Ottawa January 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Ottawa, Ontario for the date of January 3.
January 3 All-Time Records
1889–2024
Highest temperature 11.1 °C 1950
Lowest temperature -34.0 °C 1981
Lowest daily high -28.0 °C 1981
Highest daily low 1.5 °C 2020
Most precipitation 2.42 cm 2017
Most snow 16.5 cm 1924
January 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high -4.0 °C
Average low -11.7 °C
Chance precipitation 52.4%
Chance snow 41.7%
Ottawa January 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2024 3.0 -2.0 0.00 0.0
2023 3.0 0.0 0.00 0.0
2022 -7.0 -19.0 0.00 0.0
2021 -1.5 -6.0 0.00 0.0
2020 6.0 1.5 0.00 0.0
2019 1.5 -13.5 0.28 4.0
2018 -6.5 -15.5 0.00 0.0
2017 0.5 -4.0 2.42 7.0
2016 -0.2 -5.7 0.00 0.0
2015 -3.5 -14.0 2.17 15.0
2014 -21.0 -28.1 0.00 0.3
2013 -9.5 -24.5 0.23 3.2
2012 -16.7 -19.6 0.00 0.0
2011 -2.0 -5.8 0.05 1.0
2010 -7.8 -15.0 0.20 3.0
2009 -8.5 -14.7 0.00 0.0
2008 -5.0 -24.4 0.48 5.1
2007 6.0 -3.2 0.00 0.0
2006 -0.3 -8.0 0.00 0.0
2005 0.3 -13.4 0.00 0.0
2004 5.2 -8.3 0.00 0.0
2003 -4.1 -7.9 0.23 2.3
2002 0.5 -3.5 0.00 0.0
2001 -1.9 -11.3 0.10 1.4
2000 -0.8 -4.8 0.44 1.5
1999 -3.5 -17.6 0.44 2.0
1998 6.9 -0.2 0.00 0.0
1997 -3.0 -8.8 0.04 0.6
1996 -15.8 -22.0 0.00 0.0
1995 -3.0 -14.0 0.04 0.6
1994 -14.1 -26.0 0.00 0.0
1993 3.8 -16.5 0.85 0.2
1992 0.0 -6.3 0.00 0.0
1991 -6.4 -16.3 0.00 0.0
1990 4.8 -2.9 0.00 0.0
1989 -16.2 -19.2 0.00 0.0
1988 -1.5 -15.3 0.08 1.0
1987 -5.4 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1986 -9.3 -13.8 0.32 5.4
1985 -6.3 -21.5 0.00 0.0
1984 1.3 -19.7 0.00 0.0
1983 -6.5 -14.0 0.00 0.0
1982 -0.5 -18.5 0.96 2.0
1981 -28.0 -34.0 0.00 0.0
1980 -10.5 -13.0 0.00 0.0
1979 -11.0 -16.5 0.00 0.0
1978 -10.0 -18.5 0.00 0.0
1977 -3.9 -15.0 0.30 8.6
1976 -0.6 -12.8 0.33 1.8
1975 1.1 -13.3 0.58 5.3
1974 -7.2 -15.6 0.05 0.8
1973 -4.4 -11.1 0.36 2.3
1972 1.7 -6.1 0.05 0.8
1971 -1.7 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1970 -10.0 -22.2 0.00 0.0
1969 -11.1 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1968 -12.2 -18.9 0.53 6.4
1967 1.1 -5.6 0.64 9.1
1966 4.4 -8.9 0.00 0.0
1965 -1.7 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1964 3.3 -3.9 0.28 3.6
1963 -3.3 -7.2 0.15 1.3
1962 1.1 -22.2 0.20 2.0
1961 -11.7 -23.3 0.20 6.1
1960 2.8 -6.7 0.10 1.0
1959 2.8 0.0 0.18 1.8
1958 -19.4 -23.9 0.00 0.0
1957 -2.8 -17.8 1.14 11.4
1956 -4.4 -15.6 0.28 2.8
1955 -4.4 -7.2 0.23 2.3
1954 -6.7 -13.9 0.03 0.3
1953 0.6 -2.2 0.00 0.0
1952 -3.9 -12.2 0.28 2.8
1951 6.1 1.1 2.03 0.0
1950 11.1 0.0 0.41 0.0
1949 -3.3 -5.0 0.00 0.0
1948 -2.8 -8.3 0.00 0.0
1947 -9.4 -10.0 0.05 0.5
1946 -1.1 -22.8 0.00 0.0
1945 -5.6 -22.8 0.03 0.3
1944 -6.7 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1943 -11.1 -24.4 0.00 0.0
1942 -12.2 -21.7 0.25 2.5
1941 1.7 -5.6 0.08 0.8
1940 -8.3 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1939 -16.1 -25.0 0.43 4.3
1938 -2.8 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1937 4.4 -7.2 0.05 0.0
1936 2.2 -6.7 0.10 0.0
1935 -12.2 -25.0 0.25 2.5
1934 -16.7 -24.4 0.00 0.0
1933 2.2 -3.9 0.00 0.0
