Ottawa January 6 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Ottawa, Ontario for the date of January 6.
January 6 All-Time Records
1889–2024
Highest temperature 8.9 °C 1946
Lowest temperature -33.9 °C 1945
Lowest daily high -24.4 °C 1945
Highest daily low 5.2 °C 2007
Most precipitation 2.74 cm 1929
Most snow 23.2 cm 1981
January 6 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high -4.3 °C
Average low -12.2 °C
Chance precipitation 51.6%
Chance snow 41.3%
Ottawa January 6 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2024 -8.0 -9.0 0.36 5.0
2023 2.0 -3.0 0.18 2.0
2022 -3.0 n/a 0.20 2.0
2021 -2.0 -4.0 0.00 0.0
2020 -5.0 -13.0 0.24 5.0
2019 -1.5 -6.0 0.00 0.0
2018 -20.5 -25.0 0.00 0.0
2017 -7.0 -19.0 0.00 0.0
2016 1.3 -17.7 0.00 0.0
2015 -9.5 -21.4 0.27 3.0
2014 5.8 -8.2 0.00 0.0
2013 -4.5 -16.0 0.44 4.4
2012 -6.5 -13.6 0.00 0.0
2011 -3.5 -10.6 0.11 1.8
2010 -6.0 -7.1 0.02 0.2
2009 -3.1 -12.8 0.16 2.2
2008 6.0 -0.7 0.08 0.0
2007 7.7 5.2 0.23 0.0
2006 -4.2 -9.0 0.00 0.0
2005 -9.6 -15.3 0.88 9.0
2004 -10.4 -14.5 0.00 0.0
2003 -1.8 -6.4 0.08 0.8
2002 2.6 -0.2 0.14 0.0
2001 -2.7 -9.4 0.00 0.0
2000 2.5 -13.7 0.00 0.0
1999 -4.4 -20.5 0.10 1.5
1998 0.4 -2.0 0.08 0.0
1997 -0.6 -3.7 0.12 2.2
1996 -16.6 -29.3 0.00 0.0
1995 -3.1 -8.2 1.47 14.7
1994 -19.5 -28.5 0.00 0.0
1993 -2.2 -7.1 0.00 n/a
1992 0.8 0.0 0.00 0.0
1991 -3.6 -8.5 0.02 0.2
1990 -1.4 -7.2 0.12 1.2
1989 -12.2 -24.5 0.00 0.0
1988 -19.3 -22.5 0.00 0.0
1987 1.1 -3.1 0.38 4.2
1986 -10.6 -15.7 0.00 0.0
1985 -11.0 -18.1 0.00 0.0
1984 2.3 -1.6 0.02 0.2
1983 2.0 -3.0 0.14 1.6
1982 -6.5 -17.0 0.26 2.6
1981 -4.0 -19.5 1.78 23.2
1980 -7.0 -16.5 0.18 1.2
1979 -7.5 -15.5 0.00 0.0
1978 -13.5 -19.5 0.12 5.2
1977 -10.0 -20.6 0.28 2.8
1976 -2.2 -20.0 0.08 2.0
1975 -5.6 -19.4 0.15 2.0
1974 -6.7 -11.7 0.13 1.5
1973 -17.2 -23.3 0.00 0.0
1972 -5.0 -23.9 0.25 7.1
1971 -2.8 -11.7 0.00 0.0
1970 -8.3 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1969 -3.9 -15.0 0.58 6.4
1968 -13.3 -25.0 0.36 4.1
1967 -15.0 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1966 -3.9 -7.8 0.00 0.0
1965 -3.9 -6.7 0.00 0.0
1964 1.7 -17.2 0.00 1.0
1963 -0.6 -4.4 0.00 0.0
1962 3.3 -16.7 1.22 3.6
1961 -3.3 -15.6 0.23 3.6
1960 -3.9 -20.0 0.05 0.5
1959 -17.8 -25.6 0.00 0.0
1958 1.7 -4.4 0.00 0.0
1957 -13.3 -22.8 0.10 1.0
1956 -9.4 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1955 -4.4 -9.4 0.08 0.8
1954 -3.3 -7.8 0.81 8.1
1953 -8.9 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1952 -8.3 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1951 -6.7 -8.3 0.13 1.3
1950 -5.0 -6.7 0.89 8.9
1949 -0.6 -1.1 0.03 0.3
1948 -2.2 -3.9 0.13 1.3
1947 -2.2 -18.3 0.00 0.0
1946 8.9 -0.6 0.00 0.0
1945 -24.4 -33.9 0.00 0.0
1944 1.7 -3.9 0.13 1.3
1943 -15.0 -25.0 0.00 0.0
1942 -10.0 -24.4 0.08 0.8
1941 -7.8 -11.7 0.00 0.0
1940 -11.1 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1939 3.9 -4.4 0.00 0.0
1938 -8.3 -16.1 0.05 0.5
1937 -11.1 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1936 -3.3 -7.8 0.13 1.3
1935 4.4 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1934 2.8 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1933 4.4 -6.1 0.00 0.0
1932 6.1 -3.3 0.64 0.0
1931 -3.9 -7.2 0.94 9.4
