Ottawa January 18 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Ottawa, Ontario for the date of January 18.
January 18 All-Time Records
1889–2024
Highest temperature 9.8 °C 2013
Lowest temperature -31.7 °C 1934
Lowest daily high -21.1 °C 1976
Highest daily low 1.5 °C 1986
Most precipitation 2.04 cm 1999
Most snow 15.2 cm 1934
January 18 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high -5.2 °C
Average low -13.7 °C
Chance precipitation 49.7%
Chance snow 41.8%
Ottawa January 18 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2024 -6.0 -12.5 0.00 0.0
2023 2.0 -4.0 0.26 1.0
2022 -13.5 n/a 0.26 4.0
2021 -7.0 -10.0 0.00 0.0
2020 -11.5 -17.5 0.80 10.0
2019 -8.5 -16.0 0.08 1.0
2018 -4.0 -7.0 0.00 0.0
2017 0.5 -4.5 0.02 0.0
2016 -11.8 -14.3 0.00 0.0
2015 0.6 -18.6 0.17 1.5
2014 -0.9 -9.0 0.04 0.5
2013 9.8 -23.5 0.62 8.3
2012 -10.5 -13.8 0.00 0.0
2011 -3.8 -18.6 0.31 3.1
2010 -0.9 -6.4 0.00 0.0
2009 -8.9 -19.0 0.29 7.0
2008 2.5 -6.1 0.00 0.0
2007 -1.2 -16.4 0.26 2.6
2006 6.0 -7.0 n/a n/a
2005 -18.1 -27.1 0.00 0.0
2004 -6.0 -13.1 0.00 0.0
2003 -7.3 -25.0 0.00 0.0
2002 -2.2 -8.3 0.00 0.0
2001 -6.7 -22.6 0.04 0.7
2000 -16.2 -23.7 0.00 0.0
1999 2.7 -3.4 2.04 0.0
1998 -4.3 -9.1 0.30 3.4
1997 -19.5 -29.1 0.00 0.0
1996 9.4 1.3 0.04 0.0
1995 0.4 -3.2 0.00 0.0
1994 -15.3 -18.2 0.00 0.0
1993 -11.2 -16.8 0.00 0.0
1992 -17.6 -19.3 0.00 0.0
1991 0.3 -5.0 0.04 0.4
1990 3.8 0.6 0.08 1.2
1989 -0.6 -4.7 0.78 7.8
1988 1.7 0.6 0.39 0.0
1987 -11.3 -17.9 0.72 7.2
1986 4.5 1.5 0.00 0.0
1985 -12.4 -24.8 0.20 2.0
1984 -6.4 -18.5 0.06 0.6
1983 -17.5 -19.5 0.00 0.0
1982 -16.0 -30.0 0.00 0.0
1981 0.0 -19.0 0.10 1.0
1980 3.0 -2.5 0.00 0.0
1979 -15.5 -20.0 0.00 0.0
1978 -6.0 -13.0 0.12 3.6
1977 -8.3 -30.0 0.10 1.5
1976 -21.1 -30.0 0.00 0.0
1975 1.7 -20.0 0.53 5.3
1974 -17.2 -26.1 0.36 3.0
1973 5.6 0.0 0.00 0.0
1972 6.1 -8.3 0.05 0.0
1971 -18.9 -28.3 0.13 1.5
1970 -12.2 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1969 3.9 -5.6 0.20 0.3
1968 3.3 -15.0 0.30 2.3
1967 -21.1 -27.2 0.00 0.0
1966 -4.4 -8.3 0.10 2.0
1965 -14.4 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1964 1.7 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1963 -7.8 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1962 -10.0 -26.1 0.08 1.0
1961 -15.0 -20.0 0.00 0.0
1960 -5.6 -14.4 0.38 3.8
1959 -8.3 -24.4 0.00 0.0
1958 -12.2 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1957 -12.8 -29.4 0.00 0.0
1956 -8.3 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1955 -7.8 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1954 -13.9 -30.6 0.00 0.0
1953 2.2 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1952 0.6 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1951 0.6 -13.9 0.00 0.0
1950 3.9 -12.2 0.08 0.0
1949 8.3 -9.4 0.94 3.3
1948 -16.1 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1947 -10.0 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1946 -12.2 -19.4 0.89 8.9
1945 -12.2 -25.0 0.00 0.0
1944 -2.2 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1943 -5.0 -16.7 0.94 9.4
1942 2.8 -1.1 0.76 0.0
1941 1.7 -5.6 0.20 0.0
1940 -10.0 -28.3 0.00 0.0
1939 -15.0 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1938 -16.7 -27.8 0.00 0.0
1937 3.9 -5.6 0.36 0.0
1936 -14.4 -26.1 0.76 7.6
1935 -13.9 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1934 -18.3 -31.7 1.52 15.2