1932 0.0 -4.4 0.13 1.3
1931 2.8 -8.3 0.00 0.0
1930 1.7 0.0 0.00 0.0
1929 -6.1 -23.9 0.20 2.0
1928 -7.8 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1927 -11.1 -23.3 0.05 0.5
1926 -1.7 -11.7 0.00 0.0
1925 -3.9 -14.4 n/a n/a
1924 -1.7 -7.2 1.65 16.5
1923 -10.0 -13.3 0.13 1.3
1922 -16.7 -26.1 0.00 0.0
1921 1.7 -0.6 0.00 0.0
1920 -19.4 -23.9 0.00 0.0
1919 -7.2 -12.2 0.08 0.8
1918 -17.2 -25.6 0.00 0.0
1917 -6.1 -12.8 0.64 6.4
1916 -3.3 -9.4 0.13 1.3
1915 -4.4 -20.6 0.25 2.5
1914 -2.8 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1913 2.8 0.6 2.34 0.0
1912 -3.9 -13.9 0.00 0.0
1911 4.4 -12.2 0.76 7.6
1910 -5.0 -11.7 0.89 8.9
1909 1.7 -14.4 0.25 2.5
1908 -6.7 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1907 -4.4 -10.6 0.00 0.0
1906 -10.0 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1905 -9.4 -22.8 0.00 0.0
1904 -22.2 -31.7 0.00 0.0
1903 0.6 -6.1 0.64 6.4
1902 2.8 -13.9 0.00 0.0
1901 -17.8 -29.4 0.00 0.0
1900 -13.3 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1899 0.6 -7.8 0.13 1.3
1898 -12.2 -22.2 0.25 2.5
1897 7.8 -1.1 0.00 0.0
1896 1.1 -16.1 0.25 2.5
1895 -5.0 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1894 -3.3 -8.9 0.25 2.5
1893 -7.8 -26.7 0.00 0.0
1892 0.0 -13.9 0.25 2.5
1891 -10.0 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1890 3.3 -12.8 0.28 0.0
What's the all-time high for Ottawa on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is 11.1 °C which happened in 1950.
Highest Temperatures in Ottawa on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 11.1 °C 1950
2 7.8 °C 1897
3 6.9 °C 1998
4 6.1 °C 1951
5 6.0 °C 2007
5 6.0 °C 2020
7 5.2 °C 2004
8 4.8 °C 1990
9 4.4 °C 1937
9 4.4 °C 1966
9 4.4 °C 1911
What's the all-time low for Ottawa on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is -34.0 °C which happened in 1981.
Lowest Temperatures in Ottawa on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 -34.0 °C 1981
2 -31.7 °C 1904
3 -29.4 °C 1901
4 -28.1 °C 2014
5 -26.7 °C 1893
6 -26.1 °C 1922
7 -26.0 °C 1994
8 -25.6 °C 1918
9 -25.0 °C 1935
9 -25.0 °C 1939
Lowest High Temperatures in Ottawa on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 -28.0 °C 1981
2 -22.2 °C 1904
3 -21.0 °C 2014
4 -19.4 °C 1958
4 -19.4 °C 1920
6 -17.8 °C 1901
7 -17.2 °C 1918
8 -16.7 °C 1934
8 -16.7 °C 1922
8 -16.7 °C 2012
What's the most it has ever rained in Ottawa on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Ottawa history is 2.42 cm which happened in 2017.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Ottawa on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.42 cm 2017
2 2.34 cm 1913
3 2.17 cm 2015
4 2.03 cm 1951
5 1.65 cm 1924
6 1.14 cm 1957
7 0.96 cm 1982
8 0.89 cm 1910
9 0.85 cm 1993
10 0.76 cm 1911
All-Time Most Snow in Ottawa on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 16.5 cm 1924
2 15.0 cm 2015
3 11.4 cm 1957
4 9.1 cm 1967
5 8.9 cm 1910
6 8.6 cm 1977
7 7.6 cm 1911
8 7.0 cm 2017
9 6.4 cm 1968
9 6.4 cm 1903
9 6.4 cm 1917
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1889–2024 Ottawa CDA location