What is the solar term of heavy snow?

Heavy snow is 2 1 of the 24 solar terms and the third solar term in winter.

After the solar term of heavy snow, the days get shorter and the nights get longer. There is a saying in an agricultural proverb that "it snows heavily and can't be cooked", which means that the time during the day is shortened, so short that three meals have to be cooked.

"Heavy snow" is a solar term reflecting the climate characteristics. The characteristics of heavy snow solar terms are that the temperature drops obviously compared with autumn and early winter, and the precipitation increases. During the heavy snow season, most parts of China have entered the cold winter, and the minimum temperature in some parts of the north has dropped to 0℃ or below.

Bacon, snowball fights, snow scenery appreciation and tonic are all folk customs of heavy snow and solar terms. There is a saying in old Nanjing called "light snow pickles, heavy snow pickles". At this time, pickled meat, sausages, salted fish and other pickled products will be hung on the door and window sill of every household, forming a beautiful scenery. If it coincides with heavy snow, people will be keen to have snowball fights and enjoy the snow scene in the ice and snow.

The origin of heavy snow solar terms:

"Twenty-four solar terms" said: "There is heavy snow, November Festival, and there is abundant snow so far." Because "snow" is a product of cold, representing cold and rainy weather, this solar term is characterized by a significant drop in temperature, and strong cold air can often bring rain or snow.

The name "heavy snow" is a metaphor, which reflects the climate change during this solar term. The cold current is active, the temperature drops and the precipitation increases, but it does not mean that there is heavy snow under this solar term. However, after the solar term of heavy snow, the weather will get colder and colder, and the possibility of snow will greatly increase. The "heavy snow" in the sense of solar terms is not necessarily related to the "heavy snow" described in the weather forecast.

Snow solar term is a climate concept, which represents the climate characteristics during the snow solar term. The "heavy snow" in weather forecast refers to the snow with strong snowfall intensity. According to meteorology, when it snows, the visibility is poor, the horizontal visual distance is less than 500 meters, the depth of snow on the ground is equal to or greater than 5 cm, or the snowfall is between 5.0 and 9.9 mm within 24 hours, which is called heavy snow.