Will it rain all day in Grain Rain?

No, at this time, the rainy season in China is slowly advancing from south to north. Grain Rain —— The increase of rainfall is very beneficial to the growth of cereal crops. Grain Rain is around April 20th of the Gregorian calendar every year.

During the Grain Rain solar term, the westerly jet in East Asia will weaken and move northward again, the warm and humid air mass in South China will become more active, the circulation fluctuation in the westerly belt from west to east will become more frequent, and the activities of low pressure and Jianghuai cyclone will gradually increase. Affected by it, there will be continuous rain or heavy wind and rain in the Jianghuai area.

"Before Grain Rain, cotton was well planted", as the saying goes, "Grain Rain doesn't grow flowers, and its heart is like a crab crawling". Since ancient times, cotton farmers have regarded Grain Rain Festival as an indicator of cotton planting, compiled proverbs and passed them down from generation to generation.

Most weather proverbs of Grain Rain Festival revolve around the center of rain but no rain, such as "Grain Rain is gloomy, it rains in summer", "Grain Rain rains, and there is no dry soil for forty-five days" and so on.