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A record amount and more to come.
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129.4 inches of snow has fallen during this current winter season as of March 17t, 2012. The record for a season is 132.6 inches.
11/2 inches
Ottawa temperatures can range from 33°C (91°F) in summer to -40°C (-40°F) in winter, with average summer temperatures around 20°C (68°F) and average winter temperatures around -10°C (14°F).
444.1 cm in the winter of 1970/1971, although we're getting close to breaking that this year, reports on exactly how much snow we've had in 2007/2008 are varied. http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/wintersnowfall has this information consolidated on a nice page.
74.4" as of Feb 27 2010 Source: NWS Cleveland
The 2010 Winter Olympics were held from February 12 to February 28, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. Ottawa, Ontario is the capital city of Canada.
One reason would be that Ottawa is the Nation's Capital City.Parliament Hill is there, as are many building of historical importance. Also here is the Rideau Canal which in winter becomes the worlds longest skating rink. If you use Google and type in Ottawa Ontario the city's website will appear and tell you so much more.
November 2012: 3.8 cm December 2012: 115.3 cm January 2013: 56.2 cm February 2013 : 48.5 cm Total = 223.8
they used a canoe and canoed up Ottawa river and in the winter there was no way to get there.