--- title: "South Korea records highest temperature in over a century" description: "Most outlets reported that South Korea recorded its highest temperature in more than a century, with the temperature reaching 42.5°C in Yangsan. Several emphasized that this was the hottest day on record, while others noted the government’s emergency measures or the introduction of a new heatwave warning system in Seoul. A few also mentioned that this marked a milestone in the country’s ongoing heatwave." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/1485-south-korea-records-its-highest-ever-temperature-of-42-5-c site: HarZaviya language: en --- # South Korea records highest temperature in over a century world · latest filing 3 Aug 2026, 6:45 AM PKT · 2–3 Aug 2026 · 9 articles from 8 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 8 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that South Korea recorded its highest temperature in more than a century, with the temperature reaching 42.5°C in Yangsan. Several emphasized that this was the hottest day on record, while others noted the government’s emergency measures or the introduction of a new heatwave warning system in Seoul. A few also mentioned that this marked a milestone in the country’s ongoing heatwave. ## Same story from 8 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **The News International** — [South Korea's hottest day on record as authorities issue emergency heat warning](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1411073-south-koreas-hottest-day-on-record-as-authorities-issue-emergency-heat-warning) · 3 Aug 2026, 6:45 AM PKT > South Korea has recorded its highest temperature since modern records began, as authorities urged residents to avoid going outside during an intense heatwave.According to the Korea Meteorological Administration , the south-eastern city of Yangsan reached 42.5C on Sunday, the highest temperature... - **Arab News Pakistan** — [Seoul issues first ‘severe heatwave warning’ under new system](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2653213/world) · 3 Aug 2026, 3:08 AM PKT · 78% identical wording to the newest filing > SEOUL: South Korea’s weather agency issued a “severe heatwave warning” for Seoul on Monday, the first such advisory since introducing the designation this year to alert the public about extreme temperatures. New national heat records were set on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with the mercury soaring up to 42.5°C, leading to nearly 300 people being hospitalized, according to health authorities. T... - **ProPakistani** — [South Korea Records Highest-Ever Temperature](https://propakistani.pk/2026/08/02/south-korea-records-highest-ever-temperature/) · 2 Aug 2026, 6:36 PM PKT · 70% identical wording to the newest filing > South Korea recorded its highest temperature since weather records began more than a century ago, the country’s state weather agency… Read More The post South Korea Records Highest-Ever Temperature appeared first on ProPakistani. - **Daily Times** — [South Korea records hottest day as temperature reaches 42.5°C](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1532326/south-korea-records-hottest-day-as-temperature-reaches-42-5c/) · 2 Aug 2026, 2:15 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > South Korea recorded its highest temperature since weather records began more than a century ago, as the southeastern city of Yangsan reached 42.5°C on Sunday. The historic reading marked another milestone in the country’s severe summer heatwave, which has pushed temperatures above normal levels across many regions. Authorities have continued issuing warnings as extreme heat […] - **Aaj News (English)** — [South Korea records hottest day on record](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330466139/south-korea-records-hottest-day-on-record) · 2 Aug 2026, 1:10 PM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing > South Korea recorded its hottest day since modern weather observations began more than a century ago, with temperatures soaring to 42.5°C (108.5°F) on Sunday, prompting the government to step up emergency measures to deal with the extreme heat. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the record temperature was registered shortly after midday in the southeastern city of Yangsan, ar... - **Dunya News** — [South Korea records its highest-ever temperature of 42.5C](https://dunyanews.tv/en/World/965892-south-korea-records-its-highestever-temperature-of-425c) · 2 Aug 2026, 12:19 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > Yangsan has been the epicentre of the ongoing heatwave, where temperatures exceeded 40°C for a fifth consecutive day - **ARY News (English)** — [South Korea records its highest-ever temperature of 42.5C](https://arynews.tv/south-korea-records-highest-ever-temperature-42-5c) · 2 Aug 2026, 11:57 AM PKT · 77% identical wording to the newest filing - **Dawn** — [South Korea records its highest-ever temperature of 42.5°C](https://www.dawn.com/news/2020115/south-korea-records-its-highest-ever-temperature-of-425c) · 2 Aug 2026, 11:31 AM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > South Korea registered on Sunday its highest temperature since records began more than a century ago, according to the state weather agency. The southeastern city of Yangsan saw the temperature reach 42.5 degrees Celsius at 1:26pm (9:26am PKT), the Korea Meteorological Administration said on its website. Yangsan has been the epicentre of the ongoing heatwave, where temperatures exceeded 40°C fo... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [South Korea faces record-breaking heatwave as temperatures soar](https://harzaviya.com/stories/2005-south-korea-s-president-orders-all-out-response-to-heatwave) · 6 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 84% related - [Heatwave in South Korea results in 16 deaths](https://harzaviya.com/stories/1709-south-korea-heatwave-kills-16-people) · 4 Aug 2026 · 4 outlets · 75% related 9 articles from 8 outlets, 2–3 Aug 2026. 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