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What's the date of the 2022 heavy snow solar term?

Starting time of heavy snow solar term: February 7, 2022 1 1:46:04.

End time of heavy snow solar term: 65438+05:48:0 1 on February 22, 2022.

Brief introduction of heavy snow solar terms

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 node time is 65438+February 6-8 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. 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. 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.

Characteristics of solar terms in heavy snow

Heavy snow is a solar term reflecting climate characteristics. Climate factors include precipitation, temperature and light, among which precipitation is an important factor. Meteorology, rain, snow, hail and other water vapor condensation falling from the sky to the ground are called "precipitation". The arrival of heavy snow in solar terms means that the weather is getting colder and colder and precipitation is increasing.

The "heavy snow" in the sense of solar terms is not necessarily related to the "heavy snow" described in the weather forecast. Snow solar term is a climate concept, which represents the climate characteristics during the snow solar term. Because "snow" is the product of cold water vapor, representing cold and precipitation.

The name "heavy snow" is a metaphor, which reflects the climate change during this solar term, with active cold current, falling temperature and increasing precipitation. The "heavy snow" in weather forecast refers to the snow with strong snowfall intensity. According to meteorology, when it snows, the visibility is poor, the horizontal visual distance is less than 500 meters, the depth of snow on the ground is equal to or greater than 5 cm, or the snowfall is between 5.0 and 9.9 mm within 24 hours, which is called heavy snow.