Ottawa May 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Ottawa, Ontario for the date of May 3.
May 3 All-Time Records
1889–2024
Highest temperature 30.6 °C 2001
Lowest temperature -2.8 °C 1946
Lowest daily high 2.8 °C 1911
Highest daily low 16.3 °C 2010
Most precipitation 2.92 cm 1929
Most snow none -
May 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 16.6 °C
Average low 5.5 °C
Chance precipitation 42.1%
Chance snow 1.1%
Ottawa May 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2023 11.0 7.0 0.44 0.0
2022 15.0 10.0 0.72 0.0
2021 11.5 6.5 0.04 0.0
2020 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2019 11.0 5.5 0.00 0.0
2018 17.0 11.5 0.28 0.0
2017 14.0 4.0 0.00 0.0
2016 16.0 0.5 0.00 0.0
2015 25.7 10.0 0.00 0.0
2014 15.5 7.5 0.80 0.0
2013 23.3 11.4 0.00 0.0
2012 15.5 11.0 0.48 0.0
2011 9.0 4.9 0.65 0.0
2010 23.5 16.3 0.10 0.0
2009 18.3 3.7 0.00 0.0
2008 16.2 6.7 0.45 0.0
2007 17.6 2.9 0.00 0.0
2006 16.7 7.7 0.00 0.0
2005 10.5 1.0 0.06 0.0
2004 9.5 2.7 0.00 0.0
2003 14.6 2.4 0.00 0.0
2002 14.0 2.0 0.03 0.0
2001 30.6 14.0 0.02 0.0
2000 19.9 1.8 0.00 0.0
1999 27.4 9.3 0.00 0.0
1998 17.3 11.0 0.00 0.0
1997 8.1 3.7 2.18 0.0
1996 17.0 1.8 0.00 0.0
1995 20.4 9.5 0.00 0.0
1994 17.8 -0.2 0.00 0.0
1993 25.0 7.7 0.00 0.0
1992 8.5 6.3 0.04 0.0
1991 13.5 5.4 0.00 0.0
1990 15.2 2.7 0.00 0.0
1989 13.4 4.3 0.02 0.0
1988 17.2 2.4 0.00 0.0
1987 12.4 -0.4 0.00 0.0
1986 5.8 -2.3 0.00 0.0
1985 16.0 4.0 0.02 0.0
1984 13.2 1.3 0.45 0.0
1983 12.5 8.0 1.24 0.0
1982 18.0 5.0 0.00 0.0
1981 17.5 2.0 0.00 0.0
1980 23.5 12.0 0.00 0.0
1979 12.0 4.5 1.22 0.0
1978 7.0 -0.5 0.00 0.0
1977 13.0 1.5 0.00 0.0
1976 12.2 8.3 0.03 0.0
1975 18.9 3.3 0.00 0.0
1974 8.9 2.2 0.99 0.0
1973 17.8 11.1 0.56 0.0
1972 20.0 4.4 0.00 0.0
1971 10.6 5.6 0.81 0.0
1970 13.9 6.1 0.00 0.0
1969 17.8 7.8 0.00 0.0
1968 12.8 2.8 0.00 0.0
1967 10.0 6.1 0.00 0.0
1966 8.9 -0.6 0.10 0.0
1965 27.2 4.4 0.00 0.0
1964 21.7 5.0 0.00 0.0
1963 21.1 2.8 0.00 0.0
1962 14.4 9.4 0.30 0.0
1961 10.0 -1.7 0.00 0.0
1960 22.8 3.3 0.00 0.0
1959 19.4 3.3 0.00 0.0
1958 8.3 0.6 0.81 0.0
1957 6.1 0.6 0.00 0.0
1956 10.0 6.7 0.00 0.0
1955 22.8 12.8 0.00 0.0
1954 15.6 9.4 2.36 0.0
1953 16.1 0.6 0.00 0.0
1952 12.8 1.1 0.00 0.0
1951 15.0 4.4 0.00 0.0
1950 12.8 0.0 0.13 0.0
1949 23.9 10.0 0.00 0.0
1948 17.2 2.8 0.00 0.0
1947 13.3 4.4 0.00 0.0
1946 10.0 -2.8 0.00 0.0
1945 17.2 1.7 0.81 0.0
1944 27.2 7.8 0.00 0.0
1943 5.6 3.3 0.97 0.0
1942 25.0 12.8 0.43 0.0
1941 17.2 -1.7 0.00 0.0
1940 11.7 6.1 0.00 0.0
1939 16.7 -2.8 0.00 0.0
1938 16.7 3.3 0.00 0.0
1937 24.4 4.4 0.00 0.0
1936 11.1 6.7 0.18 0.0
1935 6.7 -1.7 0.00 0.0
1934 27.8 9.4 0.00 0.0
1933 8.3 6.1 0.00 0.0
