When is the heavy snow in 2023?

The solar term of heavy snow in 2023 is 65438+February 7 17: 32: 44.

Heavy snow is 2 1 of the 24 solar terms and the third solar term in winter. When the sun reaches the longitude of 255 degrees, the intersection time is February 6-8, 65438 in Gregorian calendar every year. The solar term of heavy snow is the beginning of the second month of the dry calendar, marking the official start of the mid-winter season. Heavy snow is a solar term reflecting climate characteristics. Heavy snow solar terms are characterized by a significant drop in temperature and an increase in precipitation. During the heavy snow, the national temperature dropped significantly, and the cold air in the north became more and more active.

The heavy snow solar term is a climate concept, which represents the climate characteristics during the heavy snow solar term, that is, temperature and precipitation (water vapor condensate such as rain, snow and hail falling from the sky to the ground is called "precipitation" in meteorology). Like the light snow solar term, the heavy snow solar term is a solar term reflecting the changing trend of temperature and precipitation, and it is also a reflection of ancient farming culture on festivals.

The custom of solar terms in heavy snow;

1, bacon, pickles: As soon as the solar term of heavy snow comes, every household should be busy pickling "pickles". Whether it is poultry or seafood, fresh raw materials are processed into delicious food by traditional methods to welcome the coming New Year.

2. Drink sweet potato porridge: There is a saying among the people in northern Shandong that "the door is right, people only drink red sticky porridge", which means that when the solar term comes to heavy snow, they will not visit when it is cold, and only drink warm sweet potato porridge at home.

3. Watching the river and fishing: During the snowy solar term, many rivers gradually freeze because of the lower and lower temperature, so people can enjoy the scenery of river closure on the shore. At the same time, the heavy snow season is also a good time to catch mullet.