Editing Inverness (section)

==Geography==
===Location===
Inverness is situated at the mouth of the [[River Ness]] (which flows from nearby [[Loch Ness]]) and at the south-western extremity of the [[Moray Firth]]. The city lies at the end of the [[Great Glen]] with Loch Ness, Loch Ashie and [[Loch Duntelchaig]] to the west. Inverness's [[Caledonian Canal]] also runs through the Great Glen, connecting Loch Ness, [[Loch Oich]], and [[Loch Lochy]].

The [[Ness Islands]], a publicly owned park, consists of two wooded islands connected by footbridges and has been used as a place of recreation since the 1840s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nessriver.co.uk/pages/nessriver/nessIslands.html |title=River Ness – Inverness – Ness Islands |publisher=nessriver.co.uk |access-date=25 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008061241/http://www.nessriver.co.uk/pages/nessriver/nessIslands.html |archive-date=8 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Craig Phadrig|Craig Phadraig]], once an ancient Gaelic and Pictish hillfort, is a {{convert|240|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://walking.visitscotland.com/perfect-walks/dunainhill-craigphadraig/ |title=Walk Scotland – Perfect Walks – Dunain Hill & Craig Phadraig |publisher=Walking.visitscotland.com |date=27 March 2008 |access-date=25 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927064955/http://walking.visitscotland.com/perfect-walks/dunainhill-craigphadraig/ |archive-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> hill which offers hikes on a clear pathway through the wooded terrain.

Inverness lies on the [[Great Glen Fault]]. There are minor earthquakes, usually unnoticed by locals, about every 3 years. The last earthquake to affect<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pascalbonenfant.com/18c/geography/earthquakes.html|title=British Earthquakes from 1700 to 1849|website=www.pascalbonenfant.com}}</ref> Inverness was in 1934.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.invernessroyal.highland.sch.uk/resources/earthquakes.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040609131324/http://www.invernessroyal.highland.sch.uk/resources/earthquakes.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 June 2004 |title=Inverness Royal Academy |publisher=Invernessroyal.highland.sch.uk |date=16 August 1934 |access-date=25 August 2011 }}</ref>

[[Image:Inverness-pano.jpg|thumb|center|780px|Panorama of Inverness looking downstream to the Greig St Bridge with Huntly Street (left), the [[River Ness]] and Bank Street (right)]]
[[Image:Inverness Moray Firth Panorama 01.jpg|thumb|center|780px|Panorama of Inverness from the [[Black Isle]], with [[Moray Firth]] to the left and [[Kessock Bridge]] in the centre]]

===Climate===
Like most of the [[United Kingdom]], Inverness has an [[oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cfb'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=95030&cityname=Inverness,+Scotland,+United+Kingdom|title=Inverness, Scotland Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase|access-date=2019-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304004041/https://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=95030&cityname=Inverness,+Scotland,+United+Kingdom|archive-date=4 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The climate here is cooler than in more southerly parts of Britain. The highest temperature recorded was {{convert|29.7|C|F}} in July 2006 and June 2018, and the lowest temperature recorded was {{convert|-18.7|C|F}} in January 2010. Typically, the warmest day of the year rises to around {{convert|25|C|F}} and the coldest night falls to around {{convert|-11|C|F}}.<ref>{{cite web | publisher = [[KNMI (institute)|KNMI]] | url = http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/calcdetail.php?seasonid=0&periodid=1971-2000&indexid=FD&stationid=1809 | title = Frost Incidence | access-date = 2 November 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120602142418/http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/calcdetail.php?seasonid=0&periodid=1971-2000&indexid=FD&stationid=1809 | archive-date = 2 June 2012 | url-status = live }}</ref> The climate in this area is characterised by relatively small differences between annual high and low temperatures, as well as adequate rainfall year-round.

