October is the middle of autumn. In the beginning, the warmth of the September sun will still be felt, but in the last October days, the onset of winter is felt more strongly. Many like the golden autumn - trees covered with red, yellow, orange leaves, warm, but not so bright, the sun and fluffy cumulus clouds - in all this there is a comfort and tranquility. With the beginning of autumn rains, you can wrap yourself in a blanket with pleasure, read an old favorite book and drink hot drinks.
A bit of history
Previously, the tenth month of the year was called "mud" due to the fact that there is a lot of rain, and the earth and dust, mixing with water, turned into mud, which was everywhere. In October, no one will be surprised at frequent rains and wet snow. Sometimes there may be a thunderstorm at the beginning of October, there are even people's signs for this event. Although I would like to walk more in the parks with golden trees, collect varicoloured leaves for the herbarium, but the middle of autumn speaks for itself, it's time to prepare for snow and frost.
Since ancient times people have been afraid of thunder and lightning. They thought that the gods were angry with them and sent their punishment from heaven. Often there were also lightning strikes, from which people died. It was believed that if lightning killed a man, then he lived a righteous life, and the death of a woman meant that she was sinful. Until the time when scientists learned and explained the nature of the emergence of thunder and lightning, this phenomenon really had the appearance that the gods are angry with people and send them punishment. Even in our time, when there are lightning rods everywhere, nobody is surprised by the lightning striking a tree or building. In this regard, the people have many signs associated with this natural phenomenon. And they always come true. There will be a clue about what the storm means exactly in October.
What does thunderstorm mean in October?
If there is a thunderstorm and lightning in October, then this indicates that there will be little snow in the winter. It also portends a short winter. Hence, the harsh winter can not be afraid. But other than this there are other October signs that will affect the winter, so you need to refer to the whole picture as a whole. Therefore, we will consider not only the people's signs of a thunderstorm in October, but also other manifestations of the weather.
- If the first snow falls, you need to count the month, and then the winter will begin. Also, when snow falls on dry land, they will not be able to enjoy it for a long time - it immediately melts.
- It happens that a beautiful golden autumn can be admired for only a few days, the leaves fall quickly - this means that you need to stock up on warm clothing, shoes and cocoa - winter will be cold and stiff. And vice versa, when the trees stand in their elegant clothes for a long time, we wait for the warm winter.
- The harsh winter is also foreshadowed when it was very cold in October. Winter also does not blunder.
- People's signs also say that you need to look carefully at the weather on October 4. After all, this will be the winter, as on this day.
Of course, you do not need to completely trust only the people's signs. But they have evolved over the centuries, so there is truth in them, because this knowledge is extracted by long-term observations. But each for himself solves this issue. See for yourself this month, whether there will be a rain with a thunderstorm in October, and then in the winter - how much snow will fall and the number of winter days. Then you will see for yourself what is the truth. You can combine everything, and listen also to meteorologists, making up the overall picture. But since ancient times, people's signs of natural phenomena very often come true. Only with the current ecology and pollution of air and water, the behavior of nature is changing. Maybe in a lot of years there will be very different signs, but they will still be based on the conclusions of our great-grandmothers.