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SEOUL, 15 August (BelTA — Yonhap) — The record for the most consecutive
tropical nights in Seoul is expected to be broken this week, the state
weather agency said Wednesday, as the ongoing heat wave is forecast to
continue through the Aug. 15 Liberation Day and beyond.
Seoul
experienced its 24th consecutive tropical night phenomenon on the night
between Tuesday and Wednesday, which began on July 21, according to the
Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). This is the second-most
tropical nights in a row since modern meteorological observations began
in 1907.
The lowest temperature in the capital on the day was
28.3 C, the highest minimum temperature this year, the agency noted. A
tropical night refers to a phenomenon when nighttime temperatures stay
above 25 C from 6:01 p.m. to 9 a.m. the following day.
The
longest streak of tropical nights in Seoul occurred in 2018, when the
tropical night phenomenon lasted 26 days in a row from July 21 to Aug.
15 of that year. The 2018 record is expected to be broken later this
week, as the current heat wave is forecast to persist until after
Thursday’s Liberation Day, the KMA said.
