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Old 03-31-2014, 10:34 PM
 
Location: East coast
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I was just reading about the ancient Chinese calendar dividing the year into 24 seasonal terms, with some of these seasonal terms having names like "Waking of insects" or "Descent of frost" that reflected their climate.

It looks like whoever developed these terms lived in a temperate or continental climate, based on what words they chose.

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Which climates do you think in the world would match these terms chosen? Looks like many American continental ones come close.
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Old 03-31-2014, 10:44 PM
 
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It looks like this fits Indianapolis pretty well.
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Old 03-31-2014, 10:57 PM
 
Location: Top of the South, NZ
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White dew as only an Autumn event?

Isn't dew a year round event (other than cold or dry climates)? Some of our summer dew looks like it rained.
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Old 04-01-2014, 01:27 AM
 
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It does not even match the climate of Beijing.
Feb of Beijing is cold as hell, and there're definitely much more chances to see snow than rain (though neither is common).
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