Ottawa March 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Ottawa, Ontario for the date of March 3.
March 3 All-Time Records
1889–2024
Highest temperature 10.6 °C 1965
Lowest temperature -30.0 °C 1950
Lowest daily high -18.3 °C 1950
Highest daily low 1.7 °C 2004
Most precipitation 2.27 cm 1999
Most snow 17.0 cm 1999
March 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high -0.4 °C
Average low -9.6 °C
Chance precipitation 40.6%
Chance snow 29.9%
Ottawa March 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2024 9.0 1.5 0.00 0.0
2023 -1.0 -15.0 1.18 15.0
2022 -10.0 -14.0 0.00 0.0
2021 0.5 -10.0 0.00 0.0
2020 4.0 -9.0 1.20 0.0
2019 -1.0 -11.0 0.00 0.0
2018 3.0 -1.5 0.04 2.0
2017 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2016 -10.6 -23.6 0.00 0.0
2015 -1.7 -20.6 0.51 5.1
2014 -13.7 -22.0 0.00 0.0
2013 -4.0 -8.5 0.00 0.0
2012 5.6 -3.7 0.14 1.4
2011 -6.8 -21.6 0.00 0.0
2010 3.5 -4.1 0.00 0.0
2009 -8.1 -17.9 0.00 0.0
2008 7.2 -11.5 1.58 0.0
2007 1.9 -4.0 0.08 1.0
2006 -5.0 -14.8 0.00 0.0
2005 -6.6 -15.2 0.00 0.0
2004 3.4 1.7 0.00 0.0
2003 -17.0 -28.5 0.10 1.0
2002 7.8 -3.1 0.18 0.0
2001 -4.5 -13.4 0.00 0.0
2000 3.0 -5.5 0.00 0.0
1999 1.2 -11.0 2.27 17.0
1998 3.4 -3.2 0.06 0.6
1997 -4.3 -10.4 0.00 0.0
1996 -5.0 -6.6 0.10 1.0
1995 -3.6 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1994 0.6 -15.2 0.00 0.0
1993 4.5 -3.9 0.00 0.0
1992 -2.5 -19.3 0.00 0.0
1991 -0.4 -7.0 1.67 5.0
1990 -6.0 -8.8 0.02 0.4
1989 -9.9 -18.3 0.10 1.0
1988 -4.4 -13.4 0.00 0.0
1987 -2.5 -6.7 0.00 0.0
1986 3.2 -8.2 0.00 0.0
1985 -7.1 -13.5 0.00 0.0
1984 -7.2 -18.2 0.00 0.0
1983 2.5 -3.0 0.00 0.0
1982 -11.5 -20.0 0.00 0.0
1981 -3.5 -13.0 0.00 0.0
1980 -2.0 -23.5 0.00 0.0
1979 6.5 -0.5 0.06 0.0
1978 -7.5 -18.0 0.14 1.6
1977 2.8 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1976 -4.4 -11.1 0.36 0.8
1975 -5.6 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1974 8.3 -8.9 0.00 0.0
1973 3.9 -5.6 1.52 0.0
1972 -11.1 -17.2 0.00 0.0
1971 -3.3 -13.9 1.02 10.4
1970 -1.7 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1969 2.8 -4.4 0.00 0.0
1968 -8.3 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1967 5.0 -13.9 0.00 0.0
1966 5.6 -3.9 0.00 0.0
1965 10.6 -3.9 0.00 0.0
1964 6.1 1.7 0.00 0.0
1963 1.7 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1962 -7.2 -20.0 0.05 1.3
1961 8.3 0.6 0.00 0.0
1960 -6.1 -20.0 0.00 0.0
1959 1.1 -10.0 0.05 0.0
1958 1.7 -1.1 0.51 5.1
1957 -5.6 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1956 4.4 -1.7 0.05 0.5
1955 -10.6 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1954 4.4 -2.2 0.74 5.1
1953 8.3 -12.2 1.75 0.0
1952 -5.0 -16.1 0.00 0.0
1951 0.0 -8.3 1.40 11.4
1950 -18.3 -30.0 0.00 0.0
1949 -3.3 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1948 -0.6 -9.4 0.00 0.0
1947 0.6 -2.8 1.35 13.5
1946 3.3 -0.6 0.00 0.0
1945 5.6 0.6 0.00 0.0
1944 -4.4 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1943 -12.8 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1942 1.7 -1.7 0.76 7.6
1941 -3.9 -6.7 0.71 7.1
1940 -0.6 -7.8 0.56 4.6
1939 3.3 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1938 -17.8 -28.9 0.00 0.0
1937 -3.3 -12.8 0.00 0.0
1936 1.1 -10.6 0.00 0.0
1935 -3.3 -4.4 0.00 0.0
1934 5.0 -0.6 0.00 0.0
1933 3.9 0.0 0.00 0.0
1932 0.6 -5.0 0.00 0.0
1931 -1.1 -6.7 0.00 0.0
