A state institute says the Korean Peninsula currently has more days of heavy rains and longer summers compared to those seen in the 1910s.

The National Institute of Meteorological Research said on Thursday that its analysis of climate change on the peninsula between 1912 and 2010 shows the nation’s precipitation in the 2000s increased by an average of 220 millimeters from the 1910s.

The institute, which is under the Korea Meteorological Administration, said that the number of rainy days dropped by an average of 15 days over the period, while the number of days with heavy rains of more than 80 millimeters increased.

The temperatures increased by an average of one-point-eight degrees Celsius over the period, and spring and summer are beginning eleven days earlier compared to 90 years ago.

Accordingly, the institute said that the summer season increased by 19 days, while that of winter decreased by 17 days.