SEOUL: South Korea recorded its highest average summertime temperature since such records began half a century ago, the weather agency said on Thursday (Sep 5), nearly 2 degrees Celsius higher than the historic average. From June to August, the average temperature in the country was 25.
SEOUL: South Korea recorded its highest average summertime temperature since such records began half a century ago, the weather agency said on Thursday , nearly 2 degrees Celsius higher than the historic average.
"From mid-June, temperatures remained higher than in previous years, even during the monsoon season when temperatures traditionally drop," the KMA said."We experienced heavy downpours during the monsoon season, and the prolonged heat wave and tropical nights caused significant discomfort and damage to the public," Jang said.
South Korea also experienced the longest stretch of tropical nights on record, averaging 20.2 days for the June to August period - triple the previous average of 6.5 days, the KMA said in a press release. The European Copernicus Climate Change Service reported that the global average temperature from July 2023 to June 2024 was the highest ever recorded.
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