1932 17.8 -1.1 0.00 0.0
1931 11.1 3.3 0.46 0.0
1930 13.9 5.6 0.74 0.0
1929 9.4 5.0 2.92 0.0
1928 15.6 1.7 0.00 0.0
1927 17.2 1.7 0.00 0.0
1926 21.1 7.2 0.41 0.0
1925 13.9 0.6 0.10 0.0
1924 11.1 -2.8 0.10 0.0
1923 18.9 1.7 0.00 0.0
1922 21.7 9.4 0.00 0.0
1921 20.0 8.3 0.03 0.0
1920 12.8 1.7 0.00 0.0
1919 12.8 2.8 0.00 0.0
1918 11.7 1.1 0.00 0.0
1917 7.2 0.6 0.00 0.0
1916 5.6 0.6 0.41 0.0
1915 11.1 1.7 0.23 0.0
1914 22.8 2.2 0.00 0.0
1913 30.6 12.8 0.00 0.0
1912 18.3 4.4 0.00 0.0
1911 2.8 -2.8 0.00 0.0
1910 12.2 5.6 1.17 0.0
1909 8.3 0.0 0.13 0.0
1908 13.9 4.4 0.25 0.0
1907 17.2 2.2 0.00 0.0
1906 16.7 2.8 0.30 0.0
1905 9.4 3.3 0.94 0.0
1904 25.6 7.8 0.00 0.0
1903 17.8 2.8 0.00 0.0
1902 12.8 7.8 0.00 0.0
1901 15.6 3.3 0.00 0.0
1900 21.7 3.9 0.00 0.0
1899 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1898 14.4 6.7 0.30 0.0
1897 16.1 8.9 0.46 0.0
1896 23.3 10.6 0.18 0.0
1895 26.7 8.9 0.00 0.0
1894 19.4 5.0 0.00 0.0
1893 10.6 5.0 1.27 0.0
1892 20.0 6.1 0.13 0.0
1891 14.4 6.7 0.25 0.0
1890 20.6 2.8 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Ottawa on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is 30.6 °C which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2001.
Highest Temperatures in Ottawa on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 30.6 °C 1913
1 30.6 °C 2001
3 27.8 °C 1934
4 27.4 °C 1999
5 27.2 °C 1944
5 27.2 °C 1965
7 26.7 °C 1895
8 25.7 °C 2015
9 25.6 °C 1904
10 25.0 °C 1942
10 25.0 °C 1993
What's the all-time low for Ottawa on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is -2.8 °C which has happened 4 times, most recently in 1946.
Lowest Temperatures in Ottawa on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 -2.8 °C 1924
1 -2.8 °C 1946
1 -2.8 °C 1939
1 -2.8 °C 1911
5 -2.3 °C 1986
6 -1.7 °C 1935
6 -1.7 °C 1961
6 -1.7 °C 1941
9 -1.1 °C 1932
10 -0.6 °C 1966
Lowest High Temperatures in Ottawa on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 2.8 °C 1911
2 5.6 °C 1943
2 5.6 °C 1916
4 5.8 °C 1986
5 6.1 °C 1957
6 6.7 °C 1935
7 7.0 °C 1978
8 7.2 °C 1917
9 8.1 °C 1997
10 8.3 °C 1909
10 8.3 °C 1958
10 8.3 °C 1933
What's the most it has ever rained in Ottawa on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Ottawa history is 2.92 cm which happened in 1929.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Ottawa on May 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.92 cm 1929
2 2.36 cm 1954
3 2.18 cm 1997
4 1.27 cm 1893
5 1.24 cm 1983
6 1.22 cm 1979
7 1.17 cm 1910
8 0.99 cm 1974
9 0.97 cm 1943
10 0.94 cm 1905
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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