Weather Proverbs about Cold Dew  
 

Meteorological proverbs about Cold Dew:

If it is sunny on the first day of Cold Dew, next year there will be more rain. (Hebei)

Sun on Cold Dew Day, less winter snow and more spring rain. (Hebei)

No rain on Cold Dew day, no frost in the next hundred days. (Hunan)

Clouds gather on Cold Dew Day, rain in the mountain areas last long. (Hunan, Guangxi)

Rain in Cold Dew, no more in the winter, No rain in Cold Dew, more rain in the winter. (Guangxi)

If there is rich rainfall in Cold Dew, there is little during Grain in Ear. (Fujian)

If there is rich rainfall in Cold Dew, there is less rain in the spring. (Fujian)

The rain in the Cold Dew will last for a long time. (Hunan)

Rainy Cold Dew, rainy Frost's Descent. (Guangdong)

It is reflected in the Weather Proverbs that the weather of the Cold Dew will forecast that of the future:

If it is rainy in Cold Dew, the millet will be rotten in the field. (Guizhou)

If it is rainy in Cold Dew, there will be more rain in the future. (Hunan)

If it is rainy in Cold Dew, there will be more rain next lunar February. (Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hunan)

If there is more rain in Cold Dew, there will be less in the spring. (Fujian)

Rainy Cold Dew delays the autumn frost. (Hebei)

Rainy Cold Dew will bring a clear Qingming. (Hebei)

Wind in Cold Dew and Frost's Descent will bring snow. (Jiangxi)

Cold Dew frost will damage the late rice. (Jiangsu, Hunan)

Foggy Cold Dew forecasts early snow. (Hebei)

Bad weather in Cold Dew will last until Winter Begins. (Hebei)

Thunder before or after the Cold Dew forecasts more rain next year. (Anhui, Hunan and others)

You need to find a bridge on the third day (after the first day of Cold Dew). (Guangdong)

Drought often occurs in Cold Dew. The relative proverbs are as follows:

The areas that suffer from the drought are broad, and the areas suffer from waterlogging is a line. (Guizhou)

Prevent drought when it is waterlogged, and prevent waterlogging when it is dry. (Shanxi)

The east wind in the drought forecasts no rain; waterlogging forecasts no sunny days. (Guangxi, Beijing and etc.)

The east wind of the drought forecasts no rain; the south wind in the waterlogging forecasts sunny days. (Shanghai)

Source: China Weather Network

Translated by Zhang Min

Editor: Wen Yi

 
 
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