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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 3:49 pm Post subject: Summer Weather; Rainy Season Begins June 19 |
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The Weather This Summer
- Early Heat: Scorching hot weather in early June.
- Rainy Season: The rainy season will last for a month from mid June.
- Typhoons: Two or three are expected to hit the country.
- Holiday Season: The peak time for summer vacationers starts in late June and ends in early August.
Chosun Ilbo (May 23, 2006)
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200605/200605230023.html
Rainy season begins June 19
This year's rainy season is expected to begin on June 19 following a sultry start to the month, the nation's weather agency said yesterday.
By Jin Dae-woong, The Korea Herald (May 24, 2006)
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2006/05/24/200605240008.asp |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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How many seasons are there in Korea?
four? five? six?
Can you name all the seasons? |
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uberscheisse
Joined: 02 Dec 2003
Location: japan is better than korea.
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| Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 2:32 pm Post subject: |
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| i imagine a giant ajosshi in the sky turning a giant tap on exactly at 9am, june 19. no sooner, no later. |
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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| shoot and I leave for vacation June 22nd, I always try to avoid the rainy season here, maybe I should change my flight out to June 18 |
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krats1976
Joined: 14 May 2003
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| Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 4:00 pm Post subject: Re: Summer Weather; Rainy Season Begins June 19 |
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| Real Reality wrote: |
| - Rainy Season: The rainy season will last for a month from mid June. |
This is the best tidbit I've read on this entire site in ages.
krat's flight schedule: depart Korea June 18, return July 22. 
No rainy season for me!! |
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Lizara
Joined: 14 Apr 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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| uberscheisse wrote: |
| i imagine a giant ajosshi in the sky turning a giant tap on exactly at 9am, june 19. no sooner, no later. |
That was awesome.
I wonder how they predict *exactly* June 19th? |
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uberscheisse
Joined: 02 Dec 2003
Location: japan is better than korea.
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| Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 4:10 am Post subject: |
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| Lizara wrote: |
| uberscheisse wrote: |
| i imagine a giant ajosshi in the sky turning a giant tap on exactly at 9am, june 19. no sooner, no later. |
That was awesome.
I wonder how they predict *exactly* June 19th? |
i got that from people i know who live in university housing who freeze in early november, because the maintenance claim that "winter hasn't started yet" so the heat's not on... and then sweat in mid-may because "summer hasn't started yet" so their aircons aren't hooked up.
yeah. i think people are big on official dates here. |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 4:27 am Post subject: |
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| uberscheisse wrote: |
i got that from people i know who live in university housing who freeze in early november, because the maintenance claim that "winter hasn't started yet" so the heat's not on... and then sweat in mid-may because "summer hasn't started yet" so their aircons aren't hooked up.
yeah. i think people are big on official dates here. |
Yes... that's how they do things here.. and yet I find the logic difficult to understand.
They do it mostly to save energy costs - but if you are freezing people to death, they are just going to buy electric heaters, plug them in and run up a huge electricity bill for the uni... same with the summer.. they will just buy fans or something and keep them running days on nights.
Odd. |
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the saint
Joined: 09 Dec 2003
Location: not there yet...
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| Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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| tzechuk wrote: |
| they will just buy fans or something and keep them running days on nights. |
what and risk death by asphyxiation...?!! not likely |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 6:15 am Post subject: |
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Rainy Season Begins Next Week
The summer rainy season will start in the middle of next week and continue for about one month, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said Wednesday.
By Lee Hyo-sik, Korea Times (June 14, 2006)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200606/kt2006061417311853460.htm |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 6:17 am Post subject: |
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| Interesting... I thought the rainy season was here already......... |
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blaseblasphemener
Joined: 01 Jun 2006
Location: There's a voice, keeps on calling me, down the road, that's where I'll always be
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:06 am Post subject: |
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Got soaking wet shoes from the rain today.
Just wondering what people do to avoid that here, such as rubber boots,
or do you just get the soaked feet like me.
Kind of a dopey question, but haven't seen people where rubber boots,
so I'm curious. My shoes have that gross, mildewing, slightly putrid
smell to them now. lovely. |
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pet lover
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Location: not in Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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Wow....so early June was hot and sultry huh? If that is so, then I have nothing to fear from this coming summer. And good to know that this constant rain we've been having has nothing to do at all with a "rainy" season. I suppose this is merely a "raining" season.
Korean weather. Waaaaaacky~!
Oh, and as for shoes, I wear rubber sandals when walking around outside while carrying my real shoes. I also DO have a pair of big rubber boots and I'm not ashamed to be the only person in a crowd wearing them. When caught out in a downpour in real shoes, I take them off and go barefoot. |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 2:35 am Post subject: |
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More heavy rain expected until weekend
The torrential rain that drenched the Korean Peninsula from Sunday gradually eased off yesterday afternoon but there will be more downpours as a seasonal rain front is likely to stay in Seoul and central regions until this weekend.
By Cho Chung-un, The Korea Herald (July 14, 2006)
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2006/07/14/200607140008.asp |
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 2:37 am Post subject: |
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| I must admit, I don't get the four distinct seasons in Korea thing. Maybe I have just forgotten how to count. |
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