Onich
| Onich | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Omhanaich | |
 Clach-a-Charra standing stone, Onich |
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  Onich |
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| OS grid reference | NN0298761 |
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| Council area | Highland |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | PH33 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
Coordinates: 56°42′11″N 5°13′30″W / 56.703°N 5.225°W
Onich - at one time Ounich - (Gaelic: Omhanaich) is a settlement on the east shore of Loch Linnhe, Scotland and, together with North Ballachulish at the entrance to Loch Leven, forms Nether Lochaber. St Bride’s Church dates to the 19th century.
Climate
As with the rest of the British Isles and Scotland, Onich experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters. Rainfall is high, approaching 2000mm a year on average. Onich holds the record for highest temperature reported, 32.1 °C (89.8 °F),[1] for this part of Scotland (also the furthest north such a high value has been recorded in the British Isles).
| Climate data for Onich 1971-2000, 12m asl (Sunshine, Rainfall and Extremes, 1951-1980) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
18.9 (66) |
21.5 (70.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.0 (86) |
32.1 (89.8) |
23.9 (75) |
23.3 (73.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
14.4 (57.9) |
32.1 (89.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) |
7.4 (45.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
15.8 (60.4) |
12.8 (55) |
9.2 (48.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
12.5 (54.49) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) |
1.1 (34) |
2.0 (35.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
5.4 (41.7) |
7.9 (46.2) |
10.0 (50) |
9.8 (49.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
2.9 (37.2) |
1.7 (35.1) |
4.88 (40.77) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12 (10) |
−10 (14) |
−8 (18) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−4 (25) |
0.5 (32.9) |
2.2 (36) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−11.1 (12) |
−12 (10) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 200 (7.87) |
132 (5.2) |
152 (5.98) |
111 (4.37) |
103 (4.06) |
124 (4.88) |
137 (5.39) |
150 (5.91) |
199 (7.83) |
215 (8.46) |
220 (8.66) |
238 (9.37) |
1,981 (77.99) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 27.9 | 62.2 | 89.9 | 132.0 | 164.3 | 150.0 | 114.7 | 117.8 | 87.0 | 65.1 | 33.0 | 18.6 | 1,062.5 |
| Source #1: YR.NO[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: ScotClim[3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "1995 Temperature". MetOffice.
- ↑ "Onich 1971-2000 averages". YR.NO. Retrieved 2 Nov 2011.
- ↑ "Onich 1951-1980 values". ScotClim. Retrieved 2 Nov 2011.
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