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billyg
Joined: 16 Feb 2005
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 Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 6:38 pm Post subject: rainy season? |
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| is today the first day of what is to be, an earlier than normal rainy season? it usually doesn't hit until the beginning of july, correct? |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 7:17 pm Post subject: Re: rainy season? |
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| billyg wrote: |
| is today the first day of what is to be, an earlier than normal rainy season? it usually doesn't hit until the beginning of july, correct? |
every june the weather systems shift from the northwest to the southwest, usually bringing rains upward, however it's been two weeks since the shift (i check satellite images almost daily) and relatively little rain, a few systems passing just south of the peninsula
in 2003 and 2004 the streets were flooded, i recall having my dress pants rolled up to my knees, shoes and socks in a plastic bag, slogging through the nonstop rains
last year was mild
the rains end by the last week of july, after which typhoons from the south and a bit southeast (vs. southwest monsoons now) will be a factor from time to time, though only rainy windy tail ends of typhoons hit last year |
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Freaka
Joined: 05 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 7:21 pm Post subject: Re: rainy season? |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
| the rains end by the last week of july, after which typhoons from the south and a bit southeast (vs. southwest monsoons now) will be a factor from time to time, though only rainy windy tail ends of typhoons hit last year |
I'll be arriving on July 30th...does this mean that I'll have just missed the worst of the rains? One can only hope...Mother Nature is so unpredictable. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 7:46 pm Post subject: Re: rainy season? |
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| Freaka wrote: |
| I'll be arriving on July 30th...does this mean that I'll have just missed the worst of the rains? One can only hope...Mother Nature is so unpredictable. |
Yes you will have missed the monsoons, if the last four summers are any indication.
Many companies have a week vacation during the end of July/beginning of August because it is predictably good weather, as there is a couple of weeks between the end of the monsoons from the southwest and the beginning of the typhoons from the south and bit southeast.
Last july a rare early typhoon was predicted to be making its way up here from taiwan but, as is typical of that time of year, it turned before korea.
Coming July 30th is a great time. Except for the scorching heat. Good time to go camping and hanging out at the beach for swim cool downs. |
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billyg
Joined: 16 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:28 pm Post subject: Re: rainy season? |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
| I'll be arriving on July 30th...does this mean that I'll have just missed the worst of the rains? One can only hope...Mother Nature is so unpredictable. |
you'll have missed them this year but you'll be sure to get your share of it next year...  |
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:42 am Post subject: |
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and really a pleasant start to the rainy season given the heat of the past few days. looks like this batch of rain will only last through the nite with only 5-30 mm rain for seoul
for the newbies it wont rain every day for the next month, in fact mon and tues should be nice next week.
its funny the way afn "warns" people of the monsoon season, they portray it as the second flood
glad i wont be here for the hot part, the humidity afterwards is miserable, i'll be on a beach in thailand  |
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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: soul of Asia
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:39 am Post subject: |
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| In a taxi today, a lady on the radio said today is the first day of monsoon season. I have got to hurry and get some rain boots. |
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Smee
Joined: 24 Dec 2004
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:08 am Post subject: |
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| Was last year mild? I guess, as I remember pleasant weather in June and July. In mid-July, though, after moving out of my apartment I was in a motel in Seoul and basically stuck there as it rained 3 days straight. I remember watching news reports on vacation and seeing Seoul flooded. What generally happens, it seems, is we have nice weather during the week when I'm in school, and then we have terrible weather on weekends and on national holidays. |
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Sine qua non
Joined: 18 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:09 am Post subject: |
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What's the deal with predictions of a short monsoon season (on the order of only 7-10 days long, then a break, then a resumption)? I've heard tell of something to this effect from a few different mouths.
A pretty girl invited me to go swimming with her after the rains are over, so I am particularly interested in the conclusion to the rainy weather. |
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ella
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:52 am Post subject: |
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| Haven't seen much rain as of yet, but where can you buy men's rain boots? |
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billyg
Joined: 16 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Smee wrote: |
Was last year mild?
What generally happens, it seems, is we have nice weather during the week when I'm in school, and then we have terrible weather on weekends and on national holidays. |
i've heard someone else mention how last year was mild, man, hate to think what could be worse... i thought it was much more wet than 2005. there really is only one torrential week of rain... then its sporadic for 3-4 weeks after... pretty gray, pretty disgustingly humid... at least that's what its been the last few years i've been here. so true about the weekends always being the worst of it... drove me crazy last year. |
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kermo
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Eating eggs, with a comb, out of a shoe.
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm so happy to be able to leave during July and August. I can't stand the torrents. |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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| hogwonguy1979 wrote: |
| glad i wont be here for the hot part, the humidity afterwards is miserable, i'll be on a beach in thailand |
From what I remember, the heat and humidity are even worse in Thailand during that time of year. However, it's still Thailand, and you're still on the beach. |
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