Ottawa March 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Ottawa, Ontario for the date of March 16.
March 16 All-Time Records
1889–2024
Highest temperature 15.5 °C 2010
Lowest temperature -23.3 °C 1892
Lowest daily high -10.6 °C 2014
Highest daily low 2.5 °C 2016
Most precipitation 2.57 cm 1943
Most snow 17.5 cm 1974
March 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 2.6 °C
Average low -6.7 °C
Chance precipitation 36.0%
Chance snow 22.2%
Ottawa March 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2024 7.0 -1.0 0.52 0.0
2023 n/a -1.0 n/a n/a
2022 6.0 -4.0 0.00 0.0
2021 3.0 -12.0 0.00 0.0
2020 3.0 -9.0 0.20 0.0
2019 -0.5 -5.0 0.00 0.0
2018 -4.0 -9.5 0.00 0.0
2017 -1.5 -11.5 0.00 0.0
2016 7.0 2.5 0.94 0.0
2015 5.0 -8.8 0.20 0.0
2014 -10.6 -16.0 0.00 0.0
2013 -6.0 -12.0 0.00 0.0
2012 7.5 1.7 0.00 0.0
2011 4.7 -2.0 0.02 0.0
2010 15.5 -2.6 0.00 0.0
2009 3.7 -3.4 0.00 0.0
2008 -0.9 -10.2 0.00 0.0
2007 -3.9 -10.0 0.55 6.0
2006 -0.5 -8.5 0.00 0.0
2005 1.0 -6.3 0.00 0.0
2004 -4.0 -9.0 0.00 0.0
2003 9.5 -9.1 0.00 0.0
2002 0.8 -9.0 0.00 0.0
2001 1.3 -7.0 0.00 0.0
2000 0.0 -3.7 0.00 0.0
1999 4.4 -7.8 0.00 0.0
1998 0.1 -11.4 0.00 0.0
1997 -5.3 -15.8 0.12 2.0
1996 0.8 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1995 11.3 2.5 0.00 0.0
1994 -6.5 -10.7 0.81 9.8
1993 2.0 -10.5 1.65 5.4
1992 -1.5 -20.4 0.64 6.4
1991 8.1 -2.3 0.00 0.0
1990 10.2 1.2 0.42 0.0
1989 3.0 -11.1 0.02 0.2
1988 2.9 -0.6 0.00 0.0
1987 1.8 -9.1 0.00 0.0
1986 4.1 1.4 0.00 0.0
1985 -1.4 -13.1 0.10 1.0
1984 1.8 -4.2 0.22 0.2
1983 9.5 0.0 0.00 0.0
1982 0.5 -11.0 0.10 1.2
1981 -5.5 -14.5 0.12 1.8
1980 -3.0 -15.0 0.02 0.0
1979 -2.5 -14.5 0.00 0.0
1978 -4.0 -11.0 0.00 0.0
1977 8.9 0.6 0.00 0.0
1976 -10.0 -15.0 0.33 2.3
1975 6.7 -6.7 0.00 0.0
1974 0.0 -4.4 1.78 17.5
1973 5.0 2.2 0.51 0.0
1972 1.7 -2.2 0.79 1.0
1971 2.8 -4.4 0.18 1.3
1970 -2.2 -10.6 0.00 0.0
1969 1.7 -6.1 0.25 4.6
1968 2.8 1.7 1.37 0.0
1967 -7.8 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1966 2.8 -7.8 0.00 0.0
1965 2.8 -7.8 0.00 0.0
1964 -2.2 -10.0 0.05 1.0
1963 -4.4 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1962 3.9 -2.2 0.00 0.0
1961 -8.3 -11.7 0.00 0.0
1960 1.1 -6.7 0.48 4.8
1959 0.6 -4.4 0.13 1.3
1958 3.3 -2.8 0.46 4.6
1957 3.3 0.0 0.00 0.0
1956 -9.4 -12.8 0.13 1.3
1955 2.2 -1.1 0.30 3.0
1954 0.6 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1953 3.9 0.0 0.08 0.0
1952 2.8 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1951 2.8 0.0 0.38 3.8
1950 -5.6 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1949 -3.3 -22.2 0.05 0.5
1948 8.3 1.7 0.03 0.0
1947 0.0 -8.3 0.00 0.0
1946 8.9 -2.2 0.00 0.0
1945 3.3 1.1 0.25 0.0
1944 2.2 -3.9 0.30 0.0
1943 1.7 -7.2 2.57 0.0
1942 1.7 -6.7 1.65 0.0
1941 3.9 -0.6 0.08 0.0
1940 0.0 -12.8 0.18 1.8
1939 -3.9 -8.9 0.00 0.0
1938 0.6 -11.7 0.25 0.0
1937 0.0 -5.6 0.91 9.1
1936 3.3 -1.1 0.84 8.4
1935 8.3 -7.2 0.56 0.0
1934 4.4 -7.8 0.00 0.0
1933 -3.9 -16.1 0.00 0.0
1932 -5.6 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1931 5.6 -1.1 0.00 0.0
1930 0.0 -7.2 0.00 0.0
1929 1.1 -2.2 1.17 1.3
1928 -2.8 -12.8 0.00 0.0
