28th Busan Precipitation Probability 0%, High Temperature 12°C
Heavy Snow Warnings Issued Nationwide the Day Before
Busan's Average Annual Snow Days 2.7 in the Past 10 Years
As record-breaking heavy snowfall hit parts of the Seoul metropolitan area including Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, a photo showing that it was not snowing in Busan has become a hot topic online. On the 27th, a photo was posted on X (formerly Twitter) with the caption, "Only you guys are getting snow, but not me." As of 12 PM that day, the post had been viewed over 5.2 million times on X.
A photo trending on X on the 28th. However, this photo was taken during the heavy snowfall in January 2010 and has been confirmed to be unrelated to the recent snowfall. X
This photo appears to be a meme (a photo trending online) showing a satellite image of the Korean Peninsula covered in white, with only the Busan area appearing green, indicating that Busan is a city where it rarely snows. However, it was revealed that this photo was taken during the heavy snowfall in January 2010 and is unrelated to the recent snowstorm. One netizen who saw the photo reacted by saying, "Did you turn on the heater on the Korean Peninsula tiger?" Here, "heater" (eongtteu) humorously refers to the phrase "my butt is warm," cleverly expressing that only the Busan area, which corresponds to the buttocks of the tiger-shaped Korean Peninsula, is warm.
In response, netizens living in Busan posted photos of clear weather, commenting, "Busan is like Hawaii right now," "Please send us some snow by delivery so we can see it too," "Busan is under a protective barrier," and "As expected, the nation of Eongtta." According to the Korea Meteorological Administration's forecast, the probability of precipitation in Busan that day was 0%. The lowest temperature was 4 degrees Celsius, and the highest temperature during the day was 12 degrees Celsius, showing relatively sunny weather.
On the Korea Meteorological Administration website, the live monitoring screen (as of 11 minutes past the hour) shows that most of the country is experiencing snow or rain, while some southern regions are seeing strong sunlight. Korea Meteorological Administration website
According to the live monitoring screen on the Korea Meteorological Administration website (as of 11 minutes past the hour), most of the country was experiencing snow or rain, while some southern regions showed strong sunlight. In particular, although heavy snow warnings were issued across the country the previous day, surfers riding waves were captured by media cameras in Haeundae District, Busan. Busan is known as a city where it rarely snows. The average annual number of days with snow observed in Busan over the past 10 years is 2.7 days, which is less than three days. During the same period, Seoul experienced 24.5 days of snow.
Meanwhile, on the 27th, Suwon City in Gyeonggi Province recorded a daily maximum snow depth of 32.3 cm, the highest since observations began in 1964. The previous record was 21.9 cm, set on January 1, 1981. This heavy snowfall exceeded the amount of snow that had fallen in any winter over the past 61 years. At the Jongno District meteorological observatory in Seoul, which is the standard for snowfall measurements, 28.6 cm of snow was recorded as of 8 AM, marking the third highest amount since modern meteorological observations began on October 1, 1907.
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