1930 -8.3 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1929 2.2 -13.9 0.00 0.0
1928 -6.1 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1927 -2.8 -11.7 0.00 0.0
1926 -4.4 -10.6 0.76 7.6
1925 -8.9 -25.0 0.00 0.0
1924 1.1 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1923 6.1 0.0 0.00 0.0
1922 0.6 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1921 5.6 1.1 0.00 0.0
1920 -7.2 -16.1 0.00 0.0
1919 0.6 -10.6 0.00 0.0
1918 2.8 -11.7 0.00 0.0
1917 -2.2 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1916 -7.8 -23.9 0.00 0.0
1915 -2.8 -16.1 0.13 1.3
1914 0.6 -5.0 0.00 0.0
1913 -7.2 -13.3 0.38 3.8
1912 -10.6 -23.3 0.00 0.0
1911 -6.1 -20.0 0.00 0.0
1910 3.3 -3.3 0.00 0.0
1909 -2.8 -11.7 0.00 0.0
1908 -5.0 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1907 1.1 -7.8 0.13 1.3
1906 -5.0 -8.9 0.05 0.5
1905 0.0 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1904 2.8 -11.7 1.02 3.8
1903 -7.8 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1902 3.3 -4.4 0.53 0.0
1901 -8.3 -23.3 0.00 0.0
1900 -3.3 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1899 5.0 -3.3 0.00 0.0
1898 -0.6 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1897 -5.0 -10.0 1.60 16.0
1896 -6.1 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1895 1.1 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1894 3.3 -2.8 0.00 0.0
1893 -1.7 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1892 -3.9 -18.3 0.00 0.0
1891 -7.8 -16.7 1.02 10.2
1890 -8.3 -18.9 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Ottawa on 3/3?
For the date of Mar 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is 10.6 °C which happened in 1965.
Highest Temperatures in Ottawa on March 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 10.6 °C 1965
2 9.0 °C 2024
3 8.3 °C 1961
3 8.3 °C 1953
3 8.3 °C 1974
6 7.8 °C 2002
7 7.2 °C 2008
8 6.5 °C 1979
9 6.1 °C 1923
9 6.1 °C 1964
What's the all-time low for Ottawa on 3/3?
For the date of Mar 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is -30.0 °C which happened in 1950.
Lowest Temperatures in Ottawa on March 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 -30.0 °C 1950
2 -28.9 °C 1938
3 -28.5 °C 2003
4 -25.0 °C 1925
5 -23.9 °C 1916
6 -23.6 °C 2016
7 -23.5 °C 1980
8 -23.3 °C 1912
8 -23.3 °C 1901
10 -22.0 °C 2014
Lowest High Temperatures in Ottawa on March 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 -18.3 °C 1950
2 -17.8 °C 1938
3 -17.0 °C 2003
4 -13.7 °C 2014
5 -12.8 °C 1943
6 -11.5 °C 1982
7 -11.1 °C 1972
8 -10.6 °C 1955
8 -10.6 °C 2016
8 -10.6 °C 1912
What's the most it has ever rained in Ottawa on 3/3?
For the date of Mar 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Ottawa history is 2.27 cm which happened in 1999.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Ottawa on March 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.27 cm 1999
2 1.75 cm 1953
3 1.67 cm 1991
4 1.60 cm 1897
5 1.58 cm 2008
6 1.52 cm 1973
7 1.40 cm 1951
8 1.35 cm 1947
9 1.20 cm 2020
10 1.18 cm 2023
All-Time Most Snow in Ottawa on March 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 17.0 cm 1999
2 16.0 cm 1897
3 15.0 cm 2023
4 13.5 cm 1947
5 11.4 cm 1951
6 10.4 cm 1971
7 10.2 cm 1891
8 7.6 cm 1926
8 7.6 cm 1942
10 7.1 cm 1941
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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