Category: Heat waves affecting Korea, Republic of

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• China
• Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
• Korea, Republic of

Duration: 7 days

Time span: February 25 2026 to March 03 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 2.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 9.7 °C

Event center: 41.5°N 127.5°E

Area affected: 104560 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Feb-25_to_2026-Mar-03_127.5_41.5

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• China
• Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
• Korea, Republic of

Duration: 5 days

Time span: February 27 2025 to March 03 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 2.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 10.5 °C

Event center: 42.5°N 129.0°E

Area affected: 153744 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2025-Feb-27_to_2025-Mar-03_129.0_42.5

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• China
• Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
• Korea, Republic of

Duration: 4 days

Time span: April 01 2024 to April 04 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 15.9 °C

Event center: 39.5°N 125.0°E

Area affected: 105796 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2024-Apr-01_to_2024-Apr-04_125.0_39.5

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• China
• Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
• Korea, Republic of

Duration: 4 days

Time span: November 09 2022 to November 12 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 19.7 °C

Event center: 39.5°N 129.5°E

Area affected: 209087 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2022-Nov-09_to_2022-Nov-12_129.5_39.5