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South Korea Sees 4.25 Feet Of Snow In 2 Days

South Korea has been gripped by record-breaking snowfall and bitter cold for the second consecutive day, throwing transportation into disarray and stranding travelers heading home for the Lunar New Year holiday.

By 4 PM Tuesday, Mount Halla on Jeju Island was buried under 130 cm (51.2 inches/4.25 feet) of snow (since Monday), marking an unprecedented accumulation for the region.

In Gangwon Province, parts of the eastern counties received 40 cm (15.7 inches), while Anseong and Pyeongtaek in Gyeonggi Province, 60 kilometers (37 miles) south of Seoul, saw 25 cm (9.8 inches). Seoul’s southwestern Gwanak District recorded 13.7 cm (5.4 inches) -- this follows a historic snowstorm in Nov 2024, when Seoul experienced its heaviest daily November snow since records began in 1907, with 16.1 cm (6.3 inches) falling in a single day.