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|location = Inverness, elevation: {{convert|13|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1960–present
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| Jan record high C = 11.9
| Feb record high C = 12.7
| Mar record high C = 19.4
| Apr record high C = 23.7
| May record high C = 26.6
| Jun record high C = 29.7
| Jul record high C = 29.7
| Aug record high C = 29.1
| Sep record high C = 25.8
| Oct record high C = 20.3
| Nov record high C = 15.4
| Dec record high C = 11.4
| Jan high C = 7.1
| Feb high C = 7.6
| Mar high C = 9.5
| Apr high C = 12.1
| May high C = 14.8
| Jun high C = 17.0
| Jul high C = 19.0
| Aug high C = 18.7
| Sep high C = 16.5
| Oct high C = 12.9
| Nov high C = 9.5
| Dec high C = 7.3
| year high C = 12.7
| Jan mean C = 4.2
| Feb mean C = 4.5
| Mar mean C = 5.9
| Apr mean C = 8.1
| May mean C = 10.6
| Jun mean C = 13.2
| Jul mean C = 15.1
| Aug mean C = 15.0
| Sep mean C = 12.8
| Oct mean C = 9.5
| Nov mean C = 6.5
| Dec mean C = 4.4
| year mean C = 9.2
| Jan low C = 1.3
| Feb low C = 1.4
| Mar low C = 2.4
| Apr low C = 4.1
| May low C = 6.4
| Jun low C = 9.4
| Jul low C = 11.3
| Aug low C = 11.2
| Sep low C = 9.1
| Oct low C = 6.1
| Nov low C = 3.5
| Dec low C = 1.5
| year low C = 5.7
| Jan record low C = -18.7
| Feb record low C = -17.2
| Mar record low C = -12.8
| Apr record low C = -6.3
| May record low C = -4.1
| Jun record low C = -1.2
| Jul record low C = 2.4
| Aug record low C = 1.2
| Sep record low C = 0.2
| Oct record low C = -4.5
| Nov record low C = -11.7
| Dec record low C = -16.8
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 76.2
| Feb precipitation mm = 60.6
| Mar precipitation mm = 52.6
| Apr precipitation mm = 40.6
| May precipitation mm = 56.1
| Jun precipitation mm = 61.7
| Jul precipitation mm = 62.0
| Aug precipitation mm = 64.9
| Sep precipitation mm = 62.8
| Oct precipitation mm = 78.1
| Nov precipitation mm = 66.8
| Dec precipitation mm = 72.8
| year precipitation mm = 755.0
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 13.6
| Feb precipitation days = 12.3
| Mar precipitation days = 12.5
| Apr precipitation days = 10.1
| May precipitation days = 11.4
| Jun precipitation days = 11.7
| Jul precipitation days = 11.5
| Aug precipitation days = 12.4
| Sep precipitation days = 11.7
| Oct precipitation days = 13.7
| Nov precipitation days = 13.1
| Dec precipitation days = 14.1
| year precipitation days = 147.9
| Jan sun = 40.4
| Feb sun = 74.3
| Mar sun = 110.1
| Apr sun = 143.9
| May sun = 183.6
| Jun sun = 142.8
| Jul sun = 139.2
| Aug sun = 135.8
| Sep sun = 117.2
| Oct sun = 82.5
| Nov sun = 52.2
| Dec sun = 27.7
| year sun = 1249.7
| source 1 = [[Met Office]]<ref name="Met Averages">{{cite web |url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/gfhyzzs9j |title= Inverness (Highland) UK climate averages |access-date=1 January 2022|publisher=Met Office}}</ref>
| source 2 = [[Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute|KNMI]]<ref>{{cite web| url = https://eca.knmi.nl//download/millennium/millennium.php| title = Indices Data – Inverness STAID 1809| access-date = 24 July 2020| publisher = [[KNMI (institute)|KNMI]]| archive-date = 9 July 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180709010608/https://eca.knmi.nl//download/millennium/millennium.php| url-status = dead}}</ref>

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