How to check the weather forecast in Song Dynasty

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The Song Dynasty mainly existed from 10 century to 13 century, and the scientific weather forecast was conceived in Europe in 17 century. Since then, thermometers, barometers and ground weather stations have appeared. However, at that time, the meteorological observation instruments were inaccurate and the scientific theory was not perfect, so the weather forecast we are talking about now actually appeared in the Crimean War of 1854, and it was produced to ensure good combat effects.

In the Song Dynasty, people had to rely on observation to predict the weather. You know, in ancient China, there was always the habit of observing astronomical phenomena, calculating solar terms and setting calendars, and there were also officials. In the Song Dynasty, the organization responsible for these tasks was Tian Jian (later renamed Taishi Bureau). There are often "old ladies watching the sky at night" in film and television dramas. In fact, this is well-founded. The official way to observe the weather is to look at the sky, and also see that there are 28 stars in the sky, the zodiac, 60 years old a week and so on. Auxiliary observation instruments are also very high. There was an armillary sphere in Han Dynasty, which was perfected in Tang Dynasty and became an armillary sphere in Guo Shoujing in Yuan Dynasty. This is the official way to make weather forecast.

People don't have such advanced equipment and knowledge. Common methods of observing the weather are: predicting animal behavior, observing the 24 solar terms, and observing the sky based on some weather proverbs. At that time, the official did not disclose the weather forecast. In a word, if we look at the lunar calendar and proverbs we left behind, we will know that our ancestors' predictions about the weather are quite accurate.

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