Record High Average Temperatures in June for Gwangju and Jeonnam... Highest in 52 Years

Last month, the average temperature in Gwangju and Jeonnam was the highest in 52 years.

The Gwangju Regional Meteorological Administration announced the "June 2024 Climate Analysis Results" on the 4th. The average temperature in June this year was 22.7 degrees Celsius, 1.2 degrees higher than the normal year, marking the highest point since 1973. It was followed by 22.6 degrees in 2022 and 22.5 degrees in 2005.

In particular, from the 18th to the 19th of last month, warm southwesterly winds flowed in, causing many areas to exceed a daily maximum temperature of 35 degrees, with numerous places setting new extreme records. Wando (18th, 34.2 degrees), Gwangju (19th, 37.2 degrees), and Haenam (19th, 33.5 degrees) are examples.

The average number of heatwave days (days with a daily maximum temperature of 33℃ or higher) in Gwangju and Jeonnam was 1.1 days (normal year 0.1 days), the highest ever recorded. Among the seven points used to calculate the average, a total of 8 heatwave days occurred in Gwangju (3 days), Goheung (2 days), Wando (1 day), Jangheung (1 day), and Haenam (1 day).

The Gwangju Regional Meteorological Administration analyzed that "the high-temperature phenomenon that occurred in mid-June is related to the slow pressure system in the high latitudes north of our country and the high temperatures on the Chinese continent." They explained, "a pressure ridge developed in the upper atmosphere near the Laptev Sea and the Kamchatka Peninsula, and a pressure trough near the Sea of Okhotsk stagnated between these ridges. Westerly winds were induced toward northeastern China and our country at the southern end of this trough, and the hot air from the Chinese continent, which was 2 to 4 degrees higher than normal, was carried by the westerly winds into our country, further raising the temperature."

Precipitation was 183.0 mm, within the normal range (118.7?213.9 mm). In early and mid-June, there were many clear days under the influence of a mobile high-pressure system, and precipitation was low due to dry air flowing in from the northwest of our country’s upper atmosphere. However, in late June, the stationary front affected the region several times, resulting in precipitation levels close to the normal range.

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