How is the rain solar term formed?

Rain is the second of the 24 solar terms. Every February 19 or so, when the longitude of the sun reaches 330 degrees, it is the rain of 24 solar terms. At this time, the temperature rises, the snow melts and the precipitation increases, hence the name rain. The rain solar term generally starts from February 18 or 19 and ends on March 4 or 5. Rain, like Grain Rain, light snow and heavy snow, is a solar term reflecting precipitation.

Twenty-four solar terms: "In the first month, water is born every day. Spring belongs to wood, but there must be water for those who grow wood, so there is rain in beginning of spring. If the east wind melts, it will disperse into rain. " It means that everything begins to sprout before and after the rain and solar terms, and spring is coming. For example, Yizhoushu has phenological records such as "Hongyan coming" and "vegetation sprouting" after the rain.

Characteristics of rainwater solar terms

The rain solar term generally starts from February 18 or 19 and ends on March 4 or 5. The direct point of the sun is approaching the equator from the southern hemisphere. At this time, in the northern hemisphere, the sunshine hours and intensity are increasing, the temperature is rising rapidly, and the warm and humid air from the ocean is becoming active and gradually moving northward. At the same time, cold air is not to be outdone in the weakening trend, and it frequently competes with warm air, unwilling to quit its hegemony and refuse to take away the residual cold.

It began to rain, and it gradually increased. The rainy season means that it begins to rain and the rainfall gradually increases. In the Yellow River valley, the birthplace of the 24 solar terms, it was cold before the rain, but it was snowing and raining unpleasantly. After the rain, the temperature can generally rise above 0℃, with less snow and more rain. However, in the warm southern region, even in the dead of winter, rainfall is not uncommon. The average temperature in most parts of southern China in this period is above 10℃, peaches and plums are in bud, and cherries are in full bloom. It has indeed entered a climatic spring.