🥇With a 8pm rain total of 22.3mm, today is #Ottawa's wettest Mar 11th since records began in 1873. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx

🥈With a 2pm rain total of 18.4mm, today is #Ottawa's wettest Mar 11th in 90 years, since 1936. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx

Streak over. After 2 consecutive March days with minimum temperature ≥3°C in #Ottawa, the minimum temperature was only 0.3°C yesterday. We made it to 8th place, only 4 days behind the record. #YowWx #OttWeather

🥇With a low of 3.5°C, yesterday was #Ottawa's highest low temperature recorded on Mar 9th since records began in 1873. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx

Today is #Ottawa's 4th consecutive day with maximum temperature ≥ 7°C. This is the longest run before March 11 in more than 40 years, since Feb 23rd, 1981. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx

There is a significant risk of thunder-freezing-rain tomorrow almost the entire day from 9am to 6pm.

Winter is not over. Ice storm and maybe a big snowstorm too? Details here (free for members): https://buymeacoffee.com/rolfcampbell/winter-4557305

🥉Today is #Ottawa's first 15°C of the year, which is the 3rd-earliest on record. Typical first is April 3. Record earliest is Jan 4, 1874; latest Apr 30, 1887. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx

Today is #Ottawa's first 14°C of the year, which is the 4th-earliest on record. Typical first is April 1. Record earliest is Jan 4, 1874; latest Apr 29, 1936/1965/1972. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx

Today is #Ottawa's first 13°C of the year, which is the 4th-earliest on record. Typical first is March 28. Record earliest is Jan 4, 1874; latest Apr 28, 1887/1940/1972. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx

🥇With a low of 3.1°C, yesterday was #Ottawa's highest low temperature recorded on Mar 8th since records began in 1873. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx

Today is #Ottawa's 3rd consecutive day with maximum temperature ≥ 9°C. This is the longest run before March 10 in more than 18 years, since Jan 9th, 2008. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx

Today is #Ottawa's first 12°C of the year. Typical first is March 28. Record earliest is Jan 4, 1874; latest Apr 28, 1887/1972. #YowWx #OttWeather

Today is #Ottawa's first 11°C of the year. Typical first is March 12. Record earliest is Jan 1, 1876; latest Apr 25, 1888. #YowWx #OttWeather

After almost 2 full months with above-median snow depth, these last 3 days have finally dipped below the median.

🥇With a 7pm rain total of 26.0mm, today is #Ottawa's wettest Mar 7th since records began in 1873. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx

With 26.0mm of rain, today is #Ottawa's wettest day since Oct 30th. #YowWx #OttWeather

Today is #Ottawa's first 10°C of the year. Typical first is March 10. Record earliest is Jan 1, 1876; latest Apr 25, 1888. #YowWx #OttWeather

Today is #Ottawa's first 9°C of the year. Typical first is March 8. Record earliest is Jan 1, 1876/1966/2011; latest Apr 25, 1888. #YowWx #OttWeather

Today is #Ottawa's first 8°C of the year. Typical first is February 18. Record earliest is Jan 1, 1876/.../2011; latest Apr 22, 1939. #YowWx #OttWeather

With 16.9mm of rain, today is #Ottawa's wettest day since 🎃Halloween🎃. #YowWx #OttWeather

Winter is not over. More snow next week after spring weather. Details here (free for members): https://buymeacoffee.com/rolfcampbell/winter-4557305

#Ottawa just had its driest meteorological winter since meteorological winter 1943. Total rain was just 16.5 mm. #YowWx #OttWeather #OttNews

#Ottawa just had its coldest meteorological winter since meteorological winter 2014. Mean temperature was just -9.1°C. #YowWx #OttWeather

For only the 7th time in recorded history, #Ottawa had less than 129mm of precipitation during a meteorological winter (meteorological winter 2025). #YowWx #OttWeather

#Ottawa just had its driest February since February 2015. Mean Humidity was just 67.9%. #YowWx #OttWeather

