Cold Sunday caps record breaking weather week in Ottawa

Another record cold day in Ottawa Sunday was the fourth day this week with record-setting weather. CTV’s Leah Larocque reports.

For the fourth time this week, Ottawa residents woke up to record breaking cold temperatures.

The overnight low of -13.9C is the record for coldest November 17 in Ottawa history. The previous record was -11.4C set back in 1980.

Matt Haudder with Roots Down Organic Farms says the cold forced them to scramble and protect crops. He says “Last year it was a little bit later definitely so this is the end of cauliflower, last week for broccoli.”

Many found ways to keep warm. Mike Bonser went for a run along the canal- and says physical activity is the best way to beat the heat. “Nothing really surprises me anymore with Ottawa... so you just have to roll with it and look forward to spring.”

3 year-old Toby went tobogganing at Lansdowne with his dad Phillip Hughes. Phillip says, “It would be great if it held off a little while but you got to make the best of it we lives in Ottawa.”

Mother Nature has set five weather records in Ottawa this week, including four daily records for the coldest day ever.

November 17

-13.9C at 6 a.m. set a record for coldest November 17. Previous record for Ottawa was -11.4C set back in 1980.

November 16

-16.7C set a record for coldest November 16 in Ottawa history. Previous record was -15.6C set in 1967

November 13

-14.4C set a record for coldest November 13 in Ottawa history.  Previous record for coldest November 13 was -11.5C set back in 1986.

November 12

-13.7C set a record for coldest November 12 in Ottawa history.  The previous record was -9.4C set back in 1976.

November 11

Ottawa received 9.4 cm of snow on Remembrance Day, setting a record for greatest snowfall on November 11. The previous record for greatest snowfall was 5.2 cm, set back in 1983.

Environment Canada's forecast calls for temperatures to return to seasonal on Monday. The normal temperatures for this time of year is a high of 4C, and a low of -3C.