Heating and Wind Design Conditions for Korea, South
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 | |
Cheju | 33.50 N | 126.55 E | 27 | 101.00 | -1.1 | -0.1 | 12.2 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 12.4 | 3.0 | 11.2 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 40 | 6.3 | 230 | 33.8 | -3.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
Inch’on | 37.48 N | 126.63 E | 70 | 100.49 | -11.2 | -9.5 | 9.9 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 10.1 | -4.6 | 8.8 | -5.3 | 4.7 | 320 | 3.1 | 230 | 33.5 | -12.8 | 3.8 | 2.6 |
Kangnung | 37.75 N | 128.90 E | 27 | 101.00 | -8.7 | -6.9 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 8.7 | -1.5 | 7.6 | -1.5 | 5.2 | 250 | 2.8 | 90 | 34.8 | -10.9 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
Kwangju | 35.13 N | 126.92 E | 72 | 100.46 | -7.1 | -5.8 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 0.1 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 20 | 3.3 | 250 | 34.1 | -9.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
Osan | 37.08 N | 127.03 E | 12 | 101.18 | -13.9 | -11.8 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 7.3 | -2.0 | 6.2 | -1.9 | 1.3 | 10 | 2.6 | 10 | 34.8 | -16.8 | 1.2 | 3.0 |
Seoul | 37.55 N | 126.80 E | 19 | 101.10 | -14.1 | -12.1 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 8.3 | -4.5 | 7.2 | -3.7 | 1.2 | 10 | 4.2 | 160 | 33.5 | -16.8 | 0.9 | 3.4 |
Taegu | 35.88 N | 128.62 E | 61 | 100.59 | -8.2 | -6.7 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 9.8 | -0.5 | 8.6 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 290 | 3.9 | 270 | 35.6 | -11.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
Taejon | 36.30 N | 127.40 E | 78 | 100.39 | -11.0 | -9.3 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 110 | 2.8 | 270 | 34.9 | -13.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
Ulsan | 35.55 N | 129.32 E | 33 | 100.93 | -6.8 | -5.4 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 8.0 | -0.3 | 7.0 | -0.5 | 3.0 | 320 | 3.6 | 140 | 35.0 | -9.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 |