Ottawa January 4 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Ottawa, Ontario for the date of January 4.
January 4 All-Time Records
1889–2024
Highest temperature 11.1 °C 1950
Lowest temperature -35.0 °C 1981
Lowest daily high -22.2 °C 1904
Highest daily low 1.7 °C 1950
Most precipitation 3.61 cm 1993
Most snow 13.5 cm 1959
January 4 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high -4.1 °C
Average low -11.8 °C
Chance precipitation 52.2%
Chance snow 41.5%
Ottawa January 4 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2024 -7.0 -9.0 0.00 0.0
2023 3.0 1.0 0.46 0.0
2022 -1.0 n/a 0.00 0.0
2021 -0.5 -3.0 0.00 0.0
2020 1.0 -1.0 0.18 3.0
2019 2.5 -7.0 0.00 0.0
2018 -7.0 -10.5 0.26 6.0
2017 3.0 -1.5 0.32 3.2
2016 -14.7 -20.4 0.00 0.0
2015 -0.2 -13.0 0.12 0.6
2014 -8.5 -27.5 0.26 7.5
2013 0.5 -16.9 0.00 0.0
2012 -6.0 -23.3 0.13 4.0
2011 -3.1 -8.4 0.09 1.0
2010 -7.5 -10.5 0.10 2.0
2009 -5.9 -16.7 0.00 0.0
2008 -2.0 -19.7 0.00 0.0
2007 9.6 -0.7 1.38 0.0
2006 -3.0 -9.0 1.12 9.4
2005 -2.5 -6.0 0.00 0.0
2004 -1.3 -3.0 0.00 0.0
2003 -2.6 -5.9 0.34 3.4
2002 -0.5 -13.0 0.00 0.0
2001 -5.4 -7.5 0.08 1.1
2000 9.6 -4.4 0.59 0.0
1999 -5.7 -9.5 0.02 0.2
1998 -4.6 -8.7 0.98 3.0
1997 -0.1 -4.7 0.47 0.0
1996 -19.1 -27.2 0.08 0.6
1995 -8.6 -15.6 0.06 0.6
1994 -11.3 -19.4 0.77 8.0
1993 7.2 -10.1 3.61 0.0
1992 2.5 -2.9 0.62 0.0
1991 -3.7 -9.0 0.00 0.0
1990 4.9 -0.3 0.86 0.0
1989 -20.5 -27.3 0.00 0.0
1988 -1.1 -7.4 0.40 4.6
1987 -3.8 -12.8 0.00 0.0
1986 -13.4 -22.8 0.02 0.4
1985 -2.0 -15.1 0.32 3.2
1984 4.6 -1.6 0.00 0.0
1983 -12.5 -22.5 0.00 0.0
1982 4.5 -14.0 1.10 1.0
1981 -15.0 -35.0 0.00 0.0
1980 -8.0 -16.5 0.00 0.0
1979 -9.0 -15.5 0.00 0.0
1978 -11.5 -24.5 0.10 2.0
1977 -2.2 -5.6 0.05 1.0
1976 -13.9 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1975 -0.6 -5.0 0.00 0.0
1974 -3.9 -13.9 0.10 1.5
1973 3.3 -9.4 0.08 0.0
1972 -6.1 -8.3 0.23 2.5
1971 3.3 -16.1 0.66 0.0
1970 -12.2 -22.2 0.00 0.0
1969 -7.2 -23.9 0.00 0.0
1968 -9.4 -14.4 0.53 6.1
1967 1.1 -1.1 0.00 0.0
1966 -1.1 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1965 -4.4 -11.7 0.00 0.0
1964 2.8 -2.8 0.00 0.0
1963 -2.2 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1962 -17.8 -21.7 0.00 0.0
1961 -10.0 -16.1 0.00 0.0
1960 -1.7 -10.0 0.10 1.0
1959 -1.7 -12.8 1.35 13.5
1958 -15.6 -24.4 0.00 0.0
1957 0.0 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1956 -3.3 -7.8 0.28 2.8
1955 -5.0 -8.9 0.00 0.0
1954 -7.8 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1953 -11.7 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1952 -5.6 -11.1 0.61 6.1
1951 6.1 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1950 11.1 1.7 0.38 0.0
1949 -3.3 -8.3 0.00 0.0
1948 -2.8 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1947 -5.0 -28.9 0.00 0.0
1946 2.8 -3.3 0.46 0.0
1945 -6.7 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1944 -3.9 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1943 -12.2 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1942 -9.4 -17.2 0.51 5.1
1941 0.0 -6.7 0.00 0.0
1940 -12.8 -20.0 0.00 0.0
1939 -13.9 -26.1 0.00 0.0
1938 -1.1 -6.7 0.46 4.6
1937 2.2 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1936 0.0 -2.8 0.64 6.4
1935 -21.1 -28.9 0.00 0.0
1934 -10.0 -18.9 0.25 2.5
