As the heatwave continues, the daily average temperature records were broken throughout the country in June. The daily average temperature in Daegu reached 30.7 degrees, making it the hottest June since observations began in January 1907, 118 years ago.
According to the Korea Meteorological Administration on the 1st, Busan recorded a daily average temperature of 26.2 degrees the previous day. This is the highest temperature for June since observations began in April 1904.
The daily average temperature in Mokpo, which began observations at the same time as Busan, also reached 28.1 degrees, the highest ever recorded for June.
Both regions had previously set daily average temperature records on June 29, but the records were broken just one day later.
Gangneung in Gangwon Province, where observations began in October 1911, recorded 31.9 degrees, while Jeonju, which started observations in June 1918, recorded 29.5 degrees, setting new daily average high temperature records for June.
In total, 59 of the 97 climate observation stations across the country registered changes in their daily average temperature records in June this year.
In Seoul, the daily temperature recorded 28.2 degrees the previous day, ranking fifth in the highest daily average temperatures for June. The highest was 29.4 degrees on June 20 last year.
The ongoing heatwave across the country is analyzed to have occurred due to Korea being on the edge of the North Pacific high-pressure system, which allowed hot and humid air to flow in from the southwest.
A representative from the Korea Meteorological Administration noted, "Since the North Pacific high-pressure system is not yet fully developed, it remains to be seen whether this heat will persist depending on changes in atmospheric pressure."