Snow and ice are dominant during the winter season. Ottawa receives about 235 centimetres (93 in) of snowfall annually. Its biggest snowfall was recorded on March 3-4, 1947 with 73 cm (2.5 feet) of snow.[6] Average January temperature is -10.8 °C (13 °F), although days well above freezing and nights below -25 °C (-13 °F) both occur in the winter. The snow season is quite variable; in an average winter, a lasting snow cover is on the ground from mid-December until early April, although some years are snow-free until beyond Christmas, particularly in recent years. The year 2007 was notable for having no lasting snow cover until the third week of January. It was also notable for having lasting snow cover from the first snow fall in November, with the 2007-2008 winter season snowfall (436.7 cm (171.9 inches)[7]) coming within 10 cm (4 inches) of the record snowfall set in 1970-1971 (444.1 cm (174.8 inches)[8][9]). High wind chills are common, with annual averages of 51, 14 and 1 days with wind chills below -20 °C (-4 °F), -30 °C (-22 °F) and -40 °C (-40 °F) respectively. The lowest recorded wind chill was of -47.8 °C (-54.0 °F) on January 8, 1968.Freezing rain is also relatively common, even relative to other parts of the country.
Brrr!Quote from: wikipediaSnow and ice are dominant during the winter season. Ottawa receives about 235 centimetres (93 in) of snowfall annually. Its biggest snowfall was recorded on March 3-4, 1947 with 73 cm (2.5 feet) of snow.[6] Average January temperature is -10.8 °C (13 °F), although days well above freezing and nights below -25 °C (-13 °F) both occur in the winter. The snow season is quite variable; in an average winter, a lasting snow cover is on the ground from mid-December until early April, although some years are snow-free until beyond Christmas, particularly in recent years. The year 2007 was notable for having no lasting snow cover until the third week of January. It was also notable for having lasting snow cover from the first snow fall in November, with the 2007-2008 winter season snowfall (436.7 cm (171.9 inches)[7]) coming within 10 cm (4 inches) of the record snowfall set in 1970-1971 (444.1 cm (174.8 inches)[8][9]). High wind chills are common, with annual averages of 51, 14 and 1 days with wind chills below -20 °C (-4 °F), -30 °C (-22 °F) and -40 °C (-40 °F) respectively. The lowest recorded wind chill was of -47.8 °C (-54.0 °F) on January 8, 1968.Freezing rain is also relatively common, even relative to other parts of the country.
Brrr!Quote from: wikipedia although some years are snow-free until beyond Christmas, particularly in recent years.
although some years are snow-free until beyond Christmas, particularly in recent years.
