Ottawa January 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Ottawa, Ontario for the date of January 17.
January 17 All-Time Records
1889–2024
Highest temperature 6.7 °C 1990
Lowest temperature -33.9 °C 1957
Lowest daily high -24.0 °C 1982
Highest daily low 1.1 °C 1913
Most precipitation 2.29 cm 1920
Most snow 22.9 cm 1920
January 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high -5.2 °C
Average low -13.7 °C
Chance precipitation 50.1%
Chance snow 42.1%
Ottawa January 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2024 -8.0 -18.0 0.00 0.0
2023 -1.5 -15.0 0.50 6.0
2022 -4.0 n/a 1.90 17.0
2021 0.0 -3.5 0.00 0.0
2020 -15.0 -20.0 0.00 0.0
2019 -12.5 -24.0 0.00 0.0
2018 -5.0 -18.0 0.00 0.0
2017 -1.0 -10.0 0.68 5.8
2016 -6.6 -17.3 0.41 6.0
2015 -10.0 -25.0 0.00 0.0
2014 0.0 -5.2 0.04 1.0
2013 -13.7 -16.3 0.00 0.0
2012 2.5 -12.2 0.54 3.4
2011 -12.3 -26.1 0.00 0.0
2010 -4.0 -5.5 0.00 0.0
2009 -14.4 -25.5 0.36 3.6
2008 1.6 -12.3 0.22 2.2
2007 -11.3 -23.6 0.03 0.3
2006 1.5 -16.5 1.95 0.0
2005 -12.2 -16.5 0.00 0.0
2004 -11.1 -18.8 0.42 7.0
2003 -17.2 -20.7 0.02 0.2
2002 -1.2 -10.2 0.20 2.0
2001 -9.4 -12.5 0.00 0.0
2000 -18.2 -26.5 0.00 0.0
1999 5.1 -3.2 0.00 0.0
1998 -7.5 -11.2 0.00 0.0
1997 -21.4 -29.8 0.10 1.0
1996 5.3 -13.5 0.02 0.0
1995 1.7 -1.9 0.00 0.0
1994 -10.7 -24.3 0.12 1.5
1993 0.7 -2.8 0.03 0.3
1992 -13.2 -27.4 0.21 2.8
1991 1.2 -1.0 0.04 0.4
1990 6.7 -5.2 0.92 0.0
1989 2.4 -11.9 0.14 1.4
1988 4.9 0.1 0.81 0.0
1987 -8.9 -21.8 0.00 0.0
1986 4.9 -14.3 0.00 0.0
1985 -16.0 -22.2 0.30 3.0
1984 -10.8 -22.1 0.02 0.2
1983 -11.5 -17.5 0.00 0.0
1982 -24.0 -28.5 0.00 0.0
1981 -12.0 -16.5 0.00 0.0
1980 1.5 -7.0 0.14 0.0
1979 -17.0 -25.0 0.38 6.4
1978 -8.5 -23.5 0.50 8.0
1977 -21.1 -24.4 0.00 0.0
1976 -16.7 -22.8 0.00 0.0
1975 -13.3 -23.3 0.00 0.0
1974 -20.0 -23.9 0.00 0.0
1973 4.4 -1.1 0.00 0.0
1972 -2.8 -25.6 0.08 1.8
1971 -18.3 -29.4 0.00 0.0
1970 -4.4 -13.9 0.05 0.5
1969 -2.2 -13.3 0.61 5.8
1968 -12.2 -22.2 0.00 0.0
1967 0.6 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1966 -6.7 -12.8 0.05 0.5
1965 -17.8 -27.8 0.08 2.0
1964 -3.9 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1963 -7.2 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1962 -11.7 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1961 2.2 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1960 -5.6 -12.8 0.00 0.0
1959 -15.0 -17.8 0.13 1.3
1958 -3.3 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1957 -18.3 -33.9 0.00 0.0
1956 -6.7 -8.9 0.00 0.0
1955 -12.2 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1954 -17.8 -25.6 0.00 0.0
1953 3.3 -17.2 0.64 0.0
1952 2.8 -19.4 0.25 0.0
1951 0.0 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1950 3.3 -11.1 0.10 0.5
1949 -6.1 -8.3 0.00 0.0
1948 -10.0 -13.3 0.05 0.5
1947 0.6 -12.2 0.05 0.5
1946 -7.8 -22.2 0.05 0.5
1945 -12.8 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1944 -10.0 -26.7 0.00 0.0
1943 -11.7 -24.4 0.23 2.3
1942 2.8 -23.9 0.20 0.0
1941 -2.8 -13.3 1.02 8.6
1940 -23.3 -28.3 0.00 0.0
1939 -13.3 -18.3 0.00 0.0
1938 -15.6 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1937 1.7 -16.1 0.64 0.8
