Does South Korea's high temperature break 40℃ to set a record for the highest temperature?

In the summer of 20 18, South Korea encountered extremely hot weather. In recent days, the highest daytime temperature and the lowest nighttime temperature in Seoul have reached the highest values in11years. The temperature in gangwon reached 40.3℃, setting a new record for the highest temperature in Korea.

On the morning of August 3, Seoul was still sunny and hot. In Guanghuamen Square in the city center, many tourists and children are playing by the fountain. Holding electric fans one by one has become the standard for office workers to dress formally.

The rainy season in South Korea this year is shorter than in previous years, ending in July 1 1, and then extremely hot weather has appeared continuously. At present, high-temperature alarms continue to sound in most parts of South Korea, and the temperature in many places has broken records. On August 1 day, the highest temperature in Seoul during the day reached 39.6℃, and the lowest temperature at night on August 2 was 30.4℃, both the highest values since meteorological observation records were recorded in Korea 1907. The temperature in Hongchuan County, gangwon recently climbed to 40.3℃, setting a new record for the highest temperature in Korea.

The meteorological department of Korea calls the phenomenon that the lowest temperature is not lower than 25℃ and not lower than 30℃ from 18 to 1 until 9: 00 the next morning "super tropical night". According to the statistics of the meteorological department, Seoul has experienced "tropical night" for 13 consecutive days and "super tropical night" for 2 consecutive days; Busan, Lishui and other places also continue to have the phenomenon of "tropical night" exceeding 15 days.

On that day, the temperature in Hongchuan County, gangwon reached 40.3 degrees Celsius, setting a new record for the highest temperature in Korea. Previously, the temperature in South Korea reached 40 degrees Celsius only once, in August 1942, when the temperature in Daegu reached 40.0 degrees Celsius. In addition, the highest temperature in Yicheng County of Gyeongsangbuk-do and Ningyue County of gangwon reached 39.9 degrees Celsius on July 27th.

Previously, the temperature in South Korea reached 40 degrees Celsius only once, in August 1942, when the temperature in Daegu reached 40.0 degrees Celsius.

Rare high temperatures have also led to a sharp increase in summer heat diseases. According to the latest statistics of Korea Disease Management Headquarters, 29 people in Korea died of fever from May 20th to July 30th in 3/kloc-0 due to the continuous high temperature weather. According to the data released by Korea National Health Insurance Corporation, with the continuous high temperature weather, the number of heatstroke patients will increase significantly this year, and more than 20,000 patients will come to the hospital due to the extreme heat.