1927 7.2 -3.3 0.00 0.0
1926 -3.3 -13.9 1.24 12.4
1925 0.6 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1924 -5.0 -9.4 0.13 1.3
1923 6.7 -7.2 0.71 5.1
1922 1.1 -6.1 0.00 0.0
1921 3.9 -2.8 1.63 0.0
1920 6.1 -3.3 0.15 0.0
1919 0.6 -7.2 0.10 0.0
1918 0.6 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1917 5.0 -5.0 0.00 0.0
1916 -7.2 -20.0 0.00 0.0
1915 -0.6 -9.4 0.00 0.0
1914 6.1 -4.4 0.00 0.0
1913 1.1 -7.2 0.00 0.0
1912 -1.1 -13.3 1.02 10.2
1911 -6.7 -20.0 0.00 0.0
1910 0.0 -8.3 0.25 2.5
1909 0.0 -11.1 0.13 1.3
1908 1.1 -8.3 0.30 0.0
1907 1.1 -8.9 0.00 0.0
1906 -1.7 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1905 0.6 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1904 0.0 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1903 2.2 -3.3 0.00 0.0
1902 4.4 -0.6 0.36 0.0
1901 0.0 -12.8 0.00 0.0
1900 -8.3 -16.1 0.76 7.6
1899 1.7 -12.2 0.25 2.5
1898 9.4 -3.3 0.00 0.0
1897 -8.9 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1896 -2.2 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1895 -5.0 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1894 5.0 -4.4 0.00 0.0
1893 -7.8 -16.7 0.51 5.1
1892 -10.0 -23.3 0.00 0.0
1891 -0.6 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1890 -1.1 -12.2 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Ottawa on 3/16?
For the date of Mar 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is 15.5 °C which happened in 2010.
Highest Temperatures in Ottawa on March 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 15.5 °C 2010
2 11.3 °C 1995
3 10.2 °C 1990
4 9.5 °C 2003
4 9.5 °C 1983
6 9.4 °C 1898
7 8.9 °C 1946
7 8.9 °C 1977
9 8.3 °C 1948
9 8.3 °C 1935
What's the all-time low for Ottawa on 3/16?
For the date of Mar 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is -23.3 °C which happened in 1892.
Lowest Temperatures in Ottawa on March 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 -23.3 °C 1892
2 -22.2 °C 1949
3 -20.4 °C 1992
4 -20.0 °C 1916
4 -20.0 °C 1911
6 -19.4 °C 1950
7 -18.9 °C 1925
7 -18.9 °C 1932
7 -18.9 °C 1897
10 -17.8 °C 1896
Lowest High Temperatures in Ottawa on March 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 -10.6 °C 2014
2 -10.0 °C 1892
2 -10.0 °C 1976
4 -9.4 °C 1956
5 -8.9 °C 1897
6 -8.3 °C 1900
6 -8.3 °C 1961
8 -7.8 °C 1893
8 -7.8 °C 1967
10 -7.2 °C 1916
What's the most it has ever rained in Ottawa on 3/16?
For the date of Mar 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Ottawa history is 2.57 cm which happened in 1943.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Ottawa on March 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.57 cm 1943
2 1.78 cm 1974
3 1.65 cm 1993
3 1.65 cm 1942
5 1.63 cm 1921
6 1.37 cm 1968
7 1.24 cm 1926
8 1.17 cm 1929
9 1.02 cm 1912
10 0.94 cm 2016
All-Time Most Snow in Ottawa on March 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 17.5 cm 1974
2 12.4 cm 1926
3 10.2 cm 1912
4 9.8 cm 1994
5 9.1 cm 1937
6 8.4 cm 1936
7 7.6 cm 1900
8 6.4 cm 1992
9 6.0 cm 2007
10 5.4 cm 1993
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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