1936 -15.0 -23.9 0.00 0.0
1935 -0.6 -23.9 1.14 11.4
1934 -17.8 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1933 4.4 -1.1 0.00 0.0
1932 -5.6 -9.4 0.25 2.5
1931 1.1 -11.7 0.05 0.5
1930 -18.9 -26.7 0.00 0.0
1929 -7.8 -22.8 n/a 5.1
1928 -2.8 -20.0 1.02 10.2
1927 -4.4 -19.4 n/a n/a
1926 1.7 -10.6 0.08 0.8
1925 -11.7 -16.7 n/a n/a
1924 3.3 -12.8 1.47 0.0
1923 -10.0 -26.7 0.13 1.3
1922 -1.7 -9.4 0.00 0.0
1921 -12.8 -19.4 1.02 10.2
1920 -8.3 -24.4 2.29 22.9
1919 2.8 -3.3 0.13 0.0
1918 -6.7 -11.7 0.25 2.5
1917 -4.4 -16.1 0.25 2.5
1916 -6.7 -23.3 0.00 0.0
1915 2.8 -7.8 0.15 0.0
1914 -5.0 -10.6 0.00 0.0
1913 4.4 1.1 1.17 0.0
1912 -15.0 -24.4 0.13 1.3
1911 -16.7 -26.1 0.00 0.0
1910 -2.2 -6.1 0.00 0.0
1909 -15.6 -26.7 0.38 3.8
1908 -3.3 -18.3 0.05 0.5
1907 -22.8 -30.6 0.00 0.0
1906 1.1 -10.6 0.00 0.0
1905 -5.0 -10.6 0.25 2.5
1904 -9.4 -20.0 0.51 5.1
1903 1.7 -2.8 0.25 2.5
1902 -12.2 -28.3 0.00 0.0
1901 2.8 -5.0 0.00 0.0
1900 0.6 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1899 2.8 -6.7 0.00 0.0
1898 -15.0 -22.8 0.00 0.0
1897 3.9 -4.4 0.10 0.0
1896 -6.7 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1895 -3.9 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1894 -8.9 -17.2 0.00 0.0
1893 -12.8 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1892 -3.3 -23.3 0.00 0.0
1891 -12.2 -25.6 0.00 0.0
1890 -13.9 -28.9 0.53 5.3
What's the all-time high for Ottawa on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is 6.7 °C which happened in 1990.
Highest Temperatures in Ottawa on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 6.7 °C 1990
2 5.3 °C 1996
3 5.1 °C 1999
4 4.9 °C 1986
4 4.9 °C 1988
6 4.4 °C 1933
6 4.4 °C 1973
6 4.4 °C 1913
9 3.9 °C 1897
10 3.3 °C 1950
10 3.3 °C 1924
10 3.3 °C 1953
What's the all-time low for Ottawa on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is -33.9 °C which happened in 1957.
Lowest Temperatures in Ottawa on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 -33.9 °C 1957
2 -30.6 °C 1907
3 -29.8 °C 1997
4 -29.4 °C 1971
5 -28.9 °C 1890
6 -28.5 °C 1982
7 -28.3 °C 1902
7 -28.3 °C 1940
9 -27.8 °C 1965
10 -27.4 °C 1992
Lowest High Temperatures in Ottawa on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 -24.0 °C 1982
2 -23.3 °C 1940
3 -22.8 °C 1907
4 -21.4 °C 1997
5 -21.1 °C 1977
6 -20.0 °C 1974
7 -18.9 °C 1930
8 -18.3 °C 1957
8 -18.3 °C 1971
10 -18.2 °C 2000
What's the most it has ever rained in Ottawa on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Ottawa history is 2.29 cm which happened in 1920.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Ottawa on January 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.29 cm 1920
2 1.95 cm 2006
3 1.90 cm 2022
4 1.47 cm 1924
5 1.17 cm 1913
6 1.14 cm 1935
7 1.02 cm 1928
7 1.02 cm 1941
7 1.02 cm 1921
10 0.92 cm 1990
All-Time Most Snow in Ottawa on January 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 22.9 cm 1920
2 17.0 cm 2022
3 11.4 cm 1935
4 10.2 cm 1921
4 10.2 cm 1928
6 8.6 cm 1941
7 8.0 cm 1978
8 7.0 cm 2004
9 6.4 cm 1979
10 6.0 cm 2023
10 6.0 cm 2016
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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