When is the date of this heavy snow?

The heavy snow in 2023 was 65438+February 7, 2023.

Heavy snow is the 21st solar term among the 24 solar terms and the third solar term in winter. The snow festival is held from February 6 to 8 in 65438 of the 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, and the main climatic factors affecting agricultural production are precipitation, temperature and light. 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 farming culture on festivals.

The ancients named this solar term "heavy snow" because "snow" is the product of cold water vapor, representing cold and precipitation. This solar term is characterized by a significant drop in temperature, rain or snow. The name "heavy snow" is a metaphor, which reflects the climate change during this solar term. The cold current is active, the temperature drops and the precipitation increases, but it does not mean that it will snow heavily in this solar term.

Solar term is a special festival in the trunk calendar to express the change of natural rhythm and establish "December construction"

The 24 solar terms are: beginning of spring, Rain, Sting, Equinox, Qingming, Grain Rain, Changxia, Xiaoman, Mangzhong, Summer Solstice, Xiaoxia, Daxia, beginning of autumn, Early Summer, Bailu, Autumn Equinox, Cold Dew, Early Frost, beginning of winter, Light Snow, Heavy Snow, Winter Solstice, Slight Cold and Severe Cold.