annual temperature Archives

2022 Ninth Warmest Year on Record in S. Korea

SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Last year was the ninth warmest year on record in South Korea, data showed Saturday. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said the average temperature throughout 2022 was 12.9 C, 0.4 C higher than the average of 12.5 C during the baseline period from 1991 to 2020. It also marked [...]

S. Korea On Course to Log Warmest Year in 2021

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s average temperature in the January-November period reached an all-time high of 14.4 degrees Celsius, making this year likely to be the warmest year ever, the state weather agency said Wednesday. The 11-month average temperature marks the highest since 1973 when the country beefed up weather observation networks [...]