Today Is The Chinese Solar Term, Minor Snow
Nov 22, 2022
Today is the Chinese solar term, Minor Snow
You need a warm fireplace in this cold winter，
Light snow is the 20th solar term in the 24 solar terms and the second solar term in winter. It occurs on November 22 or 23 of the Gregorian calendar every year, that is, when the sun reaches the longitude of 240°.Light snow is a solar term reflecting precipitation and temperature. It is a solar term with high frequency of cold wave and strong cold air activity. The arrival of Light snow means that the weather will become colder and colder with increasing precipitation.
The reason why this solar term is called light snow is because "snow" is the product of cold weather. The climate during this solar term is not deep and the precipitation is not heavy, so "light snow" is used to compare the climate characteristics during this solar term. "Light snow" is a metaphor, reflecting the active cold current and increasing precipitation during this solar term, not a very small amount of snow under this solar term.
During the Minor Snow period, relatively stable meridional circulation has been established in East Asia, and there are often low pressure or trough in Siberia. When moving eastward, there will be large-scale cold air moving southward, and large-scale wind cooling weather will occur in southeast China.
