When does the light snow start today?

165438+20231October 22nd, light snow starts at 22: 29.

Xiaoxue is the 20th solar term among the 24 solar terms, and the 2nd solar term in winter. The time is on Gregorian calendar1October 22nd or1October 23rd, that is, when the sun reaches 240 degrees of the yellow meridian. 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. The arrival of the light snow solar term means that the weather is getting colder and colder and the precipitation is gradually increasing.

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 large range of cold air going south, which will bring a large range of windy and cool weather. The light snow in solar terms is not necessarily related to 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, when the horizontal visual distance is equal to or greater than1000m, the depth of snow on the ground is less than 3cm, and the snowfall in 24 hours is between 0.1-2.4mm, it 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.

Customs in Xiao Xue:

1, eat Ciba: In some places in the south, there is also the custom of eating Ciba in October of the lunar calendar. Ciba is a kind of food made by steaming and mashing glutinous rice, and it is a popular food in some areas of southern China. In ancient times, Ciba was a traditional festival sacrifice in the south of China, which was originally used by farmers to worship the cow god. There is a saying that "in October, Ciba Shao" refers to sacrificial events.

2. Dried fish: During the light snow, fishermen in the coastal areas of south-central Taiwan Province Province will start drying dried fish and storing dry food. The mullet group will come to the Taiwan Province Strait around the light snow, including swordfish and sand fish. Taiwan Province Province proverb: October beans are too fat to see the head, which means that you can catch "bean fish" in October of the lunar calendar in the cloth bag area of Chiayi County.

3. Drink soup: Before and after the light snow, Tujia people started the annual folk activity of "killing pigs to welcome the new year", adding a warm atmosphere to the cold winter. Eating "planing soup" is the custom of Tujia nationality; In the folk activity of "killing pigs to welcome the new year", the delicious food carefully cooked with steaming first-class fresh pork is called "planing soup".

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Xiaoxue