Fort Augustus
Fort Augustus is a settlement in the parish of Boleskine and Abertarff, at the south-west end of Loch Ness, Scottish Highlands. The town has a population of around 646 (2001 ). Its economic situation is heavily reliant on tourism. As with the majority of the British Isles and Scotland, Fort Augustus has an oceanic environment (Köppen: Cfb) with trendy summer seasons and also moderate winters months. Like a lot of the bordering location, sunshine levels are reduced at around 1,000 hours per annum and also temperature levels are uncertain-- Fort Augustus holds the UK's joint most affordable May temperature level record of -9.4 ° C (15.1 ° F). This is the most up to date point in the added to summer season that such a low temperature level has actually been taped, suggesting it can become a frost trap on calm clear evenings because of its valley location. That exact same low lying topography can likewise trigger some high temperatures now and then-- Ft Augustus held the UK daily high temperature document for 16 December for virtually 80 years.
