Ottawa March 8 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Ottawa, Ontario for the date of March 8.
March 8 All-Time Records
1889–2024
Highest temperature 12.6 °C 2000
Lowest temperature -26.4 °C 1984
Lowest daily high -13.5 °C 2007
Highest daily low 4.8 °C 2012
Most precipitation 2.74 cm 2008
Most snow 32.0 cm 2008
March 8 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 0.5 °C
Average low -8.7 °C
Chance precipitation 38.3%
Chance snow 28.0%
Ottawa March 8 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2024 n/a -2.0 n/a n/a
2023 3.0 -7.0 0.00 0.0
2022 -1.0 -7.0 0.00 0.0
2021 -1.5 -18.0 0.00 0.0
2020 7.0 -3.0 0.00 0.0
2019 -0.5 -17.0 0.00 0.0
2018 -0.5 -2.0 0.56 5.0
2017 8.5 1.0 0.00 0.0
2016 6.3 0.9 0.00 0.0
2015 0.8 -8.0 0.08 2.5
2014 0.0 -3.0 0.00 0.0
2013 5.0 -3.5 0.00 0.0
2012 10.5 4.8 0.34 0.0
2011 -2.3 -13.2 0.00 0.0
2010 9.6 0.8 0.00 0.0
2009 3.7 0.4 0.04 0.5
2008 -4.2 -5.8 2.74 32.0
2007 -13.5 -19.5 0.00 0.0
2006 -0.1 -14.1 0.00 0.0
2005 -8.6 -15.9 0.00 n/a
2004 1.3 -3.5 0.00 0.0
2003 0.3 -7.1 1.10 11.0
2002 0.7 -4.7 0.18 0.0
2001 0.1 -9.7 0.09 1.1
2000 12.6 0.4 0.00 0.0
1999 -3.3 -18.7 0.00 0.0
1998 1.9 -7.4 0.84 0.0
1997 -1.9 -13.2 0.00 0.0
1996 -9.5 -15.7 0.00 0.0
1995 -3.1 -5.8 0.36 3.4
1994 1.9 -1.5 0.00 0.0
1993 1.0 -2.4 0.53 4.4
1992 5.9 1.3 0.00 0.0
1991 -5.5 -16.2 0.00 0.0
1990 2.7 -15.3 0.00 0.0
1989 -9.0 -22.8 0.00 0.0
1988 -0.8 -10.1 0.00 0.0
1987 12.4 0.0 0.00 0.0
1986 -9.6 -22.2 0.60 6.0
1985 5.0 -1.9 0.20 0.6
1984 -12.6 -26.4 0.00 0.0
1983 3.0 -1.0 0.12 0.0
1982 -9.5 -17.5 0.00 0.0
1981 5.0 1.0 0.00 0.0
1980 0.5 -8.0 0.04 0.6
1979 5.0 1.0 0.00 0.0
1978 -1.0 -18.0 0.00 0.0
1977 3.9 -5.0 0.00 0.0
1976 -7.8 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1975 -9.4 -13.9 0.00 0.0
1974 -2.2 -7.2 0.03 0.3
1973 11.1 2.8 0.00 0.0
1972 -2.8 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1971 -3.3 -11.7 0.33 4.6
1970 -7.2 -12.8 0.00 0.0
1969 -3.3 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1968 6.7 -9.4 0.00 0.0
1967 -10.6 -23.9 0.00 0.0
1966 -2.8 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1965 5.6 -6.1 0.00 0.0
1964 -2.2 -6.1 0.64 10.9
1963 1.1 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1962 4.4 -12.8 0.00 0.0
1961 -3.9 -7.2 0.61 12.4
1960 -5.0 -16.1 0.00 0.0
1959 -6.7 -22.8 0.00 0.0
1958 -3.9 -9.4 0.08 0.8
1957 2.8 -2.8 0.00 0.0
1956 -5.6 -9.4 0.23 2.3
1955 -5.0 -21.1 0.23 2.3
1954 0.0 -7.8 0.00 0.0
1953 -7.8 -16.1 0.00 0.0
1952 -2.2 -6.7 0.13 1.3
1951 -3.9 -8.3 0.00 0.0
1950 5.6 -9.4 0.64 0.8
1949 -1.7 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1948 -1.7 -8.3 0.00 0.0
1947 2.2 -4.4 0.05 0.5
1946 6.1 -5.6 1.30 0.0
1945 -0.6 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1944 -2.2 -9.4 0.00 0.0
1943 -12.2 -26.1 0.00 0.0
1942 4.4 -6.7 0.64 0.0
1941 -2.8 -22.2 0.08 0.8
1940 -1.7 -6.7 0.00 0.0
1939 -10.0 -25.0 0.03 0.3
1938 -8.9 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1937 -3.9 -11.1 0.71 7.1
1936 -4.4 -20.6 0.18 1.8
1935 -6.1 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1934 -4.4 -13.9 0.00 0.0
1933 0.0 -3.9 1.14 11.4
1932 -3.3 -6.7 0.38 3.8
1931 -1.1 -5.0 0.51 5.1
