Ottawa May 6 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Ottawa, Ontario for the date of May 6.
May 6 All-Time Records
1889–2024
Highest temperature 30.0 °C 1930
Lowest temperature -2.2 °C 1968
Lowest daily high 5.0 °C 1970
Highest daily low 16.7 °C 1895
Most precipitation 2.26 cm 1989
Most snow 3.3 cm 1976
May 6 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 17.2 °C
Average low 5.9 °C
Chance precipitation 41.4%
Chance snow 1.1%
Ottawa May 6 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2023 22.0 6.5 0.00 0.0
2022 17.0 6.0 0.00 0.0
2021 14.0 3.5 0.00 0.0
2020 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2019 23.5 5.5 0.00 0.0
2018 19.5 8.5 0.00 0.0
2017 13.5 7.5 1.30 0.0
2016 22.5 4.5 0.00 0.0
2015 24.0 4.4 0.00 0.0
2014 13.0 4.8 0.00 0.0
2013 26.1 9.8 0.00 0.0
2012 20.0 4.4 0.00 0.0
2011 18.8 -0.5 0.04 0.0
2010 16.8 10.1 0.03 0.0
2009 17.6 11.6 0.45 0.0
2008 17.4 7.1 0.00 0.0
2007 17.4 3.3 0.00 0.0
2006 9.5 5.4 0.58 0.0
2005 19.8 3.0 0.00 0.0
2004 17.7 6.4 0.06 0.0
2003 9.8 7.9 0.91 0.0
2002 23.0 7.0 0.00 0.0
2001 18.8 3.1 0.00 0.0
2000 24.6 11.8 0.10 0.0
1999 27.0 15.0 0.00 0.0
1998 22.3 14.7 0.04 0.0
1997 10.6 5.6 0.92 0.0
1996 15.9 4.7 0.00 0.0
1995 11.5 5.3 0.00 0.0
1994 17.4 10.4 0.32 0.0
1993 19.5 12.0 0.45 0.0
1992 13.9 4.8 0.00 0.0
1991 13.8 7.0 0.08 0.0
1990 16.3 1.7 0.00 0.0
1989 15.7 9.3 2.26 0.0
1988 25.0 7.9 0.00 0.0
1987 19.4 9.4 0.00 0.0
1986 13.1 7.4 0.22 0.0
1985 14.9 4.7 0.24 0.0
1984 21.1 3.7 0.00 0.0
1983 15.0 1.5 0.52 0.0
1982 21.5 10.0 0.00 0.0
1981 12.5 3.5 0.00 0.0
1980 13.5 6.5 0.02 0.0
1979 14.0 0.5 0.00 0.0
1978 17.5 4.5 0.00 0.0
1977 26.0 12.0 0.00 0.0
1976 9.4 2.8 0.74 3.3
1975 17.8 7.2 0.00 0.0
1974 6.1 2.8 0.51 0.0
1973 17.8 3.9 0.00 0.0
1972 14.4 0.6 0.76 0.0
1971 17.8 5.0 0.00 0.0
1970 5.0 -1.1 0.00 0.0
1969 17.2 1.1 0.00 0.0
1968 13.9 -2.2 0.00 0.0
1967 13.9 -1.1 0.00 0.0
1966 8.9 2.2 0.28 0.0
1965 21.7 3.3 0.00 0.0
1964 23.9 14.4 0.00 0.0
1963 16.7 1.7 0.00 0.0
1962 23.3 10.0 0.00 0.0
1961 17.2 -0.6 0.23 0.0
1960 25.0 10.6 0.00 0.0
1959 27.2 7.8 0.00 0.0
1958 14.4 -2.2 0.00 0.0
1957 21.1 0.0 0.00 0.0
1956 12.2 1.7 0.00 0.0
1955 13.3 8.9 0.00 0.0
1954 11.1 0.6 0.00 0.0
1953 24.4 4.4 0.00 0.0
1952 13.3 6.7 0.64 0.0
1951 18.3 6.1 0.00 0.0
1950 23.3 14.4 0.00 0.0
1949 25.6 13.3 0.00 0.0
1948 21.1 6.1 0.00 0.0
1947 17.8 9.4 0.15 0.0
1946 11.1 6.1 0.08 0.0
1945 10.6 3.3 1.27 0.0
1944 25.0 11.1 0.13 0.0
1943 16.7 8.9 0.20 0.0
1942 17.8 3.3 0.20 0.0
1941 22.8 4.4 0.05 0.0
1940 18.9 2.8 0.05 0.0
1939 23.9 5.0 0.00 0.0
1938 15.6 10.6 0.05 0.0
1937 13.9 8.3 0.71 0.0
1936 17.8 -1.1 0.43 0.0
1935 10.0 3.9 0.05 0.0
1934 17.2 5.6 0.91 0.0
1933 15.6 2.8 0.00 0.0
1932 15.0 -1.1 0.00 0.0
1931 26.7 3.3 0.00 0.0
1930 30.0 13.9 0.00 0.0
1929 15.6 1.7 0.00 0.0
1928 27.2 2.2 0.00 0.0
