Onich (/ˈoʊnɪx/;[1] Gaelic: Omhanaich, 'abounding in froth, frothy place'), also spelled Ounich, is a village in the historic county of Inverness-shire on the east shore of Loch Linnhe, Scotland and, together with North Ballachulish at the entrance to Loch Leven, forms Nether Lochaber.
Onich
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 Clach-a-Charra standing stone, Onich | |
  Onich Location within the Lochaber area | |
| OS grid reference | NN0215561760 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Fort William |
| Postcode district | PH33 |
| Dialling code | 01855 821 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
Area
editSt Bride’s Church was built in 1874 by the Edinburgh architect John Garden Brown.[2][3] Onich to North Ballachulish Woods forms a Special Area of Conservation because of its old sessile oak woods with Ilex and Blechnum.[4]
Climate
editAs with much of the British Isles, Onich experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters. Rainfall is high, approaching an annual average of 2,000 mm (80 in). Onich holds the record for highest temperature reported, 32.1 °C (89.8 °F),[5] for this part of Scotland (also the furthest north such a high value has been recorded in the British Isles). It also holds the highest Scottish minimum temperature for July at 20.0.C set in July 1948.
| Climate data for Onich 1971-2000, 12 m (39 ft) 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 (66.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
14.4 (57.9) |
32.1 (89.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °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 (55.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
12.5 (54.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) |
1.1 (34.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
5.4 (41.7) |
7.9 (46.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
2.9 (37.2) |
1.7 (35.1) |
4.9 (40.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12 (10) |
−10 (14) |
−8 (18) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−4 (25) |
0.5 (32.9) |
2.2 (36.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−12 (10) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 200 (7.9) |
132 (5.2) |
152 (6.0) |
111 (4.4) |
103 (4.1) |
124 (4.9) |
137 (5.4) |
150 (5.9) |
199 (7.8) |
215 (8.5) |
220 (8.7) |
238 (9.4) |
1,981 (78.0) |
| 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[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: ScotClim[7] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.
- ^ "History". Diocese of Argyll and The Isles. Retrieved 14 December 2014. [verification needed]
- ^ "Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Building/Design Report (August 28, 2019, 4:06 pm)". www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2019. [verification needed]
- ^ "Onich to North Ballachulish Woods - Special Area of Conservation - SAC - Habitats Directive". jncc.defra.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "1995 Temperature". MetOffice. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011.
- ^ "Onich 1971-2000 averages". YR.NO. Archived from the original on 10 February 2001. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ "Onich 1951-1980 values". ScotClim. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
External links
edit Media related to Onich at Wikimedia Commons