1993 -1.6 -16.3 0.00 0.0
1992 -24.8 -30.5 0.00 0.0
1991 1.1 -4.8 0.48 1.6
1990 -2.7 -12.6 0.34 4.0
1989 -3.5 -9.9 0.02 0.2
1988 4.4 -8.9 0.00 0.0
1987 -10.6 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1986 -6.8 -20.3 0.00 0.0
1985 -17.3 -26.0 0.00 0.0
1984 -17.9 -31.7 0.04 0.4
1983 -6.5 -11.5 0.06 0.4
1982 -5.0 -19.0 0.32 5.4
1981 -10.0 -22.0 0.06 0.4
1980 -4.0 -8.5 0.00 0.0
1979 -10.5 -15.5 0.00 0.0
1978 -13.5 -24.0 0.00 0.0
1977 -12.2 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1976 -8.3 -21.7 0.76 9.4
1975 -7.2 -12.8 0.05 1.0
1974 -15.0 -18.9 0.03 1.0
1973 2.2 -7.8 0.00 0.0
1972 -12.8 -28.3 0.84 15.7
1971 -20.0 -26.1 0.00 0.0
1970 -6.7 -22.2 0.10 1.0
1969 -8.9 -20.6 0.18 1.3
1968 -18.9 -24.4 0.00 0.0
1967 -1.7 -20.6 0.10 1.0
1966 -10.6 -22.8 0.00 0.0
1965 -19.4 -28.9 0.00 0.0
1964 -2.2 -9.4 0.10 2.0
1963 -12.2 -28.9 0.00 0.0
1962 -5.0 -15.0 0.03 0.5
1961 -5.6 -22.8 0.00 0.0
1960 -10.0 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1959 -4.4 -5.0 0.89 8.9
1958 -2.8 -4.4 0.38 3.8
1957 -20.0 -28.3 0.25 2.5
1956 -6.7 -7.8 0.51 5.1
1955 -2.2 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1954 -3.3 -11.7 0.08 0.8
1953 5.0 -9.4 0.00 0.0
1952 -7.2 -9.4 0.00 0.0
1951 -5.6 -6.7 0.00 0.0
1950 0.0 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1949 5.0 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1948 -3.3 -18.9 0.03 0.3
1947 -3.9 -5.0 0.38 3.8
1946 -16.1 -30.6 0.00 0.0
1945 -4.4 -21.7 0.00 0.0
1944 -11.7 -22.2 0.00 0.0
1943 -7.2 -15.6 0.38 3.8
1942 -16.1 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1941 -3.3 -23.3 0.00 0.0
1940 -21.1 -22.2 0.00 0.0
1939 -6.7 -12.2 0.38 3.8
1938 -8.9 -20.6 0.03 0.3
1937 -13.3 -17.2 0.00 0.0
1936 -12.2 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1935 -12.8 -23.3 0.25 2.5
1934 -2.8 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1933 5.6 -5.6 0.43 0.0
1932 -3.3 -6.7 0.00 0.0
1931 -10.6 -25.0 0.00 0.0
1930 -16.7 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1929 -9.4 -26.7 0.00 0.0
1928 -13.9 -25.0 0.00 0.0
1927 -15.6 -26.7 n/a n/a
1926 -3.3 -20.0 0.00 0.0
1925 -15.6 -20.6 n/a n/a
1924 -0.6 -15.0 0.84 6.4
1923 -5.0 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1922 -1.1 -22.8 0.00 0.0
1921 -0.6 -23.3 0.00 0.0
1920 -23.3 -32.2 0.00 0.0
1919 1.1 -9.4 0.00 0.0
1918 -7.8 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1917 -10.6 -23.9 0.00 0.0
1916 -3.3 -8.9 0.76 7.6
1915 -1.7 -8.3 0.00 0.0
1914 -8.3 -15.6 0.13 1.3
1913 3.9 1.1 0.15 0.0
1912 -6.7 -15.0 0.64 6.4
1911 -14.4 -26.1 0.00 0.0
1910 -5.6 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1909 -13.9 -26.7 0.00 0.0
1908 -6.1 -17.8 0.51 5.1
1907 -17.8 -26.1 0.00 0.0
1906 3.3 -5.6 0.36 0.0
1905 -6.1 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1904 -11.7 -22.2 2.03 20.3
1903 0.0 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1902 -5.0 -12.2 0.76 7.6
1901 3.9 -5.6 0.56 1.3
1900 1.1 -6.7 0.25 2.5
1899 4.4 -3.9 0.00 0.0
1898 -5.0 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1897 -2.8 -10.6 0.13 1.3
1896 -8.9 -17.8 0.25 2.5
1895 -1.7 -6.1 0.00 0.0
1894 0.6 -9.4 0.51 5.1
1893 -14.4 -23.9 0.00 0.0
1892 -12.2 -21.7 0.00 0.0
1891 -10.6 -28.3 0.00 0.0
1890 -4.4 -18.9 1.47 14.7
What's the all-time high for Ottawa on 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is 5.6 °C which happened in 1933.
Highest Temperatures in Ottawa on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 5.6 °C 1933
2 5.0 °C 1953
2 5.0 °C 1949
4 4.4 °C 1899
4 4.4 °C 1988
6 4.1 °C 1999
7 4.0 °C 2017
8 3.9 °C 1913
8 3.9 °C 1901
10 3.6 °C 1996
What's the all-time low for Ottawa on 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is -32.2 °C which happened in 1920.
Lowest Temperatures in Ottawa on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 -32.2 °C 1920
2 -31.9 °C 1994
3 -31.7 °C 1984
4 -31.0 °C 2009
5 -30.6 °C 1946
6 -30.5 °C 1992
7 -28.9 °C 1965
7 -28.9 °C 1963
9 -28.3 °C 1957
9 -28.3 °C 1972
9 -28.3 °C 1891
Lowest High Temperatures in Ottawa on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 -24.8 °C 1992
2 -23.3 °C 1920
3 -21.1 °C 1940
4 -20.0 °C 1971
4 -20.0 °C 1957
6 -19.8 °C 1994
7 -19.7 °C 2009
8 -19.4 °C 1965
9 -18.9 °C 1968
10 -17.9 °C 1984
What's the most it has ever rained in Ottawa on 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Ottawa history is 2.03 cm which happened in 1904.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Ottawa on January 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.03 cm 1904
2 1.47 cm 1890
3 1.04 cm 2021
4 0.89 cm 1959
5 0.84 cm 1972
5 0.84 cm 1924
7 0.76 cm 1916
7 0.76 cm 1902
7 0.76 cm 1976
10 0.70 cm 2002
All-Time Most Snow in Ottawa on January 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 20.3 cm 1904
2 15.7 cm 1972
3 14.7 cm 1890
4 9.4 cm 1976
5 8.9 cm 1959
6 7.6 cm 1902
6 7.6 cm 1916
8 7.0 cm 1994
8 7.0 cm 2002
10 6.4 cm 1912
10 6.4 cm 1924
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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