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Is it good for it to rain during Minor Heat?

From the climate perspective of Minor Heat, the probability of rain on this day is relatively high, especially in the southeastern coastal areas.
During the Minor Heat period, the weather is hot and thunderstorms are frequent, making it a time of rapid growth for all things. In southern China, it's already midsummer, and some areas have entered the season with the most thunderstorms, often accompanied by strong winds and heavy rain.
During the Minor Heat solar term, China is in a monsoon climate. The southeast monsoon brings moisture from the ocean, so the southeast coastal areas receive the moisture first, leading to abundant precipitation and becoming the region with the highest annual rainfall in China. The southwest monsoon also brings precipitation to China, affecting the southern regions. When the southwest monsoon is strong, it can even reach the Yangtze River basin. South of the Qinling-Huai River line is a region with excess rainfall, while north of it is a region with less rainfall. Therefore, the distribution of precipitation in China shows a "decreasing from the southeast coast to the northwest inland" pattern.
Therefore, from a climatic perspective, it is a good thing for it to rain during Minor Heat, but there may be a possibility of flood damage in some areas. In addition, some local customs have taboos about not raining on the day of Minor Heat. So overall, it is good for it to rain during Minor Heat.

What are the precautions during Minor Heat?

1. Avoid Southwest Wind
There is a folk saying: "If there is a southwest wind during Minor Heat, farmers will be busy for nothing." This means that if there is a southwest wind on this day, the harvest will be poor and the crops will be insufficient.
2. Avoid moving the Three Cars
Moving the Three Cars refers to oil carts, cotton ginning machines, and rice mills. There is a saying in the folk: "If there is a southwest wind during Minor Heat, do not move the Three Cars." The meaning is that during the period around Minor Heat, there are many opportunities for the convergence of southwest and southeast winds, which affects the harvest of crops, and thus the oil carts, ginning machines, and windmills are not moved.
3. Avoid no rain
It is said, "If there is no rain during Minor Heat, even the mice will starve to death." This means that if there is no rain on the day of Minor Heat, the entire summer and autumn seasons will lack rain, and the harvest in autumn will definitely be bad, even causing mice to starve to death.

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