1930 5.6 1.7 0.53 0.0
1929 -12.2 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1928 -3.9 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1927 2.8 -0.6 0.81 0.0
1926 -5.6 -7.8 1.24 12.4
1925 2.8 -2.2 0.36 3.6
1924 2.8 -9.4 0.00 0.0
1923 -7.8 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1922 1.1 -6.7 0.61 0.0
1921 5.6 -2.8 0.00 0.0
1920 -5.6 -16.7 0.00 0.0
1919 -1.1 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1918 0.6 -14.4 0.08 0.8
1917 2.8 -6.7 0.08 0.8
1916 -3.3 -12.2 0.76 7.6
1915 0.0 -9.4 0.00 0.0
1914 -1.7 -8.9 0.13 1.3
1913 -5.0 -25.6 0.00 0.0
1912 0.6 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1911 -1.7 -17.2 0.00 0.0
1910 -1.1 -8.3 0.00 0.0
1909 -2.2 -11.7 0.00 0.0
1908 2.2 -4.4 0.00 0.0
1907 -2.2 -13.9 0.00 0.0
1906 1.7 -2.2 0.00 0.0
1905 -1.1 -8.9 0.89 8.9
1904 3.3 0.0 0.58 0.0
1903 5.6 1.1 0.41 0.0
1902 -3.9 -12.2 0.00 0.0
1901 1.7 -10.0 0.38 3.8
1900 -0.6 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1899 -5.0 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1898 6.7 -7.2 0.00 0.0
1897 -7.2 -16.1 0.25 2.5
1896 -1.1 -8.9 0.00 0.0
1895 3.3 -10.6 0.00 0.0
1894 1.7 -5.0 0.00 0.0
1893 4.4 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1892 2.8 -7.8 0.00 0.0
1891 -0.6 -12.8 0.00 0.0
1890 -3.3 -17.8 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Ottawa on 3/8?
For the date of Mar 8, the highest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is 12.6 °C which happened in 2000.
Highest Temperatures in Ottawa on March 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 12.6 °C 2000
2 12.4 °C 1987
3 11.1 °C 1973
4 10.5 °C 2012
5 9.6 °C 2010
6 8.5 °C 2017
7 7.0 °C 2020
8 6.7 °C 1968
8 6.7 °C 1898
10 6.3 °C 2016
What's the all-time low for Ottawa on 3/8?
For the date of Mar 8, the lowest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is -26.4 °C which happened in 1984.
Lowest Temperatures in Ottawa on March 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 -26.4 °C 1984
2 -26.1 °C 1943
3 -25.6 °C 1913
4 -25.0 °C 1939
5 -23.9 °C 1967
6 -22.8 °C 1959
6 -22.8 °C 1989
8 -22.2 °C 1941
8 -22.2 °C 1986
10 -21.1 °C 1955
Lowest High Temperatures in Ottawa on March 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 -13.5 °C 2007
2 -12.6 °C 1984
3 -12.2 °C 1929
3 -12.2 °C 1943
5 -10.6 °C 1967
6 -10.0 °C 1939
7 -9.6 °C 1986
8 -9.5 °C 1996
8 -9.5 °C 1982
10 -9.4 °C 1975
What's the most it has ever rained in Ottawa on 3/8?
For the date of Mar 8, the most precipitation ever recorded in Ottawa history is 2.74 cm which happened in 2008.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Ottawa on March 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.74 cm 2008
2 1.30 cm 1946
3 1.24 cm 1926
4 1.14 cm 1933
5 1.10 cm 2003
6 0.89 cm 1905
7 0.84 cm 1998
8 0.81 cm 1927
9 0.76 cm 1916
10 0.71 cm 1937
All-Time Most Snow in Ottawa on March 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 32.0 cm 2008
2 12.4 cm 1961
2 12.4 cm 1926
4 11.4 cm 1933
5 11.0 cm 2003
6 10.9 cm 1964
7 8.9 cm 1905
8 7.6 cm 1916
9 7.1 cm 1937
10 6.0 cm 1986
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1889–2024 Ottawa CDA location