An application of an integrated climate extreme index (CEI) is presented, that quantifies observed climate change of South Korea by various five indicators. Based on an annual basis surface observation station data, climate extreme indicators that measure the fraction of the stations in South Korea are analyzed. Results for the annual CEI indicate that the area experiencing much above-normal maximum and minimum temperatures in recent years has been increased. The extremes in much greater-than-normal number of days with or without precipitation has a large interannual variability similar with much above and below normal standardized precipitation index. Results from above-normal proportion of heavy daily precipitation show a more pronounced increasing feature from 1990’s to the early 2010’s. Five indicators in CEI had distinct contrasting features which indicates that CEI can be a useful tool in providing the information on the percentage of the climate in South Korea that experienced various kinds of extreme conditions during any given year or period.