Ottawa March 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Ottawa, Ontario for the date of March 1.
March 1 All-Time Records
1889–2024
Highest temperature 8.3 °C 2004
Lowest temperature -28.3 °C 1907
Lowest daily high -15.5 °C 1980
Highest daily low 2.2 °C 1954
Most precipitation 3.02 cm 1896
Most snow 22.9 cm 1900
March 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high -0.8 °C
Average low -10.0 °C
Chance precipitation 41.4%
Chance snow 31.3%
Ottawa March 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2024 6.0 -12.0 0.12 0.0
2023 3.0 -11.0 1.10 2.0
2022 -9.0 -16.0 0.36 5.0
2021 4.0 -4.5 0.00 0.0
2020 -3.0 -16.0 0.22 3.0
2019 0.0 -20.0 0.00 0.0
2018 6.5 -0.5 0.00 0.0
2017 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2016 -8.9 -17.7 1.00 10.0
2015 -3.1 -19.0 0.00 0.0
2014 -2.6 -16.5 0.28 5.0
2013 -0.1 -1.3 0.03 0.3
2012 -3.4 -6.1 0.21 2.5
2011 0.2 -17.6 0.00 0.0
2010 4.7 0.6 0.00 0.0
2009 -5.2 -19.0 0.00 0.0
2008 -2.3 -12.0 0.38 4.6
2007 -1.4 -14.5 0.71 7.1
2006 -4.0 -17.3 0.00 0.0
2005 -3.2 -6.8 0.90 9.0
2004 8.3 -5.3 0.00 0.0
2003 0.8 -17.2 0.62 6.2
2002 1.2 -5.2 0.00 0.0
2001 -7.1 -21.2 0.00 0.0
2000 4.9 -2.2 0.31 0.0
1999 1.8 -0.5 0.91 6.5
1998 3.0 1.6 0.24 0.0
1997 6.2 -8.7 0.80 0.0
1996 -2.7 -11.0 0.00 0.0
1995 0.6 -6.4 0.00 0.0
1994 -3.0 -20.3 0.00 0.0
1993 n/a -14.3 0.00 0.0
1992 -6.6 -23.5 0.08 1.0
1991 1.4 -3.3 1.22 0.4
1990 1.1 -14.6 0.00 0.0
1989 -1.5 -5.9 0.00 0.0
1988 -11.9 -20.3 0.00 0.0
1987 -1.4 -5.7 1.88 5.4
1986 2.0 -9.9 0.00 0.0
1985 6.2 -3.7 0.00 0.0
1984 -11.1 -19.7 0.02 0.2
1983 6.0 -8.0 0.00 0.0
1982 -8.5 -19.0 0.34 5.0
1981 2.5 0.0 0.00 0.0
1980 -15.5 -22.0 0.00 0.0
1979 -1.0 -4.0 0.16 0.6
1978 -7.0 -16.0 0.00 0.0
1977 -3.9 -9.4 0.00 0.0
1976 -6.1 -12.8 0.05 0.5
1975 -0.6 -5.6 0.05 1.0
1974 0.6 -2.2 0.00 0.0
1973 -4.4 -8.3 1.02 9.9
1972 -2.8 -7.8 1.88 6.6
1971 0.0 -4.4 0.00 0.0
1970 -0.6 -13.9 0.23 1.8
1969 0.0 -8.3 0.00 0.0
1968 1.7 -6.1 0.00 0.0
1967 -10.6 -19.4 0.18 2.5
1966 3.9 0.6 0.38 0.0
1965 2.2 -10.6 0.00 0.0
1964 3.9 -3.9 0.00 0.0
1963 -7.2 -22.8 0.00 0.0
1962 -11.7 -18.3 0.00 0.0
1961 0.6 -9.4 0.00 0.0
1960 -8.9 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1959 2.8 -1.7 0.00 0.0
1958 1.1 -2.8 0.36 3.6
1957 -3.9 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1956 3.3 -17.2 0.36 0.0
1955 2.8 -3.3 0.81 0.0
1954 5.0 2.2 0.10 0.0
1953 -8.9 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1952 -6.1 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1951 -3.3 -11.7 1.35 13.5
1950 -2.2 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1949 -3.3 -8.3 0.00 0.0
1948 -8.3 -22.8 0.00 0.0
1947 -2.8 -16.1 0.51 5.1
1946 3.3 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1945 3.3 -13.9 0.13 0.0
1944 -8.9 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1943 -3.9 -16.1 0.00 0.0
1942 2.2 -2.2 0.00 0.0
1941 -2.2 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1940 -7.8 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1939 1.7 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1938 -2.2 -21.1 0.76 7.6
1937 1.1 -8.3 0.03 0.3
1936 -11.7 -26.1 0.00 0.0
1935 -5.6 -27.2 0.13 1.3
1934 0.0 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1933 1.7 -5.0 0.18 1.8
1932 4.4 -3.3 0.00 0.0
