Fort Augustus
Ft Augustus is a negotiation 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. Similar to most of the British Isles and also Scotland, Ft Augustus has a nautical climate (Köppen: Cfb) with trendy summer seasons and also moderate winters. Like a great deal of the bordering area, sunshine levels are reduced at around 1,000 hours per year and temperature levels are unpredictable-- Fort Augustus holds the UK's joint most affordable May temperature record of -9.4 ° C (15.1 ° F). This is the current factor in the added to summertime that such a reduced temperature has been tape-recorded, recommending it can end up being a frost trap on tranquil clear nights as a result of its valley area. That exact same low lying topography can likewise give rise to some heats on occasion-- Fort Augustus held the UK daily high temperature record for 16 December for virtually 80 years.