1927 13.9 5.6 0.08 0.0
1926 17.2 5.0 0.00 0.0
1925 11.7 0.6 0.05 0.0
1924 14.4 1.7 0.00 0.0
1923 18.3 0.0 0.00 0.0
1922 20.0 6.1 0.00 0.0
1921 21.7 5.6 0.00 0.0
1920 21.7 1.7 0.00 0.0
1919 12.2 0.0 0.00 0.0
1918 22.8 8.3 0.13 0.0
1917 10.6 3.9 0.00 0.0
1916 20.6 5.6 0.00 0.0
1915 21.7 6.1 0.00 0.0
1914 21.7 6.7 0.00 0.0
1913 28.3 13.9 0.00 0.0
1912 14.4 7.8 0.76 0.0
1911 23.9 1.1 0.00 0.0
1910 17.2 1.1 0.00 0.0
1909 16.1 6.1 0.13 0.0
1908 16.7 5.0 0.00 0.0
1907 16.1 3.3 0.00 0.0
1906 17.8 1.7 0.00 0.0
1905 18.9 8.3 0.51 0.0
1904 22.8 6.1 0.00 0.0
1903 22.2 2.2 0.00 0.0
1902 16.7 3.9 0.00 0.0
1901 21.7 4.4 0.00 0.0
1900 11.7 -0.6 0.00 0.0
1899 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1898 15.6 0.6 0.00 0.0
1897 15.6 6.7 0.00 0.0
1896 14.4 6.1 0.08 0.0
1895 28.3 16.7 0.00 0.0
1894 22.2 11.7 0.00 0.0
1893 11.7 4.4 0.00 0.0
1892 10.0 2.2 0.00 0.0
1891 10.0 0.0 0.00 0.0
1890 11.7 7.2 0.25 0.0
What's the all-time high for Ottawa on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the highest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is 30.0 °C which happened in 1930.
Highest Temperatures in Ottawa on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 30.0 °C 1930
2 28.3 °C 1913
2 28.3 °C 1895
4 27.2 °C 1928
4 27.2 °C 1959
6 27.0 °C 1999
7 26.7 °C 1931
8 26.1 °C 2013
9 26.0 °C 1977
10 25.6 °C 1949
What's the all-time low for Ottawa on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the lowest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is -2.2 °C which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1968.
Lowest Temperatures in Ottawa on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 -2.2 °C 1968
1 -2.2 °C 1958
3 -1.1 °C 1932
3 -1.1 °C 1936
3 -1.1 °C 1970
3 -1.1 °C 1967
7 -0.6 °C 1961
7 -0.6 °C 1900
9 -0.5 °C 2011
10 0.0 °C 1891
10 0.0 °C 1957
10 0.0 °C 1919
10 0.0 °C 1923
Lowest High Temperatures in Ottawa on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 5.0 °C 1970
2 6.1 °C 1974
3 8.9 °C 1966
4 9.4 °C 1976
5 9.5 °C 2006
6 9.8 °C 2003
7 10.0 °C 1891
7 10.0 °C 1935
7 10.0 °C 1892
10 10.6 °C 1917
10 10.6 °C 1945
10 10.6 °C 1997
What's the most it has ever rained in Ottawa on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the most precipitation ever recorded in Ottawa history is 2.26 cm which happened in 1989.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Ottawa on May 6
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.26 cm 1989
2 1.30 cm 2017
3 1.27 cm 1945
4 0.92 cm 1997
5 0.91 cm 2003
5 0.91 cm 1934
7 0.76 cm 1912
7 0.76 cm 1972
9 0.74 cm 1976
10 0.71 cm 1937
All-Time Most Snow in Ottawa on May 6
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.3 cm 1976
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1889–2024 Ottawa CDA location