What do people say when it thunders in winter?

There is a folk saying that it thunders in winter: the warm and humid airflow is very active, the cold air is very strong, the weather is cold, and there is much snow and ice.

1, folk saying

There is a folk saying: when it thunders in winter, ten cowsheds are empty. But thunder in winter and snow in summer are very rare events, so the people give them a bad omen. Folk believe that thunder in winter indicates that there will be major earthquakes in some places; At the same time, there is also a saying that thunder in winter may be a great misfortune.

2. Scientific explanation

In fact, this is a very normal climate phenomenon, especially in recent years, this phenomenon has appeared more and more. Thundering in winter is due to sudden encounter with cold air, which may cause heavy snowfall and even hail.

Thunder is a common natural phenomenon, especially in summer, but it is a rare phenomenon in winter. Winter thunder is also called winter thunder, winter thunder. The reason why it thunders in winter is that the weather is hot and cold. Once the warm and humid airflow is very active, the cold air is also very strong. When the two forces appear mutually, warm and humid air will be forced to rise, leading to intensified convection.

In ancient times, due to the underdevelopment of science and technology, people thought that thunder in winter was an ominous sign. Jing Fang, a master of Yi Studies in Han Dynasty, believed that when it rains, the earth will shake. He believes that the thunder in winter is caused by the indiscriminate killing of creatures in spring and summer. If human beings do not repent, warm winds will blow in winter, leading to disasters and plagues. Therefore, there is an ancient folk proverb that if spring thunder doesn't strike and winter thunder doesn't hide, the soldiers will hurt the country, and if spring thunder strikes in the first month, the people won't cook, which is a plague of mourning.