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Global warming is a ongoing phenomenon causing climatic disasters all around the world. Agricultural sector is particularly one of the most vulnerable areas to extreme weather due to the variety of crop cultivations at a large spatial scale. The objective of this study was to investigate the geographic distribution of climatic damages to agriculture. Agricultural damage data for the past decades were obtained from the national emergency management agency and analyzed by damage area and property loss using a geographic information system software. Three categories of extreme weather considered in this study were typhoon, heavy storm, and blizzard, while farmland, agricultural facilities (greenhouses, livestock barns, etc.), and fisheries were selected for property loss consideration. Major damage types include inundation, erosion/burial, and loss. A thematic map was generated for each damage type in respect to each weather category and superposed to draw spatial distribution of cumulative agricultural damages. Overall flood inundation damage was pronounced throughout the western and southern area, while inland mountainous areas demonstrated greater damages by erosion and burial. In terms of property loss, agricultural facilities including greenhouse and livestock appeared to be a dominant factor. This study findings can be used as a base data for the agricultural vulnerability analysis and subsequent planning for agriculture climate disaster prevention.