Heating and Wind Design Conditions for Korea, North
City | Lat. | Long. | Elev. | Std. Pres. | Heating Dry Bulb, °C | Extreme Wind Speed, m/s | Coldest Month WS / MCDB | MCWS / MCWD to DB | Annual Extreme Daily | ||||||||||||
0.4% | 1% | 99.6% | 0.4% | Mean DB | Std. DB | ||||||||||||||||
°N | °W | Meters | kPa | 99.6% | 99% | 1% | 2.5% | 5% | WS | MCDB | WS | MCDB | MCWS | PWD | MCWS | PWD | Max | Min | Max | Min | |
Anju | 39.62 N | 125.65 E | 27 | 101.00 | -18.1 | -15.7 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 7.6 | -6.6 | 6.4 | -7.4 | 1.2 | 140 | 2.4 | 230 | 32.4 | -21.9 | 1.5 | 4.1 |
Ch’ongjin | 41.78 N | 129.82 E | 43 | 100.81 | -14.0 | -12.0 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 6.8 | -8.5 | 5.6 | -8.6 | 2.9 | 320 | 1.3 | 90 | 31.0 | -15.9 | 1.7 | 2.8 |
Changjin | 40.37 N | 127.25 E | 1081 | 89.00 | -28.2 | -26.1 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 9.1 | -15.8 | 8.2 | -15.7 | 0.5 | 320 | 2.7 | 320 | 29.6 | -31.9 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
Haeju | 38.03 N | 125.70 E | 81 | 100.36 | -12.2 | -10.7 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 8.3 | -5.4 | 7.4 | -5.1 | 3.2 | 320 | 3.0 | 180 | 32.9 | -13.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
Hamhung | 39.93 N | 127.55 E | 38 | 100.87 | -13.9 | -12.1 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 9.4 | -6.8 | 8.0 | -5.5 | 3.2 | 360 | 4.0 | 230 | 33.8 | -16.9 | 1.6 | 2.4 |
Namp’o | 38.72 N | 125.37 E | 47 | 100.76 | -13.2 | -11.5 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 9.4 | -6.1 | 8.2 | -6.0 | 3.1 | 320 | 2.8 | 270 | 32.9 | -14.7 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
P’yongyang | 39.03 N | 125.78 E | 38 | 100.87 | -16.2 | -14.1 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 6.5 | -7.3 | 5.6 | -7.3 | 1.1 | 110 | 1.8 | 270 | 32.9 | -18.6 | 1.3 | 3.6 |
Sinuiju | 40.10 N | 124.38 E | 7 | 101.24 | -16.0 | -14.1 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 8.6 | -7.1 | 7.2 | -7.9 | 2.6 | 50 | 2.4 | 230 | 33.5 | -19.9 | 2.1 | 2.8 |
Wonsan | 39.18 N | 127.43 E | 36 | 100.89 | -11.0 | -9.2 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 7.1 | -3.0 | 6.2 | -3.9 | 2.8 | 270 | 1.6 | 250 | 33.7 | -13.7 | 1.6 | 2.6 |