Ottawa January 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Ottawa, Ontario for the date of January 5.
January 5 All-Time Records
1889–2024
Highest temperature 10.3 °C 2007
Lowest temperature -34.4 °C 1904
Lowest daily high -25.6 °C 1896
Highest daily low 4.9 °C 2007
Most precipitation 2.88 cm 1998
Most snow 10.4 cm 1962
January 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high -4.2 °C
Average low -12.0 °C
Chance precipitation 52.2%
Chance snow 41.6%
Ottawa January 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2024 -1.0 -13.0 0.00 0.0
2023 -1.0 -3.0 0.08 1.0
2022 2.5 n/a 0.00 0.0
2021 -1.0 -3.0 0.16 2.0
2020 -5.5 -7.5 0.08 1.0
2019 3.5 -3.0 0.00 0.0
2018 -20.0 -24.0 0.00 0.0
2017 -6.0 -13.5 0.00 0.0
2016 -7.4 -22.9 0.00 0.0
2015 -16.0 -18.0 0.00 0.0
2014 5.8 -12.0 1.86 5.5
2013 -6.3 -8.8 0.42 4.2
2012 -3.4 -12.9 0.30 4.0
2011 -3.8 -7.0 0.00 0.0
2010 -5.0 -10.6 0.10 1.5
2009 -3.1 -11.5 0.07 1.0
2008 2.0 -9.7 0.16 0.0
2007 10.3 4.9 0.47 0.0
2006 0.5 -6.8 0.50 5.0
2005 -10.5 -13.0 0.00 0.0
2004 -7.2 -8.1 0.22 3.0
2003 -0.7 -4.9 0.14 1.4
2002 1.5 -5.8 0.06 0.6
2001 -5.1 -15.9 0.56 7.9
2000 -10.2 -13.4 0.00 0.0
1999 -10.0 -25.8 0.00 0.0
1998 0.1 -9.4 2.88 2.0
1997 3.4 -2.2 0.76 0.0
1996 -20.6 -25.4 0.00 0.0
1995 -5.6 -26.3 0.00 0.0
1994 -14.9 -18.2 0.00 0.0
1993 0.7 -3.9 0.32 3.2
1992 3.5 1.2 0.00 0.0
1991 -3.0 -10.4 0.62 9.2
1990 -2.0 -7.6 0.00 0.0
1989 -15.6 -25.2 0.00 0.0
1988 -12.0 -14.9 0.00 0.0
1987 -0.9 -8.2 0.00 0.0
1986 -7.1 -15.5 0.31 3.6
1985 -11.6 -14.0 0.00 0.0
1984 2.1 -0.6 0.08 0.8
1983 1.5 -18.0 0.72 5.0
1982 -8.0 -13.0 0.00 0.0
1981 -15.0 -27.0 0.08 1.4
1980 -6.5 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1979 -8.5 -21.0 0.00 0.0
1978 -8.0 -16.0 0.08 2.0
1977 -5.6 -8.9 0.00 0.0
1976 -15.0 -24.4 0.00 0.0
1975 -3.3 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1974 -3.3 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1973 0.0 -3.9 0.28 4.6
1972 -15.0 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1971 0.6 -5.0 0.05 0.8
1970 -7.8 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1969 -4.4 -12.8 0.00 0.0
1968 -17.8 -20.6 0.13 2.0
1967 -2.2 -4.4 0.00 0.0
1966 2.2 -6.7 0.00 0.0
1965 0.0 -10.6 0.00 0.0
1964 -7.8 -16.1 0.00 0.0
1963 -1.1 -7.8 0.00 n/a
1962 -11.7 -21.1 0.84 10.4
1961 -9.4 -25.6 0.03 0.0
1960 -5.6 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1959 -22.8 -26.7 0.00 0.0
1958 -1.7 -22.8 0.00 0.0
1957 -11.1 -17.2 0.00 0.0
1956 0.0 -6.7 0.00 0.0
1955 -7.8 -20.0 0.13 1.3
1954 -4.4 -8.9 0.13 1.3
1953 -11.7 -17.8 0.38 3.8
1952 -5.6 -13.9 0.08 0.8
1951 -6.1 -13.9 0.51 5.1
1950 -3.9 -6.1 0.00 0.0
1949 2.8 -5.0 1.12 0.0
1948 -2.8 -3.9 0.18 1.8
1947 -4.4 -9.4 0.00 0.0
1946 4.4 -1.1 0.08 0.0
1945 -13.3 -26.1 0.00 0.0
1944 0.6 -12.2 0.69 6.9
1943 -13.9 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1942 -7.8 -12.8 0.00 0.0
1941 -2.8 -7.8 0.00 0.0
1940 -12.2 -27.8 0.00 0.0
1939 2.8 -18.9 0.61 0.0
1938 -6.1 -12.8 0.00 0.0
1937 3.3 -9.4 0.00 0.0
1936 -0.6 -2.8 0.00 0.0
1935 2.2 -27.8 0.00 0.0
1934 3.3 -18.9 0.38 1.3
1933 -5.0 -7.2 0.00 0.0
1932 -2.8 -7.8 0.00 0.0
1931 -2.2 -6.7 0.00 0.0
1930 -15.6 -27.8 0.00 0.0
