Ottawa March 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Ottawa, Ontario for the date of March 5.
March 5 All-Time Records
1889–2024
Highest temperature 17.0 °C 2024
Lowest temperature -26.1 °C 1948
Lowest daily high -13.3 °C 1900
Highest daily low 2.2 °C 1894
Most precipitation 3.72 cm 2011
Most snow 27.9 cm 1917
March 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 0.0 °C
Average low -9.2 °C
Chance precipitation 39.1%
Chance snow 28.7%
Ottawa March 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2024 17.0 1.0 0.36 0.0
2023 6.0 -4.0 0.00 0.0
2022 0.0 -14.0 0.26 2.0
2021 -5.5 -15.5 0.00 0.0
2020 3.0 -3.0 0.54 6.0
2019 -7.0 -20.0 0.00 0.0
2018 1.5 -4.5 0.00 0.0
2017 -6.0 -20.5 0.00 0.0
2016 1.0 -19.4 0.00 0.0
2015 -10.5 -15.4 0.00 0.0
2014 -7.3 -17.9 0.00 0.0
2013 4.6 -6.4 0.00 0.0
2012 -9.4 -17.0 0.00 0.0
2011 4.4 -5.5 3.72 10.2
2010 4.5 -5.1 0.00 0.0
2009 -1.0 -15.0 0.15 0.2
2008 -4.0 -9.0 1.00 10.0
2007 -3.8 -10.2 0.05 1.0
2006 -0.1 -7.0 0.00 0.0
2005 2.1 -11.5 0.00 0.0
2004 7.2 0.0 3.07 0.0
2003 -3.9 -10.8 0.70 7.0
2002 -3.3 -12.1 0.00 0.0
2001 0.0 -7.6 0.40 3.2
2000 4.7 0.6 0.00 0.0
1999 -9.1 -14.7 0.00 0.0
1998 2.3 -0.5 0.02 0.2
1997 -0.8 -8.2 1.08 10.8
1996 -3.5 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1995 -1.2 -12.2 0.48 4.0
1994 3.5 -3.7 0.00 0.0
1993 -3.5 -6.0 0.28 2.6
1992 5.5 -13.0 0.00 0.0
1991 -1.3 -8.2 0.00 0.0
1990 -9.4 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1989 -5.4 -13.4 0.00 0.0
1988 -3.4 -13.8 0.00 0.0
1987 0.5 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1986 -2.5 -6.8 0.00 0.0
1985 1.2 -16.6 0.04 0.4
1984 -2.8 -15.6 1.08 10.8
1983 1.5 -6.5 0.00 0.0
1982 0.5 -10.5 0.00 0.0
1981 1.0 -5.0 0.00 0.0
1980 0.0 -6.5 0.58 5.8
1979 5.5 1.5 0.02 0.0
1978 -7.5 -19.0 0.00 0.0
1977 3.9 -2.8 0.15 0.3
1976 10.6 -0.6 0.00 0.0
1975 -1.7 -15.0 0.41 2.8
1974 6.1 0.6 0.00 0.0
1973 1.7 -4.4 0.38 0.0
1972 -2.8 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1971 -0.6 -8.3 0.00 0.0
1970 1.1 -3.3 0.00 0.0
1969 -10.0 -17.2 0.00 0.0
1968 -3.9 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1967 -7.8 -20.0 0.00 0.0
1966 1.7 0.0 0.43 0.0
1965 7.2 -1.7 0.00 0.0
1964 10.0 1.7 0.56 0.0
1963 1.7 -17.2 0.71 1.5
1962 1.1 -5.6 0.05 0.0
1961 -2.2 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1960 -2.8 -6.7 0.00 0.0
1959 -3.3 -10.6 0.33 2.0
1958 4.4 0.0 0.00 0.0
1957 -1.1 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1956 -2.2 -7.8 0.05 0.5
1955 -1.7 -10.0 0.25 2.5
1954 -7.8 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1953 -0.6 -4.4 0.00 0.0
1952 0.6 -2.8 0.15 0.0
1951 3.9 -11.7 0.00 0.0
1950 6.1 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1949 3.9 -2.8 0.10 0.0
1948 -12.8 -26.1 0.00 0.0
1947 1.7 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1946 -0.6 -6.7 0.00 0.0
1945 0.6 -16.1 0.76 0.0
1944 -6.7 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1943 -5.6 -11.1 0.03 0.3
1942 2.8 -3.3 0.00 0.0
1941 -5.0 -16.7 0.03 0.3
1940 0.0 -2.8 0.53 5.3
1939 3.3 0.0 0.66 3.3
1938 -7.8 -23.9 1.30 0.5
1937 -4.4 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1936 -1.7 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1935 -1.7 -9.4 1.04 0.0
1934 3.3 0.0 0.30 0.0
1933 -2.8 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1932 3.3 -3.9 0.00 0.0