1933 6.1 -6.7 0.13 0.0
1932 -7.8 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1931 -2.2 -3.9 0.08 0.8
1930 -12.2 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1929 -15.6 -16.7 0.51 5.1
1928 -6.7 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1927 -3.9 -11.1 0.86 8.6
1926 -8.3 -17.8 0.10 1.0
1925 0.0 -3.9 0.76 7.6
1924 -5.0 -13.9 0.00 0.0
1923 -8.3 -12.2 0.76 7.6
1922 -11.1 -17.2 0.51 5.1
1921 2.8 -5.0 0.00 0.0
1920 -17.2 -26.7 0.00 0.0
1919 -8.9 -12.8 0.71 7.1
1918 -12.8 -26.1 0.00 0.0
1917 0.6 -6.1 0.00 0.0
1916 -7.2 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1915 -12.8 -22.2 0.00 0.0
1914 4.4 -6.1 0.00 0.0
1913 2.2 -11.1 0.46 2.5
1912 -10.6 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1911 -12.2 -26.1 0.00 0.0
1910 -8.3 -27.8 0.00 0.0
1909 2.8 1.1 0.00 0.0
1908 1.1 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1907 1.1 -5.6 1.22 0.0
1906 0.0 -13.9 0.43 3.8
1905 -17.2 -25.6 0.00 0.0
1904 -22.2 -31.7 0.00 0.0
1903 0.0 -3.3 0.00 0.0
1902 -13.9 -22.2 0.00 0.0
1901 -5.0 -19.4 0.76 7.6
1900 -8.3 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1899 4.4 -7.8 0.20 0.0
1898 -18.3 -30.0 0.13 1.3
1897 6.1 0.6 0.00 0.0
1896 -15.6 -26.1 0.00 0.0
1895 -1.1 -22.2 0.25 2.5
1894 5.0 -8.9 0.30 0.0
1893 -21.1 -32.2 0.00 0.0
1892 -7.8 -20.0 0.00 0.0
1891 -12.8 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1890 -6.7 -13.9 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Ottawa on 1/4?
For the date of Jan 4, the highest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is 11.1 °C which happened in 1950.
Highest Temperatures in Ottawa on January 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 11.1 °C 1950
2 9.6 °C 2007
2 9.6 °C 2000
4 7.2 °C 1993
5 6.1 °C 1933
5 6.1 °C 1897
5 6.1 °C 1951
8 5.0 °C 1894
9 4.9 °C 1990
10 4.6 °C 1984
What's the all-time low for Ottawa on 1/4?
For the date of Jan 4, the lowest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is -35.0 °C which happened in 1981.
Lowest Temperatures in Ottawa on January 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 -35.0 °C 1981
2 -32.2 °C 1893
3 -31.7 °C 1904
4 -30.0 °C 1898
5 -28.9 °C 1947
5 -28.9 °C 1935
7 -27.8 °C 1910
8 -27.5 °C 2014
9 -27.3 °C 1989
10 -27.2 °C 1996
Lowest High Temperatures in Ottawa on January 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 -22.2 °C 1904
2 -21.1 °C 1893
2 -21.1 °C 1935
4 -20.5 °C 1989
5 -19.1 °C 1996
6 -18.3 °C 1898
7 -17.8 °C 1962
8 -17.2 °C 1905
8 -17.2 °C 1920
10 -15.6 °C 1896
10 -15.6 °C 1929
10 -15.6 °C 1958
What's the most it has ever rained in Ottawa on 1/4?
For the date of Jan 4, the most precipitation ever recorded in Ottawa history is 3.61 cm which happened in 1993.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Ottawa on January 4
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.61 cm 1993
2 1.38 cm 2007
3 1.35 cm 1959
4 1.22 cm 1907
5 1.12 cm 2006
6 1.10 cm 1982
7 0.98 cm 1998
8 0.86 cm 1990
8 0.86 cm 1927
10 0.77 cm 1994
All-Time Most Snow in Ottawa on January 4
Rank Precipitation Year
1 13.5 cm 1959
2 9.4 cm 2006
3 8.6 cm 1927
4 8.0 cm 1994
5 7.6 cm 1923
5 7.6 cm 1925
5 7.6 cm 1901
8 7.5 cm 2014
9 7.1 cm 1919
10 6.4 cm 1936
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1889–2024 Ottawa CDA location