January 28, 2023 - Snow on the Korean Peninsula

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Frigid temperatures and heavy snow swept across the Korean Peninsula in
late January 2023. Low temperatures in Seoul, South Korea were reported
to have dipped to -19.2˚C (-2.6˚F) on January 24 as the city
accumulated more than 19 centimeters (7.5 inches) of fresh snowfall.
The heaviest accumulation of more than 70 centimeters (27.5 inches) was
reported to have blanketed Ulleungo, a small island that sits off the
east coast of South Korea.

The winter storm and icy temperatures were reported to have caused bust
pipes or water gauges in hundreds of homes in South Korea and closed
hiking trails across the country. Flights were cancelled, especially to
Jeju Island, located off the southern tip of South Korea. The
widespread wintery weather also affected Japan, where as many as six
deaths were associated with the storm. The same system also profoundly
dropped temperatures in other parts of Asia, most notably in Mohe,
China’s most northerly city. On January 22, the temperature dropped to
a staggering -53˚C (-63.4˚F)—the coldest temperature ever recorded in
that Country. On the same day, Yakutsk, Russia recorded lows of -62.7˚C
(-80.9˚F), which was the coldest temperature in over 20 years.

On January 27, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
(MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of
snow lingering across the Korean Peninsula. The heaviest accumulation
covers western North Korea while southern South Korea appears
snow-free.

Image Facts
Satellite: Terra
Date Acquired: 1/27/2023
Resolutions: 1km (678.8 KB), 500m (1.9 MB), 250m (1.7 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-01-28

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