{
  "id": 18094184,
  "title": "Korea experiences 5th warmest Oct. this year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/korea-experiences-5th-warmest-oct-this-year",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T08:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/environment-animals/20261104/korea-experiences-5th-warmest-oct-this-year"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Last month, South Korea experienced its fifth warmest October since record-keeping began in 1973, according to the state weather agency. The average temperature for the month reached 15.8°C, which is 1.5°C higher than the typical October average of 14.3°C. This surge in temperature was primarily driven by warm air flowing in from the south, with Seoul's daily high temperature peaking at 30.1°C on October 12th, the highest October temperature since observations began in 1907.\n\nThe temperature fluctuations throughout October were significant, with daily mean temperatures dropping as low as 9.8°C on October 22nd before rebounding to 16.9°C three days later. The variation in temperatures was attributed to the alternation of cold and warm air masses over the peninsula, influenced by smooth atmospheric flows moving from west to east in the mid-latitudes.",
  "summary": "Korea's average temperature reached 15.8 C last month, 1.5 C higher than the average for October, marking the fifth warmest October since 1973, the state weather agency said Wednesday. Korea saw unusually high temperatures from Oct. 10-13 as warm air moved in from the south, with Seoul's daily high reaching 30.1 C on Oct. 12, the highest October temperature since modern weather observation began…",
  "key_points": [
    "South Korea's October ranked 5th warmest since 1973",
    "Average temperature 15.8°C, 1.5°C above normal",
    "Seoul's high of 30.1°C on Oct 12th, highest since 1907"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The persistent influx of southern air masses signals an intensifying trend of unseasonable warmth that disrupts traditional seasonal patterns across the Korean peninsula.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}