Heat wave and tropical nights grip Korea after rainy season

The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said on July 30 that the rainy season across the country has effectively ended around the 27th. For the time being, it is expected that the weather will continue to be hot during the day and even at night.

Since it rained heavily in Jeju Island, North Chungcheong Province, and the northern part of Gangwon Province on the 27th, there has been no news of heavy rain other than showers. However, until last week, it was difficult to predict the end of the rainy season because there was a possibility that Typhoon Kaemi could have an effect on creating a belt of rain on the Korean Peninsula.

The KMA explained that as the typhoon weakened and a subtropical high pressure strongly took its place, the stagnant front that brought on the rainy season moved toward North Korea without being activated again.

This year's rainy season began on June 19 in Jeju Island, June 22 in the southern region, and June 29 in the central region. Compared to the average year, this year's rainy season was about seven days and four days longer in Jeju (32.4 days in the average year) and the southern region (31.4 days), respectively. The central region of the country was about three days shorter than the average of 31.5 days. The KMA will conduct a follow-up analysis of the exact start and end dates of this year's rainy season and then announce them in September.

Although the rainy season is over, the potential for heavy rainfall remains. In fact, from 1991 to 2020, the precipitation in summer (between June and August) averaged 66.1 millimeters before the rainy season, 356.7 millimeters during the rainy season, and 304 millimeters after the rainy season. That is, it rained as much as the rainy season even after the monsoon.

The KMA predicted that the hot and humid weather is expected to continue for some time, with heat waves during the day and tropical nights. It added that it will be very hot in most parts of the country for the time being, with the maximum sensory temperature of around 35 degrees and tropical nights.

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