China has the 24 solar terms, each with different climate characteristics. What is the solar term after the Summer Solstice? What is the weather like during the Summer Solstice? Let's take a look! In ancient times, in some northern regions of China, the fifth lunar month was called the "poisonous month." Want to know the meaning behind this? Come to Huayi Destiny Website to find out!

What is the solar term after the Summer Solstice?

The Minor Heat (Xiaoshu) solar term;
24 Solar Terms: Start of Spring, Rain Water, Awakening of Insects, Spring Equinox, Clear and Bright, Grain Rain, Start of Summer, Grain Full, Grain in Ear, Summer Solstice, Minor Heat, Major Heat, Start of Autumn, White Dew, Autumn Equinox, Cold Dew, Frost's Descent, Start of Winter, Light Snow, Heavy Snow, Winter Solstice, Minor Cold, and Major Cold;
Minor Heat is the eleventh solar term in the 24 solar terms. It marks the end of the午 (Wu) month and the beginning of the未 (Wei) month in the traditional Chinese calendar. When the pointer points to Xin, the sun reaches 105 degrees on the ecliptic, and it occurs between July 6th and 8th every year. "Shu" means hot, and "Xiao Shu" refers to a slightly hot period, not yet very hot. It indicates that the weather begins to become hot but is not yet at its hottest. Although Minor Heat is not the hottest season of the year, it is followed by the hottest season, Major Heat. There is a saying among the people, "Minor Heat and Major Heat, the top is steamed and the bottom is boiled." Many places in China enter the period of the most frequent thunderstorms from Minor Heat.

What is the weather like during the Summer Solstice?

◆ Convection Weather
After the Summer Solstice, the ground is strongly heated, and air convection becomes vigorous. Thunderstorms often occur from afternoon to evening. These heat lightning storms come quickly and go away quickly, with small rainfall areas. People call it "Summer rain separates fields." The Tang Dynasty poet Liu Yuxi once cleverly used this weather condition to write the famous line, "The sun rises on the east while rain falls on the west, it seems there's no sunshine but there is." However, the heavy precipitation brought by convection weather is not always as beautiful as described in the poem, often causing local disasters.
◆ Heavy Rain Weather
During the Summer Solstice, most parts of China have high temperatures and ample sunlight, and crops grow rapidly, requiring more water for physiological and ecological needs. At this time, the precipitation greatly affects agricultural yields, and there is a saying, "Summer Solstice rain is worth a thousand golds." At this time, the precipitation in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River usually meets the needs of crop growth.
In most cases, during the "Summer Solstice" period, it is the time of the plum rains in the Yangtze River and Huaihe River areas. Frequent heavy rain weather often leads to floods, even threatening people's lives and property, so attention should be paid to strengthening flood control work.
◆ Plum Rains in the Jianghuai Region
The Summer Solstice is the time of the "plum rain" season in the Jianghuai area. This is when the plums in southern China are ripe, the air is very humid, and cold and warm air masses meet here, forming a low-pressure trough, leading to continuous rainy weather. Under such weather conditions, objects get moldy, and people feel uncomfortable. Some mosquitoes reproduce quickly, and some intestinal bacteria are also easy to proliferate. At this time, attention should be paid to the hygiene of drinking water, try not to eat raw or cold food, and prevent the occurrence and spread of infectious diseases.
◆ High Temperature and Humid
Like the Winter Solstice, the Summer Solstice is a solar term reflecting the change of seasons. According to astronomy, the Summer Solstice is the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. After the Summer Solstice, although the sun's direct point gradually moves southward, the days in the Northern Hemisphere become shorter day by day, and the nights become longer. However, because the heat radiated to the ground by the sun is still more than the heat dissipated into the air, the temperature will continue to rise in the following period. Therefore, there is a saying, "It is not hot until after the Summer Solstice." According to data from 1951-2006, many historical extreme values in northern cities appeared after the Summer Solstice.
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