Ottawa January 26 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Ottawa, Ontario for the date of January 26.
January 26 All-Time Records
1889–2024
Highest temperature 10.0 °C 1950
Lowest temperature -32.2 °C 1930
Lowest daily high -22.6 °C 1994
Highest daily low 1.7 °C 1950
Most precipitation 1.52 cm 1895
Most snow 15.2 cm 1895
January 26 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high -5.2 °C
Average low -14.0 °C
Chance precipitation 46.5%
Chance snow 40.5%
Ottawa January 26 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2024 3.0 -1.0 0.96 0.0
2023 -3.0 -10.0 0.14 2.0
2022 -16.0 n/a 0.00 0.0
2021 -3.5 -8.5 0.70 7.0
2020 2.0 -0.5 1.00 3.0
2019 -10.0 -19.5 0.10 2.0
2018 -5.0 -18.5 0.00 0.0
2017 1.0 0.0 0.04 0.0
2016 5.5 -5.6 0.15 0.4
2015 -12.9 -23.9 0.00 0.0
2014 -13.4 -23.5 0.47 7.0
2013 -10.0 -24.0 0.00 0.0
2012 -1.1 -14.2 1.00 1.0
2011 -6.3 -18.1 0.02 1.0
2010 2.6 0.1 0.00 0.0
2009 -13.2 -28.5 0.00 0.0
2008 -3.4 -13.0 0.00 0.0
2007 -15.5 -21.0 0.00 0.0
2006 -8.2 -13.5 0.00 0.0
2005 -12.0 -16.8 0.00 0.0
2004 -18.9 -26.7 0.00 0.0
2003 -9.7 -10.8 0.00 0.0
2002 6.8 -2.0 0.00 0.0
2001 -1.1 -16.6 0.00 0.0
2000 -9.6 -11.7 0.00 0.0
1999 0.7 -15.8 0.02 0.2
1998 -14.2 -20.5 0.00 0.0
1997 -18.3 -22.0 0.00 0.0
1996 0.6 -16.2 1.48 11.0
1995 -6.7 -14.5 0.00 0.0
1994 -22.6 -29.3 0.00 0.0
1993 -2.0 -14.5 0.00 0.0
1992 -13.5 -21.6 0.00 0.0
1991 -5.4 -26.4 0.08 1.8
1990 2.8 1.2 0.00 0.0
1989 -2.7 -16.0 0.28 1.6
1988 -11.1 -15.1 0.00 0.0
1987 -12.3 -25.1 0.00 0.0
1986 1.5 -10.0 0.54 5.4
1985 -10.6 -15.3 0.19 1.9
1984 -8.9 -15.3 0.46 4.6
1983 -10.5 -20.5 0.00 0.0
1982 -17.5 -25.5 0.00 0.0
1981 7.0 -6.5 0.00 0.0
1980 -9.5 -19.0 0.00 0.0
1979 4.0 0.5 0.00 0.0
1978 4.5 -4.5 0.74 2.2
1977 -6.1 -11.1 0.08 1.0
1976 5.6 -14.4 0.28 0.0
1975 -5.0 -8.9 0.08 0.8
1974 7.2 -3.3 1.27 0.0
1973 2.2 -3.9 0.00 0.0
1972 -14.4 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1971 1.1 -2.2 0.86 9.1
1970 -2.2 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1969 -7.8 -13.3 0.03 0.5
1968 -6.1 -24.4 0.00 0.0
1967 -0.6 -2.2 0.00 0.0
1966 -13.3 -23.3 0.00 0.0
1965 1.7 -10.0 1.04 11.2
1964 -3.9 -6.7 0.08 1.5
1963 -8.3 -23.3 0.15 2.5
1962 -7.8 -15.6 0.69 4.3
1961 -16.7 -24.4 0.05 0.3
1960 -3.3 -5.6 0.08 0.8
1959 -16.7 -31.7 0.00 0.0
1958 1.1 0.0 0.58 0.0
1957 -7.8 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1956 -5.6 -14.4 0.08 0.8
1955 -2.8 -12.8 0.28 2.8
1954 1.7 0.6 0.08 0.0
1953 -9.4 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1952 -2.2 -14.4 0.18 1.8
1951 -4.4 -11.7 0.05 0.5
1950 10.0 1.7 0.00 0.0
1949 -11.7 -14.4 0.13 1.3
1948 -8.3 -26.1 0.08 0.8
1947 3.3 -6.7 0.41 0.0
1946 -6.7 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1945 -15.6 -27.8 0.00 0.0
1944 2.2 -5.0 0.13 0.0
1943 -12.2 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1942 -7.8 -13.3 0.13 1.3
1941 -13.3 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1940 -15.0 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1939 -20.6 -30.6 0.00 0.0
1938 -5.6 -13.9 0.28 2.8
1937 -5.0 -12.2 0.38 3.8
1936 -15.0 -28.3 0.00 0.0
1935 -20.0 -22.2 0.00 0.0
1934 -13.9 -21.7 1.22 12.2
1933 0.6 -3.9 0.00 0.0
1932 2.8 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1931 -1.1 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1930 -16.7 -32.2 0.00 0.0
