Ottawa January 31 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Ottawa, Ontario for the date of January 31.
January 31 All-Time Records
1889–2024
Highest temperature 8.2 °C 1988
Lowest temperature -36.7 °C 1934
Lowest daily high -22.2 °C 1962
Highest daily low 3.5 °C 1988
Most precipitation 1.68 cm 1916
Most snow 13.8 cm 1982
January 31 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high -5.2 °C
Average low -14.3 °C
Chance precipitation 45.4%
Chance snow 40.4%
Ottawa January 31 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2024 3.0 -7.5 0.00 0.0
2023 -7.5 -20.0 0.06 1.0
2022 -5.0 -21.0 0.00 0.0
2021 -11.0 -20.0 0.00 0.0
2020 -5.5 -16.0 0.02 0.6
2019 -15.0 -20.0 0.00 0.0
2018 -8.0 -19.0 0.34 6.0
2017 -8.5 -21.5 0.14 1.6
2016 7.6 -7.1 0.45 0.0
2015 -13.2 -24.5 0.00 0.0
2014 0.3 -6.1 0.00 0.0
2013 3.9 -6.1 0.00 0.0
2012 -5.2 -10.0 0.48 3.7
2011 -14.8 -23.5 0.00 0.0
2010 -4.4 -16.0 0.00 0.0
2009 -13.0 -20.7 0.08 1.0
2008 -4.4 -12.0 0.00 0.0
2007 -6.6 -22.5 0.08 1.0
2006 1.3 -5.5 0.40 4.0
2005 -3.0 -17.0 0.00 0.0
2004 -10.4 -16.0 0.00 0.0
2003 -3.6 -16.7 0.30 3.0
2002 -8.5 -13.6 0.80 8.0
2001 -4.3 -6.0 0.26 4.2
2000 0.6 -6.1 0.22 2.7
1999 -7.7 -22.1 0.00 0.0
1998 -1.0 -9.0 0.00 0.0
1997 -3.0 -19.5 0.72 9.0
1996 -18.3 -21.6 0.00 0.0
1995 1.1 -7.9 0.14 1.2
1994 -15.8 -29.6 0.00 0.0
1993 -13.6 -23.5 0.50 5.6
1992 -0.6 -3.6 0.21 4.6
1991 -9.1 -12.8 0.00 0.0
1990 3.7 -4.6 0.00 0.0
1989 5.0 -3.9 0.02 0.2
1988 8.2 3.5 0.00 0.0
1987 -3.4 -8.0 0.08 1.0
1986 -9.7 -10.7 0.00 0.0
1985 -9.1 -20.0 0.16 1.6
1984 -9.2 -11.9 0.00 0.0
1983 2.5 -1.5 0.06 0.0
1982 -8.5 -16.0 1.02 13.8
1981 -3.0 -19.0 0.00 0.0
1980 -14.0 -20.5 0.00 0.0
1979 -8.5 -9.0 0.84 9.4
1978 -10.5 -21.0 0.04 0.4
1977 -7.8 -13.9 0.00 n/a
1976 -2.2 -23.9 0.00 0.5
1975 -8.3 -21.7 0.08 0.8
1974 6.7 1.7 0.00 0.0
1973 -20.6 -30.0 0.00 0.0
1972 -7.2 -17.2 0.00 0.0
1971 -14.4 -27.8 0.00 0.0
1970 0.6 -21.7 0.00 0.0
1969 1.7 -0.6 0.00 0.0
1968 -3.3 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1967 -7.8 -20.6 0.18 2.0
1966 -8.9 -12.8 0.10 2.0
1965 -9.4 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1964 1.1 -14.4 0.69 11.4
1963 -9.4 -24.4 0.00 0.0
1962 -22.2 -27.2 0.00 0.0
1961 -13.3 -21.7 0.00 0.0
1960 -8.3 -12.2 0.38 3.8
1959 -17.8 -22.8 0.00 0.0
1958 0.0 -3.3 0.00 0.0
1957 -1.7 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1956 -9.4 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1955 -20.0 -32.2 0.10 1.0
1954 -13.9 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1953 4.4 -12.2 0.46 1.8
1952 2.2 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1951 -13.9 -30.6 0.89 8.9
1950 -11.1 -15.6 0.81 8.1
1949 -7.2 -17.8 0.94 9.4
1948 -17.8 -27.2 0.00 0.0
1947 1.7 -9.4 0.08 0.8
1946 -2.2 -16.1 0.76 7.6
1945 -12.8 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1944 -8.3 -19.4 0.84 8.4
1943 1.7 -12.8 0.76 7.6
1942 -3.3 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1941 -8.9 -22.2 0.00 0.0
1940 -6.7 -23.3 0.00 0.0
1939 -10.0 -13.3 0.46 4.6
1938 -8.3 -11.7 0.00 0.0
1937 2.8 -8.9 0.64 6.4
1936 -15.6 -30.0 0.00 0.0
1935 -17.8 -33.3 0.00 0.0
1934 -2.2 -36.7 0.25 2.5
1933 2.2 -12.8 0.00 0.0
1932 -11.1 -12.8 0.00 0.0
1931 -14.4 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1930 -10.6 -17.8 0.46 4.6
1929 -11.7 -15.6 0.20 2.0