1929 -13.9 -26.7 0.00 0.0
1928 -5.0 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1927 -2.8 -7.8 0.51 5.1
1926 -1.7 -8.3 0.00 0.0
1925 0.0 -8.9 0.00 0.0
1924 -9.4 -13.9 1.02 10.2
1923 -7.2 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1922 2.8 -11.7 0.66 5.1
1921 2.8 -2.2 0.05 0.0
1920 -10.6 -25.6 0.00 0.0
1919 -14.4 -25.0 0.00 0.0
1918 -8.3 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1917 0.6 -6.1 0.79 5.1
1916 3.3 -8.3 0.30 0.0
1915 -6.1 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1914 -0.6 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1913 -8.9 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1912 -11.7 -20.6 0.05 0.5
1911 -8.9 -26.1 0.05 0.5
1910 -17.8 -27.8 0.51 5.1
1909 4.4 1.1 0.25 0.0
1908 1.7 -18.3 0.00 0.0
1907 1.1 -3.3 0.00 0.0
1906 1.7 -5.0 0.00 0.0
1905 -18.9 -27.8 0.00 0.0
1904 -18.3 -34.4 0.00 0.0
1903 -3.3 -12.8 0.00 0.0
1902 -2.8 -19.4 0.13 1.3
1901 -5.6 -24.4 0.00 0.0
1900 2.2 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1899 7.8 -5.0 0.64 0.0
1898 -8.9 -18.9 0.89 8.9
1897 4.4 -0.6 0.66 0.0
1896 -25.6 -30.0 0.00 0.0
1895 -18.3 -28.3 0.38 3.8
1894 -2.2 -13.9 0.51 5.1
1893 -13.9 -28.9 0.00 0.0
1892 -14.4 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1891 -8.9 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1890 -5.0 -8.9 0.51 5.1
What's the all-time high for Ottawa on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is 10.3 °C which happened in 2007.
Highest Temperatures in Ottawa on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 10.3 °C 2007
2 7.8 °C 1899
3 5.8 °C 2014
4 4.4 °C 1909
4 4.4 °C 1946
4 4.4 °C 1897
7 3.5 °C 1992
7 3.5 °C 2019
9 3.4 °C 1997
10 3.3 °C 1916
10 3.3 °C 1934
10 3.3 °C 1937
What's the all-time low for Ottawa on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is -34.4 °C which happened in 1904.
Lowest Temperatures in Ottawa on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 -34.4 °C 1904
2 -30.0 °C 1896
3 -28.9 °C 1893
4 -28.3 °C 1895
5 -27.8 °C 1935
5 -27.8 °C 1910
5 -27.8 °C 1905
5 -27.8 °C 1940
5 -27.8 °C 1930
10 -27.0 °C 1981
Lowest High Temperatures in Ottawa on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 -25.6 °C 1896
2 -22.8 °C 1959
3 -20.6 °C 1996
4 -20.0 °C 2018
5 -18.9 °C 1905
6 -18.3 °C 1904
6 -18.3 °C 1895
8 -17.8 °C 1968
8 -17.8 °C 1910
10 -16.0 °C 2015
What's the most it has ever rained in Ottawa on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Ottawa history is 2.88 cm which happened in 1998.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Ottawa on January 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.88 cm 1998
2 1.86 cm 2014
3 1.12 cm 1949
4 1.02 cm 1924
5 0.89 cm 1898
6 0.84 cm 1962
7 0.79 cm 1917
8 0.76 cm 1997
9 0.72 cm 1983
10 0.69 cm 1944
All-Time Most Snow in Ottawa on January 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 10.4 cm 1962
2 10.2 cm 1924
3 9.2 cm 1991
4 8.9 cm 1898
5 7.9 cm 2001
6 6.9 cm 1944
7 5.5 cm 2014
8 5.1 cm 1951
8 5.1 cm 1922
8 5.1 cm 1890
8 5.1 cm 1927
8 5.1 cm 1917
8 5.1 cm 1894
8 5.1 cm 1910
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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