Will it rain on August 3rd?

If it rains on the third day of August, it is a bad omen. There will be a continuous drought and little rain in March next year. Our ancestors warned people that when March comes next year, we should take measures to fight drought and conserve moisture in advance to minimize the losses caused by drought.

The sun shines on the third day of August, and Mai Xiao will be next March.

This proverb can be literally understood as: If there are no clouds in Wan Li on the third day of the eighth lunar month, it is a good omen, which indicates that there will be good weather and more rain in March next year, which is very conducive to the robust growth of crops. The third month of the lunar calendar is just before and after the long summer solar term. In Gansu, it is often said that "the ears of wheat will grow in the long summer, and there will be more ears of wheat in the rain", which shows that this is the critical period when wheat needs a lot of water for heading. If it's windy at this time,

Its moral warns future generations: if the weather is fine on August 3, it is a good omen, which indicates that the weather will be good in March next year and the crops will be bumper. Ancestors advised people that if it rains on August 3, there will be a bumper harvest of summer grain next year, so people can prepare granaries to celebrate the bumper harvest.