1929 -6.1 -9.4 0.33 3.3
1928 -12.2 -21.7 0.00 0.0
1927 -8.9 -30.6 0.00 0.0
1926 -10.6 -22.2 0.00 0.0
1925 -2.8 -16.7 0.76 7.6
1924 -3.3 -26.7 0.00 0.0
1923 -13.9 -25.0 0.08 0.8
1922 -10.6 -26.7 0.00 0.0
1921 -14.4 -24.4 0.00 0.0
1920 -17.8 -31.7 0.00 0.0
1919 1.7 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1918 -10.6 -22.2 0.25 2.5
1917 -13.9 -21.1 0.38 3.8
1916 3.3 -2.2 0.69 0.0
1915 -5.6 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1914 -13.9 -25.6 0.13 1.3
1913 3.3 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1912 -19.4 -32.2 0.00 0.0
1911 -8.9 -13.9 0.13 1.3
1910 -3.9 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1909 -0.6 -9.4 0.05 0.5
1908 -3.3 -15.0 0.51 5.1
1907 -15.0 -22.2 0.00 0.0
1906 0.0 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1905 -13.3 -25.6 0.00 0.0
1904 -12.2 -22.8 0.64 6.4
1903 -9.4 -13.9 0.25 2.5
1902 -6.1 -15.0 0.38 3.8
1901 -5.0 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1900 1.7 -20.6 0.76 7.6
1899 1.7 -17.2 0.25 2.5
1898 -5.6 -10.6 0.00 0.0
1897 -7.8 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1896 0.0 -6.7 0.00 0.0
1895 -3.9 -18.9 1.52 15.2
1894 -13.3 -26.7 0.00 0.0
1893 -8.9 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1892 -7.2 -22.8 0.51 5.1
1891 -3.3 -16.1 0.51 5.1
1890 1.1 -5.0 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Ottawa on 1/26?
For the date of Jan 26, the highest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is 10.0 °C which happened in 1950.
Highest Temperatures in Ottawa on January 26
Rank Temperature Year
1 10.0 °C 1950
2 7.2 °C 1974
3 7.0 °C 1981
4 6.8 °C 2002
5 5.6 °C 1976
6 5.5 °C 2016
7 4.5 °C 1978
8 4.0 °C 1979
9 3.3 °C 1913
9 3.3 °C 1916
9 3.3 °C 1947
What's the all-time low for Ottawa on 1/26?
For the date of Jan 26, the lowest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is -32.2 °C which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1930.
Lowest Temperatures in Ottawa on January 26
Rank Temperature Year
1 -32.2 °C 1912
1 -32.2 °C 1930
3 -31.7 °C 1920
3 -31.7 °C 1959
5 -30.6 °C 1927
5 -30.6 °C 1939
7 -29.3 °C 1994
8 -28.5 °C 2009
9 -28.3 °C 1936
10 -27.8 °C 1945
Lowest High Temperatures in Ottawa on January 26
Rank Temperature Year
1 -22.6 °C 1994
2 -20.6 °C 1939
3 -20.0 °C 1935
4 -19.4 °C 1912
5 -18.9 °C 2004
6 -18.3 °C 1997
7 -17.8 °C 1920
8 -17.5 °C 1982
9 -16.7 °C 1959
9 -16.7 °C 1930
9 -16.7 °C 1961
What's the most it has ever rained in Ottawa on 1/26?
For the date of Jan 26, the most precipitation ever recorded in Ottawa history is 1.52 cm which happened in 1895.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Ottawa on January 26
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.52 cm 1895
2 1.48 cm 1996
3 1.27 cm 1974
4 1.22 cm 1934
5 1.04 cm 1965
6 1.00 cm 2020
6 1.00 cm 2012
8 0.96 cm 2024
9 0.86 cm 1971
10 0.76 cm 1925
10 0.76 cm 1900
All-Time Most Snow in Ottawa on January 26
Rank Precipitation Year
1 15.2 cm 1895
2 12.2 cm 1934
3 11.2 cm 1965
4 11.0 cm 1996
5 9.1 cm 1971
6 7.6 cm 1900
6 7.6 cm 1925
8 7.0 cm 2021
8 7.0 cm 2014
10 6.4 cm 1904
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1889–2024 Ottawa CDA location