1931 0.0 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1930 2.8 -10.6 0.33 3.3
1929 3.3 -12.8 0.00 0.0
1928 0.0 -7.2 0.00 0.0
1927 -3.3 -16.1 0.00 0.0
1926 -7.2 -9.4 1.78 17.8
1925 -4.4 -11.1 0.51 5.1
1924 -5.0 -16.1 0.00 0.0
1923 1.1 -11.1 0.13 1.3
1922 -7.2 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1921 3.3 0.0 0.15 0.0
1920 -7.2 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1919 2.8 -6.1 0.91 0.0
1918 -1.7 -7.8 0.00 0.0
1917 -3.9 -16.1 0.00 0.0
1916 -12.2 -24.4 0.08 0.8
1915 -1.1 -13.9 0.00 0.0
1914 2.2 -7.8 0.00 0.0
1913 -1.7 -13.3 0.81 8.1
1912 -6.7 -22.2 0.00 0.0
1911 -1.1 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1910 1.7 -2.8 0.03 0.0
1909 -7.2 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1908 -7.8 -23.3 0.00 0.0
1907 -8.3 -28.3 0.00 0.0
1906 -8.9 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1905 -3.9 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1904 -0.6 -9.4 0.89 8.9
1903 0.0 -15.6 0.05 0.0
1902 7.2 0.6 1.07 0.0
1901 -1.1 -13.9 0.38 3.8
1900 -6.7 -12.2 2.29 22.9
1899 2.2 -10.6 0.15 0.0
1898 -1.7 -18.3 0.00 0.0
1897 -11.7 -27.8 0.25 2.5
1896 4.4 -1.7 3.02 0.0
1895 4.4 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1894 6.7 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1893 -0.6 -7.2 0.00 0.0
1892 -2.8 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1891 -11.7 -22.8 0.00 0.0
1890 2.8 -14.4 1.07 0.0
What's the all-time high for Ottawa on 3/1?
For the date of Mar 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is 8.3 °C which happened in 2004.
Highest Temperatures in Ottawa on March 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 8.3 °C 2004
2 7.2 °C 1902
3 6.7 °C 1894
4 6.5 °C 2018
5 6.2 °C 1997
5 6.2 °C 1985
7 6.0 °C 2024
7 6.0 °C 1983
9 5.0 °C 1954
10 4.9 °C 2000
What's the all-time low for Ottawa on 3/1?
For the date of Mar 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is -28.3 °C which happened in 1907.
Lowest Temperatures in Ottawa on March 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -28.3 °C 1907
2 -27.8 °C 1897
3 -27.2 °C 1935
4 -26.1 °C 1936
5 -24.4 °C 1916
6 -23.5 °C 1992
7 -23.3 °C 1908
8 -22.8 °C 1891
8 -22.8 °C 1963
8 -22.8 °C 1948
Lowest High Temperatures in Ottawa on March 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -15.5 °C 1980
2 -12.2 °C 1916
3 -11.9 °C 1988
4 -11.7 °C 1962
4 -11.7 °C 1936
4 -11.7 °C 1891
4 -11.7 °C 1897
8 -11.1 °C 1984
9 -10.6 °C 1967
10 -9.0 °C 2022
What's the most it has ever rained in Ottawa on 3/1?
For the date of Mar 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Ottawa history is 3.02 cm which happened in 1896.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Ottawa on March 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.02 cm 1896
2 2.29 cm 1900
3 1.88 cm 1972
3 1.88 cm 1987
5 1.78 cm 1926
6 1.35 cm 1951
7 1.22 cm 1991
8 1.10 cm 2023
9 1.07 cm 1902
9 1.07 cm 1890
All-Time Most Snow in Ottawa on March 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 22.9 cm 1900
2 17.8 cm 1926
3 13.5 cm 1951
4 10.0 cm 2016
5 9.9 cm 1973
6 9.0 cm 2005
7 8.9 cm 1904
8 8.1 cm 1913
9 7.6 cm 1938
10 7.1 cm 2007
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1889–2024 Ottawa CDA location