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Heat Wave Grips South Korea As Monsoon Season Ends

SEOUL, Aug 17 — A heat advisory has been put in place for most parts of South Korea on Monday as temperatures rose following the country’s longest-ever monsoon season, reports Yonhap news agency.

Heat advisories and alerts have been issued for areas in Daejeon, Gwangju and Busan, where the wind chill temperature was expected to exceed 35C for two or more days. In Seoul, the wind chill temperature was expected to remain over 33C for two or more days.

The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) forecast daytime temperatures to rise over 33C, with the mercury surging over 35C in the country’s eastern coastal areas and southern areas, including the resort island of Jeju.

Night temperatures were also expected to stay high, prompting tropical nights, in which nighttime lows remain above 25C between 6.01 pm and 9 am the following day. On Monday, nighttime lows reached 26.1C in Seoul, 28.3C in Gangneung, 26.1C in Busan and 27C in Jeju, according to the KMA.

The heatwave comes after the country underwent a record-long monsoon season. This year’s rainy season began June 24 and continued for 54 days in the central part of the country, marking the longest monsoon season following a 49-day streak in 2013, according to the KMA.

Source: BERNAMA

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