Heuksando  | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 흑산도 | 
| • Hanja | 黑山島 | 
| • Revised Romanization | Heuksando | 
| • McCune–Reischauer | Hŭksando | 
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| Country | South Korea | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.7 km2 (7.6 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2001)  | |
| • Total | 3,133 | 
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) | 
Heuksando is an island in the Yellow Sea located off 97.2 km from the southwest coast of Mokpo, Jeollanam-do, South Korea. It covers an area of 19.7 km2 and consists of several peaks: Munamsan (문암산/門岩山 400m), Gitdaebong (깃대봉/깃대峰 378m), Seonyubong (선유봉/仙遊峰 300m), Sangnasan (상라산/象羅山 227m). It is within the administrative boundaries of Sinan County, Jeollanam-do, South Korea since 1969. The island's 19.7 km2 are home to about 3,133 people.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Heuksando, Sinan (1997–2020 normals, extremes 1997–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | 
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7)  | 
22.0 (71.6)  | 
23.3 (73.9)  | 
25.7 (78.3)  | 
28.8 (83.8)  | 
30.1 (86.2)  | 
32.8 (91.0)  | 
34.9 (94.8)  | 
31.1 (88.0)  | 
28.0 (82.4)  | 
22.6 (72.7)  | 
18.5 (65.3)  | 
34.9 (94.8)  | 
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9)  | 
6.5 (43.7)  | 
9.9 (49.8)  | 
14.5 (58.1)  | 
19.1 (66.4)  | 
22.8 (73.0)  | 
25.9 (78.6)  | 
27.9 (82.2)  | 
24.1 (75.4)  | 
19.4 (66.9)  | 
14.0 (57.2)  | 
8.2 (46.8)  | 
16.5 (61.7)  | 
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1)  | 
3.8 (38.8)  | 
6.5 (43.7)  | 
10.7 (51.3)  | 
15.2 (59.4)  | 
19.2 (66.6)  | 
22.9 (73.2)  | 
24.7 (76.5)  | 
21.3 (70.3)  | 
16.9 (62.4)  | 
11.5 (52.7)  | 
5.9 (42.6)  | 
13.5 (56.3)  | 
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7)  | 
1.8 (35.2)  | 
3.9 (39.0)  | 
7.8 (46.0)  | 
12.3 (54.1)  | 
16.6 (61.9)  | 
20.6 (69.1)  | 
22.5 (72.5)  | 
19.4 (66.9)  | 
15.1 (59.2)  | 
9.5 (49.1)  | 
3.9 (39.0)  | 
11.2 (52.2)  | 
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.7 (16.3)  | 
−5.9 (21.4)  | 
−3.9 (25.0)  | 
0.6 (33.1)  | 
6.3 (43.3)  | 
11.1 (52.0)  | 
15.6 (60.1)  | 
17.5 (63.5)  | 
14.8 (58.6)  | 
4.6 (40.3)  | 
−0.2 (31.6)  | 
−4.8 (23.4)  | 
−8.7 (16.3)  | 
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23.0 (0.91)  | 
32.8 (1.29)  | 
50.8 (2.00)  | 
88.8 (3.50)  | 
96.7 (3.81)  | 
157.5 (6.20)  | 
208.1 (8.19)  | 
211.2 (8.31)  | 
120.5 (4.74)  | 
58.7 (2.31)  | 
46.1 (1.81)  | 
33.1 (1.30)  | 
1,127.3 (44.38)  | 
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.2 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 9.5 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 9.4 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 10.7 | 109.9 | 
| Average snowy days | 9.0 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 7.5 | 24.2 | 
| Average relative humidity (%) | 69.3 | 71.1 | 73.3 | 77.3 | 81.2 | 88.3 | 92.9 | 89.3 | 84.4 | 75.2 | 71.5 | 68.9 | 78.6 | 
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 103.9 | 140.6 | 199.9 | 205.2 | 200.3 | 158.5 | 118.3 | 187.1 | 185.1 | 204.0 | 147.1 | 109.0 | 1,959 | 
| Percent possible sunshine | 30.7 | 44.9 | 50.3 | 51.4 | 44.1 | 35.6 | 26.0 | 45.2 | 48.4 | 58.1 | 47.7 | 35.2 | 42.9 | 
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (percent sunshine 1981–2010)[2][3][4] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
See also
References
- ↑ 흑산도 黑山島 (in Korean). Doosan Encyber. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
 - ↑ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
 - ↑ 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
 - ↑ "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
 
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