Chupungnyeong

Chupungnyeong is a mountain pass between Yeongdong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do and Gimcheon-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do in South Korea.

Chupungnyeong
Hangul
추풍령
Hanja
Revised RomanizationChupungnyeong
McCune–ReischauerCh'up'ungn'yŏng

Summary

It lies in the Sobaek Mountains, and it was a border between Jinhan and Mahan in Proto–Three Kingdoms period and Silla and Baekje in Three Kingdoms period. Now it is a border between Chungcheongbuk-do and Gyeongsangbuk-do, Hoseo and Yeongnam. Korail Gyeongbu Line, Route 4 and Gyeongbu Expressway pass through it, and it is the highest point in Gyeongbu Line. There is a meteorological observatory controlled by Daejeon Area Meteorological Administration. As a name of administrative divisions, it is one of myeon in Yeongdong-gun and ri in Chupungnyeong-myeon.

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Climate

Chupungnyeong has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwa) with very warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is much higher in summer than in winter.

Climate data for Chupungnyeong (1981–2010, extremes 1935–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.6
(58.3)		 21.7
(71.1)		 27.7
(81.9)		 31.3
(88.3)		 35.4
(95.7)		 36.2
(97.2)		 39.8
(103.6)		 38.0
(100.4)		 35.2
(95.4)		 30.8
(87.4)		 25.3
(77.5)		 21.0
(69.8)		 39.8
(103.6)
Average high °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7)		 5.5
(41.9)		 11.3
(52.3)		 18.8
(65.8)		 23.4
(74.1)		 26.6
(79.9)		 28.4
(83.1)		 28.9
(84.0)		 24.9
(76.8)		 19.8
(67.6)		 12.3
(54.1)		 5.5
(41.9)		 17.3
(63.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.0
(28.4)		 0.2
(32.4)		 5.2
(41.4)		 12.1
(53.8)		 17.0
(62.6)		 20.9
(69.6)		 23.7
(74.7)		 24.1
(75.4)		 19.3
(66.7)		 13.1
(55.6)		 6.4
(43.5)		 0.4
(32.7)		 11.7
(53.1)
Average low °C (°F) −6.2
(20.8)		 −4.5
(23.9)		 −0.2
(31.6)		 5.3
(41.5)		 10.7
(51.3)		 15.8
(60.4)		 20.1
(68.2)		 20.4
(68.7)		 14.6
(58.3)		 7.5
(45.5)		 1.1
(34.0)		 −4.1
(24.6)		 6.7
(44.1)
Record low °C (°F) −17.8
(0.0)		 −16.2
(2.8)		 −11.8
(10.8)		 −5.0
(23.0)		 1.7
(35.1)		 5.7
(42.3)		 11.5
(52.7)		 11.5
(52.7)		 4.1
(39.4)		 −4.6
(23.7)		 −10.7
(12.7)		 −17.2
(1.0)		 −17.8
(0.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 24.5
(0.96)		 34.5
(1.36)		 50.0
(1.97)		 69.6
(2.74)		 84.5
(3.33)		 146.3
(5.76)		 284.6
(11.20)		 244.5
(9.63)		 139.1
(5.48)		 43.9
(1.73)		 41.3
(1.63)		 24.2
(0.95)		 1,187.1
(46.74)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.6 7.9 9.7 8.1 8.8 10.0 15.7 14.6 9.6 6.0 8.1 8.4 115.5
Average snowy days 10.6 7.3 4.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.2 8.0 33.0
Average relative humidity (%) 61.8 59.8 58.3 55.9 63.1 71.6 80.5 80.5 77.9 71.1 66.7 63.9 67.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 174.3 173.0 196.0 216.5 227.4 182.2 144.6 157.9 165.8 202.2 170.2 166.3 2,176.4
Percent possible sunshine 56.3 56.5 52.9 55.0 52.0 41.6 32.5 37.6 44.5 57.9 55.3 55.1 48.9
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[1][2][3] (percent sunshine and snowy days)[4]

References
  1. "평년값자료(1981-2010) 추풍령(135)" (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. "기후자료 극값(최대값) 전체년도 일최고기온 (℃) 최고순위, 추풍령(135)" (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. "기후자료 극값(최대값) 전체년도 일최저기온 (℃) 최고순위, 추풍령(135)" (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  4. "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. p. 499 and 649. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.

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