I actually remember the last time it got this cold in Korea back in January 2001 because I was out in the field during that time freezing in a bradley turret:
A snowplow clears runways at Jeju International Airport on the southern resort island of Jeju on Jan. 24, 2016. All airplane operations at the airport have been suspended through Jan. 25 due to heavy snow. (Yonhap)
South Korea on Sunday experienced the coldest weather this winter with temperatures dropping to record lows.
The temperature in Seoul fell to minus 18 degrees Celsius, the lowest since Jan. 15, 2001, when the mercury dropped to minus 18.6 degrees, the Korea Meteorological Administration said.
On Saturday, the agency issued a cold wave warning for Seoul for the first time in five years. Such a warning is issued if the morning low drops at least 15 degrees from the previous day and at least 3 degrees compared with the average year, or if the temperature remains below minus 15 degrees for two or more days.
Other parts of the country, including Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, near Seoul, were also subject to the warnings. [Yonhap]
You can read more about the weather closures in South Korea at the link.