1931 2.8 -2.2 0.00 0.0
1930 1.7 -8.3 0.00 0.0
1929 3.3 0.0 0.00 0.0
1928 -3.9 -18.9 0.76 7.6
1927 2.8 -15.6 0.18 1.8
1926 -12.8 -26.1 0.00 0.0
1925 0.6 -18.3 0.00 0.0
1924 2.8 0.6 0.69 0.0
1923 -6.1 -11.7 0.00 0.0
1922 5.6 -5.6 0.00 0.0
1921 -7.2 -13.9 0.00 0.0
1920 4.4 -7.8 1.40 1.3
1919 2.2 -12.2 1.57 10.2
1918 -1.1 -6.1 0.00 0.0
1917 -9.4 -13.3 2.79 27.9
1916 -8.9 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1915 -1.1 -8.9 0.00 0.0
1914 0.0 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1913 -4.4 -24.4 0.00 0.0
1912 -9.4 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1911 -8.3 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1910 6.1 -0.6 0.00 0.0
1909 -6.1 -14.4 0.25 2.5
1908 -3.3 -18.3 0.00 0.0
1907 -5.0 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1906 0.0 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1905 -6.1 -21.1 0.13 1.3
1904 -8.9 -24.4 0.00 0.0
1903 3.9 -1.1 0.05 0.5
1902 -0.6 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1901 1.7 -10.6 0.00 0.0
1900 -13.3 -25.0 0.00 0.0
1899 2.8 0.0 2.06 7.6
1898 1.1 -8.9 0.00 0.0
1897 2.2 -13.9 0.56 0.0
1896 -0.6 -16.1 0.00 0.0
1895 -7.2 -20.0 0.00 0.0
1894 8.3 2.2 0.43 0.0
1893 -7.2 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1892 2.8 -8.3 0.00 0.0
1891 -6.1 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1890 -5.0 -21.1 0.08 0.8
What's the all-time high for Ottawa on 3/5?
For the date of Mar 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is 17.0 °C which happened in 2024.
Highest Temperatures in Ottawa on March 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 17.0 °C 2024
2 10.6 °C 1976
3 10.0 °C 1964
4 8.3 °C 1894
5 7.2 °C 2004
5 7.2 °C 1965
7 6.1 °C 1910
7 6.1 °C 1950
7 6.1 °C 1974
10 6.0 °C 2023
What's the all-time low for Ottawa on 3/5?
For the date of Mar 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is -26.1 °C which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1948.
Lowest Temperatures in Ottawa on March 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 -26.1 °C 1926
1 -26.1 °C 1948
3 -25.0 °C 1900
4 -24.4 °C 1913
4 -24.4 °C 1904
6 -23.9 °C 1938
7 -21.1 °C 1890
7 -21.1 °C 1912
7 -21.1 °C 1905
10 -20.6 °C 1911
10 -20.6 °C 1944
Lowest High Temperatures in Ottawa on March 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 -13.3 °C 1900
2 -12.8 °C 1926
2 -12.8 °C 1948
4 -10.5 °C 2015
5 -10.0 °C 1969
6 -9.4 °C 2012
6 -9.4 °C 1917
6 -9.4 °C 1912
6 -9.4 °C 1990
10 -9.1 °C 1999
What's the most it has ever rained in Ottawa on 3/5?
For the date of Mar 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Ottawa history is 3.72 cm which happened in 2011.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Ottawa on March 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.72 cm 2011
2 3.07 cm 2004
3 2.79 cm 1917
4 2.06 cm 1899
5 1.57 cm 1919
6 1.40 cm 1920
7 1.30 cm 1938
8 1.08 cm 1997
8 1.08 cm 1984
10 1.04 cm 1935
All-Time Most Snow in Ottawa on March 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 27.9 cm 1917
2 10.8 cm 1984
2 10.8 cm 1997
4 10.2 cm 1919
4 10.2 cm 2011
6 10.0 cm 2008
7 7.6 cm 1928
7 7.6 cm 1899
9 7.0 cm 2003
10 6.0 cm 2020
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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