What is the date when Shanghai entered Mei in 2022?

Shanghai Meteorological Bureau reported on June 12, 2022 that Shanghai officially entered Mei on June 12. According to meteorological records, the earliest time for Xujiahui Station to enter Mei is May 22nd (1936), and the latest time for entering Mei is July 9th (1982), which is earlier than normal this year on average.

The rainy season in 2022 occurs from late May to late June. Because the annual Meiyu period occurs in the two solar terms of mango and xiaoshu. This year, the awn is planted on June 6 (Monday), and the slight summer is on July 7 (Thursday). Therefore, it is predicted that the rainy season in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China (Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei, Hunan and other places) will begin in early June, but according to the time of plum blossoms in previous years, it is uneven and will be separated by a few days. Like Shanghai 202 1 Entering May10; Suzhou, Jiangsu entered Mei in June 10, and the area south of Huaihe River entered Mei in June 13. The typical plum rain in Shanghai generally "blooms" from early June to mid-June, and blooms from early July to mid-July. Meiyu refers to the rainy days before plum blossom, which generally starts in mid-May and lasts for about half a month.