Onich
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{{Infobox UK place
| country = Scotland
| official_name = Onich
| static_image_name = Clach-a-Charra - Onich - geograph.org.uk - 10167.jpg
| static_image_caption = Clach-a-Charra standing stone, Onich
| scots_name =
| gaelic_name = Omhanaich
| population =
| os_grid_reference = NN0215561760
| map_type = Lochaber
| coordinates = {{coord|56.703|-5.225|display=inline,title}}
| unitary_scotland = Highland
| lieutenancy_scotland =
| constituency_westminster =
| constituency_scottish_parliament =
| post_town = Fort William
| postcode_district = PH33
| postcode_area = PH
| dial_code = 01855 821
}}
Onich ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|oʊ|n|ɪ|x}};{{cite EPD|18}} 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.
Area
St Bride’s Church was built in 1874 by the Edinburgh architect John Garden Brown.{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.argyll.anglican.org/churches/onich/onich-st-brides-history/|publisher=Diocese of Argyll and The Isles|access-date=14 December 2014}} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/913208752 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/913146553 cite #1 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC bot/Job 18}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/building_full.php?id=216185|title=Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Building/Design Report (August 28, 2019, 4:06 pm)|website=www.scottisharchitects.org.uk|access-date=2019-08-28}} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/913208752 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/913146553 cite #2 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC bot/Job 18}} Onich to North Ballachulish Woods forms a Special Area of Conservation because of its old sessile oak woods with Ilex and Blechnum.{{cite web |title=Onich to North Ballachulish Woods - Special Area of Conservation - SAC - Habitats Directive |url=http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/ProtectedSites/SACselection/sac.asp?EUCode=UK0030344 |website=jncc.defra.gov.uk |access-date=24 July 2018 |language=en}}
Climate
As 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 {{cvt|2000|mm|in|-1}}. Onich holds the record for highest temperature reported, {{convert|32.1|C|F}},{{Cite web | publisher = MetOffice | url = http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/ns/ | title = 1995 Temperature | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110813193523/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/ns/ | archive-date = 2011-08-13 }} 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.
{{Weather box
|location = Onich 1971-2000, {{cvt|12|m|ft}} asl (Sunshine, Rainfall and Extremes, 1951-1980)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 16.7
|Feb record high C = 14.4
|Mar record high C = 18.9
|Apr record high C = 21.5
|May record high C = 26.5
|Jun record high C = 28.5
|Jul record high C = 30.0
|Aug record high C = 32.1
|Sep record high C = 23.9
|Oct record high C = 23.3
|Nov record high C = 16.0
|Dec record high C = 14.4
|year record high C = 32.1
|Jan high C = 6.8
|Feb high C = 7.4
|Mar high C = 9.0
|Apr high C = 11.9
|May high C = 15.6
|Jun high C = 17.1
|Jul high C = 18.6
|Aug high C = 18.4
|Sep high C = 15.8
|Oct high C = 12.8
|Nov high C = 9.2
|Dec high C = 7.4
|year high C =
|Jan low C = 0.9
|Feb low C = 1.1
|Mar low C = 2.0
|Apr low C = 3.0
|May low C = 5.4
|Jun low C = 7.9
|Jul low C = 10.0
|Aug low C = 9.8
|Sep low C = 8.0
|Oct low C = 5.8
|Nov low C = 2.9
|Dec low C = 1.7
|year low C =
|Jan record low C = −12.0
|Feb record low C = −10.0
|Mar record low C = −8.0
|Apr record low C = −6.5
|May record low C = −4.0
|Jun record low C = 0.5
|Jul record low C = 2.2
|Aug record low C = 1.7
|Sep record low C = -2.0
|Oct record low C = -3.5
|Nov record low C = −6.7
|Dec record low C = −11.1
|year record low C = −12.0
|Jan precipitation mm = 200
|Feb precipitation mm = 132
|Mar precipitation mm = 152
|Apr precipitation mm = 111
|May precipitation mm = 103
|Jun precipitation mm = 124
|Jul precipitation mm = 137
|Aug precipitation mm = 150
|Sep precipitation mm = 199
|Oct precipitation mm = 215
|Nov precipitation mm = 220
|Dec precipitation mm = 238
|year precipitation mm = 1981
|Jan sun = 27.9
|Feb sun = 62.2
|Mar sun = 89.9
|Apr sun = 132.0
|May sun = 164.3
|Jun sun = 150.0
|Jul sun = 114.7
|Aug sun = 117.8
|Sep sun = 87.0
|Oct sun = 65.1
|Nov sun = 33.0
|Dec sun = 18.6
|year sun =
|source 1 = YR.NO{{cite web|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/sites/18.html |title=Onich 1971-2000 averages |access-date=2 Nov 2011 |publisher=YR.NO |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010210223621/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/sites/18.html |archive-date=February 10, 2001 }}
|source 2 = ScotClim{{cite web
| url =http://www.weather.org.uk/climate/scotclim.html | title = Onich 1951-1980 values | access-date = 2 Nov 2011 | publisher = ScotClim}}
|date=Nov 2011
}}
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