1928 -10.6 -20.6 0.05 0.5
1927 2.2 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1926 -3.9 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1925 -3.9 -21.7 0.00 0.0
1924 1.1 -13.9 0.00 0.0
1923 -10.6 -23.3 0.00 0.0
1922 -3.9 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1921 -7.2 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1920 -15.6 -32.2 0.00 0.0
1919 -3.9 -11.1 0.08 0.8
1918 -11.1 -19.4 0.20 2.0
1917 -3.9 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1916 2.8 -7.2 1.68 0.0
1915 -13.3 -27.2 0.51 5.1
1914 -3.9 -13.9 0.51 5.1
1913 5.6 -2.8 0.13 0.0
1912 -5.6 -11.1 0.13 1.3
1911 -16.7 -25.6 0.00 0.0
1910 -7.2 -13.9 0.00 0.0
1909 -7.8 -20.0 0.00 0.0
1908 -16.7 -32.2 0.00 0.0
1907 -14.4 -26.1 0.13 1.3
1906 3.3 -2.2 0.05 0.5
1905 -12.8 -27.8 0.00 0.0
1904 -1.1 -16.1 0.43 4.3
1903 -3.9 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1902 -12.2 -24.4 0.00 0.0
1901 -8.9 -17.2 0.00 0.0
1900 -6.7 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1899 -13.3 -26.7 0.00 0.0
1898 -12.2 -27.8 1.32 13.2
1897 -6.7 -22.8 0.00 0.0
1896 -10.0 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1895 -10.0 -22.8 0.00 0.0
1894 -4.4 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1893 -10.6 -18.3 0.00 0.0
1892 -2.2 -7.2 0.00 0.0
1891 0.6 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1890 3.3 -9.4 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Ottawa on 1/31?
For the date of Jan 31, the highest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is 8.2 °C which happened in 1988.
Highest Temperatures in Ottawa on January 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 8.2 °C 1988
2 7.6 °C 2016
3 6.7 °C 1974
4 5.6 °C 1913
5 5.0 °C 1989
6 4.4 °C 1953
7 3.9 °C 2013
8 3.7 °C 1990
9 3.3 °C 1906
9 3.3 °C 1890
What's the all-time low for Ottawa on 1/31?
For the date of Jan 31, the lowest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is -36.7 °C which happened in 1934.
Lowest Temperatures in Ottawa on January 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 -36.7 °C 1934
2 -33.3 °C 1935
3 -32.2 °C 1920
3 -32.2 °C 1908
3 -32.2 °C 1955
6 -30.6 °C 1951
7 -30.0 °C 1936
7 -30.0 °C 1973
9 -29.6 °C 1994
10 -27.8 °C 1905
10 -27.8 °C 1898
10 -27.8 °C 1971
Lowest High Temperatures in Ottawa on January 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 -22.2 °C 1962
2 -20.6 °C 1973
3 -20.0 °C 1955
4 -18.3 °C 1996
5 -17.8 °C 1935
5 -17.8 °C 1959
5 -17.8 °C 1948
8 -16.7 °C 1911
8 -16.7 °C 1908
10 -15.8 °C 1994
What's the most it has ever rained in Ottawa on 1/31?
For the date of Jan 31, the most precipitation ever recorded in Ottawa history is 1.68 cm which happened in 1916.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Ottawa on January 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.68 cm 1916
2 1.32 cm 1898
3 1.02 cm 1982
4 0.94 cm 1949
5 0.89 cm 1951
6 0.84 cm 1944
6 0.84 cm 1979
8 0.81 cm 1950
9 0.80 cm 2002
10 0.76 cm 1943
10 0.76 cm 1946
All-Time Most Snow in Ottawa on January 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 13.8 cm 1982
2 13.2 cm 1898
3 11.4 cm 1964
4 9.4 cm 1979
4 9.4 cm 1949
6 9.0 cm 1997
7 8.9 cm 1951
8 8.4 cm 1944
9 8.1 cm 1950
10 8.0 cm 2002
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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