Brief introduction of heavy snow

1, "heavy snow" is 2 1 of the 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar, and it is also the third solar term in winter, marking the official start of the mid-winter season; At that time, the sun will reach 255 degrees. "Twenty-four solar terms" said: "There is heavy snow, November Festival, and there is abundant snow so far." Heavy snow means colder weather, and the possibility of snowfall is greater than that of light snow. This doesn't mean that there must be a lot of snowfall.

2. During the solar term of heavy snow, there will be heavy snow or even blizzard in the area where cold and warm air meet at the front of strong cold air. Therefore, the solar term of heavy snow is the expression of the beginning time and degree of heavy snow. It, light snow, rain, Grain Rain and other solar terms are all solar terms that directly reflect precipitation.

However, although heavy snow means colder weather and the possibility of snowfall is greater than that of light snow, it doesn't mean that the snowfall must be great. On the contrary, after the heavy snow, the precipitation in various places has further decreased. The average precipitation in June 5438+February in Northeast China and North China is generally only a few millimeters, but less than 1 mm in Northwest China.