1930 6.1 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1929 6.1 -15.0 2.74 0.0
1928 1.7 -11.1 0.33 3.3
1927 -7.8 -12.8 0.23 2.3
1926 3.9 -2.8 0.30 0.0
1925 -3.9 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1924 -11.7 -25.0 0.00 0.0
1923 -12.8 -22.8 0.00 0.0
1922 0.6 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1921 2.2 -11.7 0.00 0.0
1920 -3.9 -11.7 0.00 0.0
1919 -15.0 -27.2 0.00 0.0
1918 -10.6 -18.3 0.00 0.0
1917 -1.7 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1916 4.4 -16.1 0.15 0.0
1915 1.7 -6.7 0.00 0.0
1914 -6.1 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1913 -5.6 -13.3 0.51 5.1
1912 -20.6 -30.6 0.00 0.0
1911 -10.0 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1910 2.2 -13.3 0.18 1.8
1909 2.2 -13.3 0.25 0.0
1908 -2.8 -19.4 0.13 1.3
1907 1.1 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1906 0.6 -11.1 0.38 3.8
1905 -14.4 -24.4 0.38 3.8
1904 -5.0 -23.9 0.89 8.9
1903 -11.7 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1902 -3.3 -9.4 0.00 0.0
1901 -4.4 -18.3 0.00 0.0
1900 2.2 -7.2 0.00 0.0
1899 -5.0 -8.9 0.76 7.6
1898 0.6 -10.6 0.25 2.5
1897 0.0 -6.7 0.13 1.3
1896 -23.3 -31.7 0.00 0.0
1895 -8.9 -21.7 1.02 10.2
1894 -12.8 -18.3 0.00 0.0
1893 -10.6 -18.3 0.00 0.0
1892 -7.8 -22.8 1.78 17.8
1891 -7.8 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1890 1.7 -5.6 1.27 0.0
What's the all-time high for Ottawa on 1/6?
For the date of Jan 6, the highest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is 8.9 °C which happened in 1946.
Highest Temperatures in Ottawa on January 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 8.9 °C 1946
2 7.7 °C 2007
3 6.1 °C 1932
3 6.1 °C 1930
3 6.1 °C 1929
6 6.0 °C 2008
7 5.8 °C 2014
8 4.4 °C 1933
8 4.4 °C 1935
8 4.4 °C 1916
What's the all-time low for Ottawa on 1/6?
For the date of Jan 6, the lowest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is -33.9 °C which happened in 1945.
Lowest Temperatures in Ottawa on January 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 -33.9 °C 1945
2 -31.7 °C 1896
3 -30.6 °C 1912
4 -29.3 °C 1996
5 -28.5 °C 1994
6 -27.2 °C 1919
7 -25.6 °C 1959
8 -25.0 °C 2018
8 -25.0 °C 1968
8 -25.0 °C 1943
8 -25.0 °C 1924
Lowest High Temperatures in Ottawa on January 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 -24.4 °C 1945
2 -23.3 °C 1896
3 -20.6 °C 1912
4 -20.5 °C 2018
5 -19.5 °C 1994
6 -19.3 °C 1988
7 -17.8 °C 1959
8 -17.2 °C 1973
9 -16.6 °C 1996
10 -15.0 °C 1967
10 -15.0 °C 1943
10 -15.0 °C 1919
What's the most it has ever rained in Ottawa on 1/6?
For the date of Jan 6, the most precipitation ever recorded in Ottawa history is 2.74 cm which happened in 1929.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Ottawa on January 6
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.74 cm 1929
2 1.78 cm 1892
2 1.78 cm 1981
4 1.47 cm 1995
5 1.27 cm 1890
6 1.22 cm 1962
7 1.02 cm 1895
8 0.94 cm 1931
9 0.89 cm 1950
9 0.89 cm 1904
All-Time Most Snow in Ottawa on January 6
Rank Precipitation Year
1 23.2 cm 1981
2 17.8 cm 1892
3 14.7 cm 1995
4 10.2 cm 1895
5 9.4 cm 1931
6 9.0 cm 2005
7 8.9 cm 1904
7 8.9 cm 1950
9 8.1 cm 1954
10 7.6 cm 1899
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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