temperatures do not go above freezing for as many as 9 or 10 days as 
far south as Pusan and Mokpo. Figures 32 and 33 are maps of Korea 
illustrating the mean monthly temperatures for January and August. 
Lowest winter temperatures recorded on the east coast are O°F. for 
Kangnung, Taegu 1°F, Pusan 10°F. and, on the west coast, Mokpo 9°F,, 
Inchon -4°F, and Seoul -13°F. All of these weather stations are in 
the range of the South Korean ring-necked pheasant. 
Weather on Cheju Do island, 60 miles off the southwestern coast 
of South Korea, is extremely mild and is classified as semi-tropical, 
The winters are the warmest of any region of South Korea with average 
January temperatures varying between 40°F, to 45°F. Hot summer temper- 
atures prevail, with the August temperature at Cheju Do on the island's 
north coast averaging 78°F. Hot humid climate is normal during the 
summer months with most of the average yearly rainfall of 55 inches 
falling during this period. 
On the Tsushima islands the South Korean ring-necked pheasant 
thrives under a June to August average mean temperature of 74.5°F, 
while a December to February average temperature of 41°F, is normal, 
Average annual rainfall is appvoximately 87 inches, with a high per- 
centage falling from April through September. 
A comparison of climate and topography in South Korea with some 
areas in the United States is given in Figure 34. This is a map of 
Korea superimposed on a portion of the eastern United States which 
graphically illustrates climatic-topographic analogues. The South 
Korean ring-necked pheasant would appear to find suitable climatic 
and habitat needs in portions of several eastern or mid-western States. 
For example, temperature and precipitation, throughout most of 
the year along the east coast of South Korea are fairly similar to 
those in eastern Maryland, Delaware and southeastern Pennsylvania. 
A similar relationship is observable between the hilly to mountainous 
parts of South Korea and the uplands along the Alleghany Mountains, 
Climate along the west coast of South Korea appears to be rather 
similar to that of southeastern Iowa east to southern Illinois and 
Indiana. In Table 3 is presented a comparison of mean monthly temper- 
atures in six cities, located in excellent pheasant range in South 
Korea, with six American cities situated in one or another of the areas 
mentioned above. 
It should be noted that the largest difference between the climate 
of South Korea and that of the United States, in areas in which they 
are most comparable, is in the amount of rainfall and snowfall and their 
distribution through the year, Annual precipitation for Korea is shown 
in Figure 35 while snowfall is noted in Table 4. 
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