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When is the dead of winter?

China folks call these three solar terms "winter solstice", "slight cold", "great cold" and "midwinter".

In the dead of winter, there is a cold air going south in about 5 days on average. Cold wave, frost and blizzard are the main disastrous weather in the middle of winter.

. In June+10 of 65438, the lowest temperature was below 0℃ for 20 days, and it snowed for 3 days. At this time, the cold wave frequently goes south, which is our country.

In the coldest period of the year, the wind is strong and the temperature is low, and the snow on the ground does not melt, showing the coldness of ice and snow.

Scene. During this period, railway, post and telecommunications, petroleum, shipping and other departments should pay special attention to taking measures as early as possible to prevent strong winds from cooling down.

Measures to deal with disastrous weather such as heavy snow. Agriculture should strengthen the cold and antifreeze of livestock and wintering crops.