1933 -7.2 -15.0 0.13 1.3
1932 1.7 -5.6 0.23 0.0
1931 -4.4 -12.8 0.00 0.0
1930 -5.0 -18.9 0.71 7.1
1929 6.1 -8.3 n/a 0.0
1928 0.6 -6.1 0.38 3.8
1927 -2.2 -14.4 n/a n/a
1926 1.7 -7.8 0.99 0.0
1925 -13.9 -21.7 0.00 0.0
1924 -5.0 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1923 -1.7 -25.6 0.00 0.0
1922 -3.9 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1921 -19.4 -29.4 0.00 0.0
1920 -15.6 -23.3 0.00 0.0
1919 1.7 0.0 0.00 0.0
1918 -7.2 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1917 -3.9 -7.2 0.51 5.1
1916 -16.1 -26.1 0.08 0.8
1915 3.3 -1.7 0.64 6.4
1914 -10.6 -22.8 0.00 0.0
1913 5.6 -1.1 1.14 11.4
1912 -6.7 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1911 -11.7 -27.8 0.00 0.0
1910 2.8 -6.7 0.91 2.5
1909 -14.4 -24.4 0.00 0.0
1908 -3.3 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1907 -13.3 -23.3 0.64 6.4
1906 -4.4 -11.7 0.89 8.9
1905 -7.2 -15.6 0.64 6.4
1904 -18.9 -30.6 0.00 0.0
1903 -2.8 -26.1 0.00 0.0
1902 -9.4 -17.2 0.64 6.4
1901 -3.3 -22.8 0.00 0.0
1900 -8.9 -18.3 0.00 0.0
1899 -6.1 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1898 -2.2 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1897 5.0 -21.1 0.20 0.0
1896 -5.6 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1895 -14.4 -24.4 0.00 0.0
1894 3.3 -15.0 0.08 0.0
1893 -15.0 -18.9 0.51 5.1
1892 -2.8 -15.0 1.27 12.7
1891 -7.8 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1890 -11.7 -20.6 0.08 0.8
What's the all-time high for Ottawa on 1/18?
For the date of Jan 18, the highest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is 9.8 °C which happened in 2013.
Highest Temperatures in Ottawa on January 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 9.8 °C 2013
2 9.4 °C 1996
3 8.3 °C 1949
4 6.1 °C 1972
4 6.1 °C 1929
6 6.0 °C 2006
7 5.6 °C 1913
7 5.6 °C 1973
9 5.0 °C 1897
10 4.5 °C 1986
What's the all-time low for Ottawa on 1/18?
For the date of Jan 18, the lowest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is -31.7 °C which happened in 1934.
Lowest Temperatures in Ottawa on January 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 -31.7 °C 1934
2 -30.6 °C 1904
2 -30.6 °C 1954
4 -30.0 °C 1976
4 -30.0 °C 1982
4 -30.0 °C 1977
7 -29.4 °C 1957
7 -29.4 °C 1921
9 -29.1 °C 1997
10 -28.3 °C 1940
10 -28.3 °C 1971
Lowest High Temperatures in Ottawa on January 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 -21.1 °C 1967
1 -21.1 °C 1976
3 -19.5 °C 1997
4 -19.4 °C 1921
5 -18.9 °C 1971
5 -18.9 °C 1904
7 -18.3 °C 1934
8 -18.1 °C 2005
9 -17.6 °C 1992
10 -17.5 °C 1983
What's the most it has ever rained in Ottawa on 1/18?
For the date of Jan 18, the most precipitation ever recorded in Ottawa history is 2.04 cm which happened in 1999.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Ottawa on January 18
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.04 cm 1999
2 1.52 cm 1934
3 1.27 cm 1892
4 1.14 cm 1913
5 0.99 cm 1926
6 0.94 cm 1949
6 0.94 cm 1943
8 0.91 cm 1910
9 0.89 cm 1946
9 0.89 cm 1906
All-Time Most Snow in Ottawa on January 18
Rank Precipitation Year
1 15.2 cm 1934
2 12.7 cm 1892
3 11.4 cm 1913
4 10.0 cm 2020
5 9.4 cm 1943
6 8.9 cm 1946
6 8.9 cm 1906
8 8.3 cm 2013
9 7.8 cm 1989
10 7.6 cm 1936
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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