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What does light snow mean? What is the meaning of light snow in solar terms? )

1. Xiaoxue is the twentieth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms and the second solar term in winter. The time is on Gregorian calendar165438+1October 22nd or 23rd, that is, when the sun reaches 240.

2. 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 will get colder and colder and the precipitation will gradually increase.

4. This solar term is called Xiaoxue because "snow" is the product of cold weather. During this solar term, the climate is not deep and the precipitation is not heavy, so "Xiaoxue" is used to compare the climate characteristics during this solar term.

"Light snow" is a metaphor, which reflects the active cold current and increased precipitation in this solar term, rather than the light snow under this solar term.

6. During the light snow solar term, a relatively stable meridional circulation has been established in East Asia, and low pressure or trough often appears in Siberia. When moving eastward, there will be a large-scale cold air heading south, and there will be a large-scale gale and cooling weather in the southeast of China.