Ottawa March 4 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Ottawa, Ontario for the date of March 4.
March 4 All-Time Records
1889–2024
Highest temperature 12.0 °C 2024
Lowest temperature -36.7 °C 1938
Lowest daily high -16.1 °C 1938
Highest daily low 0.6 °C 1958
Most precipitation 4.06 cm 1974
Most snow 18.0 cm 2008
March 4 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high -0.2 °C
Average low -9.4 °C
Chance precipitation 39.8%
Chance snow 29.5%
Ottawa March 4 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2024 12.0 0.5 0.00 0.0
2023 1.0 -7.0 0.28 3.0
2022 -2.0 -22.0 0.00 0.0
2021 -7.5 -13.0 0.00 0.0
2020 6.0 0.5 0.00 0.0
2019 -6.5 -11.5 0.00 0.0
2018 1.0 -3.5 0.00 0.0
2017 -13.5 -21.0 0.00 0.0
2016 -3.8 -23.5 0.00 0.0
2015 2.3 -8.4 0.00 0.0
2014 -8.5 -22.9 0.16 4.0
2013 -2.3 -9.1 0.34 3.4
2012 -8.8 -11.3 0.00 0.0
2011 -1.0 -13.0 0.48 2.0
2010 4.6 -3.3 0.00 0.0
2009 -1.6 -13.6 0.00 0.0
2008 1.5 -5.6 2.02 18.0
2007 -1.6 -5.2 0.08 1.0
2006 3.5 -7.3 0.00 0.0
2005 -0.9 -16.9 0.00 0.0
2004 5.4 0.3 0.06 0.0
2003 -6.7 -25.0 1.01 10.1
2002 -6.6 -16.4 0.00 0.0
2001 -4.0 -16.3 0.00 0.0
2000 4.5 -5.5 0.00 0.0
1999 -2.1 -5.7 1.31 13.1
1998 3.9 0.3 0.33 1.5
1997 -4.0 -8.0 0.54 7.8
1996 -5.9 -14.6 0.08 0.8
1995 3.0 -16.2 0.00 0.0
1994 5.6 -11.6 0.00 0.0
1993 -0.1 -6.9 0.24 2.6
1992 1.4 -17.5 0.00 0.0
1991 0.3 -2.8 0.91 8.4
1990 -9.7 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1989 -5.8 -16.1 0.86 7.4
1988 -3.2 -18.4 0.00 0.0
1987 -0.4 -10.2 0.02 0.4
1986 4.2 -5.3 0.00 0.0
1985 -8.2 -16.8 1.19 11.9
1984 -3.5 -17.4 0.00 0.0
1983 3.5 -4.0 0.00 0.0
1982 -4.5 -23.5 0.90 5.2
1981 -3.0 -11.0 0.00 0.0
1980 1.5 -6.5 0.12 1.0
1979 3.5 -1.0 0.28 0.0
1978 -8.5 -15.5 0.00 0.0
1977 4.4 -4.4 0.28 0.0
1976 1.7 -11.1 1.73 0.0
1975 -5.6 -12.8 0.00 0.0
1974 6.1 -3.9 4.06 0.0
1973 6.1 -0.6 0.00 0.0
1972 -8.9 -19.4 0.48 5.8
1971 -4.4 -11.1 0.99 11.7
1970 -1.7 -10.6 0.76 3.0
1969 -3.3 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1968 2.2 -13.9 0.00 0.0
1967 -8.9 -17.2 0.00 0.0
1966 2.2 -1.1 1.37 0.0
1965 11.1 -4.4 0.00 0.0
1964 5.0 -1.7 0.53 0.0
1963 -2.2 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1962 -2.8 -13.3 0.05 0.0
1961 -0.6 -5.6 0.38 0.0
1960 -2.2 -11.7 0.00 0.0
1959 3.9 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1958 4.4 0.6 0.00 0.0
1957 -6.1 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1956 -1.1 -3.3 0.00 0.0
1955 -7.8 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1954 -8.3 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1953 7.2 -5.0 0.10 0.0
1952 -0.6 -7.2 1.88 15.7
1951 3.3 -4.4 0.00 0.0
1950 1.7 -33.9 0.00 0.0
1949 2.8 -16.7 0.05 0.5
1948 -10.6 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1947 0.0 -3.3 0.13 1.3
1946 4.4 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1945 -5.0 -13.9 0.00 0.0
1944 -9.4 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1943 -1.1 -25.6 0.20 2.0
1942 3.9 -1.7 0.15 1.5
1941 -7.8 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1940 -1.7 -2.8 1.14 11.4
1939 3.9 -5.0 0.36 0.0
1938 -16.1 -36.7 0.05 0.5
1937 0.6 -7.2 0.15 1.5
1936 6.1 -3.9 0.00 0.0
1935 -5.6 -23.3 0.33 2.5
1934 2.2 -6.7 0.33 0.0
1933 0.0 -1.7 0.00 0.0
1932 -1.7 -8.3 0.00 0.0
1931 1.7 -8.9 0.00 0.0
