{
  "id": 18097824,
  "title": "Korea experiences 5th warmest Oct. this year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/korea-experiences-5th-warmest-oct-this-year-18097824",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T09:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/environment-animals/20261104/korea-experiences-5th-warmest-oct-this-year"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Korea experienced the fifth warmest October in recorded history this year, with an average temperature of 15.8 C. This marks a 1.5 C increase from the long-term average for the month. The warmest October on record was in 2020, when the average temperature reached 16.3 C. The surge in temperature occurred between October 10-13, when warm air from the south pushed into the country. Seoul saw its highest October temperature since records began in 1907, with a daily high of 30.1 C on October 12. This extreme heat pushed the month's average up to 15.8 C, surpassing the historical average of 14.3 C set between 1991 and 2022. The fluctuating temperatures throughout October were a result of alternating cold and warm air masses flowing over the peninsula, influenced by smooth atmospheric flows moving from west to east in the mid-latitudes. At one point, the nationwide daily mean temperature plummeted to 9.8 C on October 22, but rebounded to 16.9 C three days later.",
  "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…",
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  "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."
}