2024 was S. Korea’s hottest year on record: Korea’s yearly average temperature was 14.5 degrees Celsius in 2024, which is 2 C higher than the average temperature of previous years

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by Wagamaga

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  1. South Korea in 2024 experienced the hottest year since weather records were first kept 113 years ago, marking an all-time high in the average yearly temperature as well as the number of tropical nights observed, said the Korea Meteorological Administration on Thursday.

    According to the KMA, Korea’s yearly average temperature was 14.5 degrees Celsius in 2024, which is 2 C higher than the average temperature of previous years.

    The year 2024 also marked the second consecutive year in which high-temperature records were broken. The previous record for the hottest year was set in 2023, with an average temperature of 13.7 C.

    The state weather agency added that Korea saw monthly average temperatures rise above the historical norm throughout last year. In particular, September stood out with a monthly average temperature of 24.7 C, which is 4.2 C higher than the usual average for that month.

    All heat-related records were broken in 2024.

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