Today is the twelfth day of the first lunar month, the day after the rain. Although it is early spring, the temperature is unusually unstable. Since yesterday, heavy snow has been ushered in across the country, with temperatures dropping by more than 10 degrees in many places, and even the phenomenon of "thunder and snow".
Although "thunder and snow" is interpreted in modern times as a climatic phenomenon in which thunder thunders in a certain area during snowfall, in the eyes of the ancients, it was regarded as an unusual existence. According to ancient legends, the thunder and snow in the first month of the month is a bad omen, indicating that there will be a drought of up to 180 days to come, even if the explanation given by modern science is that the collision of warm and humid air and cold air in early spring is still regarded as an anomaly by the ancients.
The occurrence of thunder and snow in the first month is often related to the convergence of warm and humid air and cold air in early spring. Although this is only a normal climatic phenomenon from a scientific point of view, it can still have some impact on agricultural production, especially for winter wheat and spring crops, which may lead to reduced yields. The ancients also left behind many proverbs about "thunder strikes snow", including:
First of all, "thunder and snow in the first month of the new year are full of thieves' dens", pointing out that thunder and snow can trigger pest breeding, leading to reduced crop yields and thus starving people.
Secondly, "thunder in the first month of the year, thunder in the first month, and thunder in February", indicating that the appearance of thunder in the first month may indicate the arrival of a bumper harvest year, while the thunder in February is considered to be a normal spring thunder, which is conducive to the growth of crops.
Finally, "the thunder and snow in the first month of the new year, the people must eat iron", warning people that the thunder and snow in the first month may lead to food shortages, and the people may have to endure a year of food shortage.
Although modern people are no longer completely dependent on the weather for their livelihoods, these agricultural proverbs left by the ancients still have some reference value for people to deal with climate change, take measures to protect themselves from the cold, and pay attention to the growth of crops.