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What does it mean to eat watermelon around the stove?

The complete statement is "wear cotton-padded jacket yarn at noon and eat watermelon with the stove", which means that the temperature changes greatly during the day. The temperature is very low in the morning, so you should wear a cotton-padded jacket. The temperature is high at noon, so wear a thin coat.

This sentence now refers to Turpan area and Tarim basin in Xinjiang. It is a temperate continental climate in Xinjiang, which embodies the climate characteristics of large temperature difference between day and night. Xinjiang is far away from the ocean, living in the depths of the inland, surrounded by mountains, and the ocean airflow is not easy to reach, forming an obvious temperate continental climate. Large temperature difference, sufficient sunshine time, less precipitation and dry climate.

Climate in Xinjiang:

The average annual precipitation in Xinjiang is about 150 mm, but the precipitation varies greatly from place to place. The temperature in southern Xinjiang is higher than that in northern Xinjiang, and the precipitation in northern Xinjiang is higher than that in southern Xinjiang. In Leng Yue (65438+1October), the average temperature in Junggar basin is below minus 20℃, and the absolute minimum temperature in Fuyun county on the northern edge of the basin reaches minus 50. 15℃.

In the hottest month (July), the average temperature in Turpan, known as "Huozhou", was above 33℃, and the absolute maximum temperature reached 49.6℃, ranking first in the country. Due to the great temperature difference between spring, summer, autumn and winter in most parts of Xinjiang, there has always been a saying that "wear leather clothes at noon and eat watermelon around the stove".