#Ottawa just had its driest meteorological winter since meteorological winter 2014. Total precipitation was just 128.5 mm. #YowWx #OttWeather

During February 2026, #Ottawa had 11 above median days and 16 below median days (by maximum temperature). #YowWx #OttWeather

February summary: #Ottawa broke (or almost broke) 2 records during February. #YowWx #OttWeather

#Ottawa's weather extremes for meteorological winter 2026: #YowWx #OttWeather

#Ottawa's weather extremes for February 2026: #YowWx #OttWeather

Tomorrow's forecast low of -28°C would be the lowest temperature #Ottawa has recorded on Mar 2nd since 1936. #YowWx #OttWeather

Historically, today is #Ottawa's first day of the year with a median high temperature ≥ 0°C. #YowWx #OttWeather

Heavy snow likely tonight. Details here (free for members): https://buymeacoffee.com/rolfcampbell/heavy-snow-tonight

Streak over. After 33 consecutive days with maximum temperature < 1°C in #Ottawa, the maximum temperature was 3.5°C yesterday. This was the longest run in almost 11 years, since Mar 3rd, 2015. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx

Two smallish snowstorms possible over the next 10 days. Details here (free for members): https://buymeacoffee.com/rolfcampbell/possible-snowstorm-friday-next-wednesday

Streak over. After 33 consecutive days with maximum temperature < 1°C in #Ottawa, the maximum temperature was ≥ 1.0°C today. This was the longest run in almost 11 years, since Mar 3rd, 2015. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx

Streak over. After 27 consecutive days with maximum temperature < -1°C in #Ottawa, the maximum temperature was 0.8°C yesterday. This was the longest run in almost 11 years, since Mar 3rd, 2015. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx

Streak over. After 19 consecutive days with maximum temperature < -4°C in #Ottawa, the maximum temperature was -3.7°C Wednesday. This was the longest run in almost 11 years, since Feb 21st, 2015. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx

Streak over. After 21 consecutive days with maximum temperature < -3°C in #Ottawa, the maximum temperature was -3.0°C yesterday. This was the longest run in almost 11 years, since Mar 1st, 2015. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx

Streak over. After 546 consecutive hours with temperature ≤ -3°C in #Ottawa, the Hourly Maximum Temperature was only -2.3°C today at 10am. This was the longest run in almost 11 years, since Mar 2nd, 2015. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx

Streak over. After 659 consecutive hours with temperature ≤ -1°C in #Ottawa, the Hourly Maximum Temperature was only -0.6°C today at noon. This was the longest run in almost 11 years, since Mar 4th, 2015. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx

Streak over. After 27 consecutive days with minimum temperature ≤ -10°C in #Ottawa, the minimum temperature was only -8.5°C Wednesday. This was the longest run in almost 11 years, since Mar 3rd, 2015. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx

Streak over. After 27 consecutive days with maximum temperature < -1°C in #Ottawa, the maximum temperature was ≥ -1.0°C today. This was the longest run in almost 11 years, since Mar 3rd, 2015. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx

Yesterday was #Ottawa's 28th consecutive day with maximum temperature < 1°C. This is the longest run in almost 11 years, since Mar 3rd, 2015. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx

Yesterday was #Ottawa's 19th consecutive day with maximum temperature < -4°C. This is the longest run in almost 11 years, since Feb 21st, 2015. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx

1pm today was #Ottawa's 454th consecutive hour with temperature ≤ -4°C. This is the longest run in almost 11 years, since Feb 22nd, 2015. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx

6pm today was #Ottawa's 459th consecutive hour with temperature ≤ -3°C. This is the longest run in almost 11 years, since Mar 2nd, 2015. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx

Yesterday was #Ottawa's 23rd consecutive day with maximum temperature < -1°C. This is the longest run in almost 11 years, since Mar 3rd, 2015. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx

Today is #Ottawa's 27th consecutive day with minimum temperature ≤ -10°C. This is the longest run in almost 11 years, since Mar 3rd, 2015. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx