Summer is the first solar term and the twelfth solar term among the twenty-four traditional solar terms in China. The time and specific date of the summer heat will vary according to the year of the solar calendar. The hot summer is also the last solar term in summer, which indicates that the weather has reached the hottest stage and the temperature has begun to rise gradually. According to the lunar calendar, the hot summer is in the middle or late June of the lunar calendar, and the specific date fluctuates according to the different solar years. The summer heat is the last solar term in summer, which means that the summer heat is coming.
During the hot summer, the sun shines directly on the ground, which leads to a sharp rise in temperature and an increase in air humidity, and people generally feel the unbearable hot climate. At this time, the direct point of the sun is located at 30 degrees north latitude, and the direct sunlight is the strongest, which is one of the hottest periods of the year. Summer is the twelfth of the twenty-four solar terms, which is of great agricultural significance in the ancient farming society of China.
Characteristics of midsummer solar terms:
1, high temperature and intense heat: intense heat is a period when the temperature rises sharply in summer. The temperature is usually higher than the previous solar terms, generally above 35℃, and even as high as 40℃ in some areas. This kind of high temperature and summer heat has a great influence on people's life and work.
2. Frequent thunderstorms and typhoons: The hot summer is the period with the highest temperature, the fiercest sunshine and the wettest weather all year round, and it is also the period with frequent typhoon activities.
3. Wet and rainy: During the high temperature period in summer, heavy rainfall, heavy rain and thunderstorm last for a long time, which is easy to cause disasters such as urban waterlogging and mudslides.
4. The high temperature period and the rainy period are basically the same, so are the rainy period and the high temperature period: the high temperature period and the rainy period appear at the same time during the great summer, which makes the ecological environment in this period more complicated and increases the risk of meteorological disasters.
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