What is the date of the light snow solar term this year?
The ancients in China divided the light snow into three stages: the stage when the rainbow disappeared; Second, the weather is rising and the atmosphere is falling; Third, the weather was blocked and turned into winter. The yang in the sky rises and the yin in the ground falls, which leads to the impassability between heaven and earth and the disharmony between yin and yang, so everything loses its vitality, and the heaven and earth are blocked and become a cold winter. The light snow in 2023 is165438+1October 22nd.
At the beginning of the light snow solar term, the frozen depth of the soil in Northeast China has reached 10cm, with an average of 1cm for almost one day and night, and more than one meter at the end of the solar term. Therefore, as the saying goes, "the snow area is tightly sealed", and then rivers of all sizes freeze.
The agricultural proverb says, "Light snow will make the coming year rich." There are three meanings here. First, there will be light snow, and the rain will be even in the coming year, without major droughts and floods; Second, snow can freeze some germs and pests to death, reducing the occurrence of pests and diseases in the coming year; Thirdly, snow can keep warm, which is conducive to the decomposition of soil organic matter and enhance soil fertility.
Meteorological changes of light snow
Light snow is a solar term reflecting precipitation and temperature, and it is a solar term with high frequency of cold wave and strong cold air activity. Light snow solar terms indicate that a relatively stable meridional circulation has been established in East Asia. When the Siberian depression or trough moves eastward, there will be a wide range of cold air going south, which will bring a wide range of windy and cool weather.
There is no necessary connection between the light snow in solar terms and the light snow in the weather. The meaning of "light snow" in solar terms is different from that in daily weather forecast. Light snow solar term is a climate concept, which reflects the temperature and precipitation. The "light snow" in the weather forecast refers to the snow with less snowfall intensity. Meteorologically, the horizontal visible distance is equal to or greater than 1000m, the ground snow depth is less than 3cm, and the snowfall in 24 hours is between 0. 1-2.4mm, which is called "light snow". ..
Light snow solar terms do not necessarily snow. In fact, the solar terms with the largest snowfall in the whole year are not in light snow and heavy snow. For example, the solar term with the largest annual snowfall in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River and its vicinity is neither "light snow and heavy snow" nor "slight cold and severe cold", but a "rainy" solar term in spring.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xiaoxue