1930 -4.4 -18.3 0.00 0.0
1929 2.8 0.6 0.99 0.0
1928 -1.1 -19.4 0.33 3.3
1927 -1.1 -16.1 0.00 0.0
1926 -5.6 -18.3 0.08 0.8
1925 -1.1 -10.0 1.02 10.2
1924 1.7 -7.2 0.00 0.0
1923 3.3 -6.1 0.38 3.8
1922 2.8 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1921 0.6 -18.3 0.00 0.0
1920 0.6 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1919 3.3 -6.7 0.41 0.0
1918 -2.8 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1917 -5.6 -13.9 0.00 0.0
1916 -8.3 -18.3 0.00 0.0
1915 -2.8 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1914 -1.1 -7.2 0.00 0.0
1913 -7.8 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1912 -11.1 -21.7 0.00 0.0
1911 -6.1 -21.7 0.00 0.0
1910 3.9 -5.0 0.00 0.0
1909 -5.0 -10.0 1.02 10.2
1908 -3.9 -9.4 0.00 0.0
1907 -3.3 -12.2 0.43 4.3
1906 0.0 -6.1 0.25 2.5
1905 -3.3 -12.8 0.00 0.0
1904 -10.6 -21.7 0.00 0.0
1903 3.3 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1902 -2.8 -9.4 0.00 0.0
1901 3.9 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1900 -4.4 -15.0 0.13 1.3
1899 2.8 -0.6 0.89 8.9
1898 1.7 -12.8 0.00 0.0
1897 -2.2 -11.7 0.00 0.0
1896 -7.8 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1895 -13.3 -23.3 1.27 12.7
1894 6.1 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1893 -6.1 -11.7 0.00 0.0
1892 -0.6 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1891 -5.0 -9.4 0.00 0.0
1890 0.6 -13.9 0.08 0.8
What's the all-time high for Ottawa on 3/4?
For the date of Mar 4, the highest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is 12.0 °C which happened in 2024.
Highest Temperatures in Ottawa on March 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 12.0 °C 2024
2 11.1 °C 1965
3 7.2 °C 1953
4 6.1 °C 1974
4 6.1 °C 1973
4 6.1 °C 1894
4 6.1 °C 1936
8 6.0 °C 2020
9 5.6 °C 1994
10 5.4 °C 2004
What's the all-time low for Ottawa on 3/4?
For the date of Mar 4, the lowest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is -36.7 °C which happened in 1938.
Lowest Temperatures in Ottawa on March 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 -36.7 °C 1938
2 -33.9 °C 1950
3 -25.6 °C 1943
4 -25.0 °C 2003
5 -23.5 °C 1982
5 -23.5 °C 2016
7 -23.3 °C 1935
7 -23.3 °C 1895
9 -22.9 °C 2014
10 -22.0 °C 2022
Lowest High Temperatures in Ottawa on March 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 -16.1 °C 1938
2 -13.5 °C 2017
3 -13.3 °C 1895
4 -11.1 °C 1912
5 -10.6 °C 1904
5 -10.6 °C 1948
7 -9.7 °C 1990
8 -9.4 °C 1944
9 -8.9 °C 1972
9 -8.9 °C 1967
What's the most it has ever rained in Ottawa on 3/4?
For the date of Mar 4, the most precipitation ever recorded in Ottawa history is 4.06 cm which happened in 1974.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Ottawa on March 4
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.06 cm 1974
2 2.02 cm 2008
3 1.88 cm 1952
4 1.73 cm 1976
5 1.37 cm 1966
6 1.31 cm 1999
7 1.27 cm 1895
8 1.19 cm 1985
9 1.14 cm 1940
10 1.02 cm 1925
10 1.02 cm 1909
All-Time Most Snow in Ottawa on March 4
Rank Precipitation Year
1 18.0 cm 2008
2 15.7 cm 1952
3 13.1 cm 1999
4 12.7 cm 1895
5 11.9 cm 1985
6 11.7 cm 1971
7 11.4 cm 1940
8 10.2 cm 1925
8 10.2 cm 1909
10 10.1 cm 2003
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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