USSR WEATHER AND CROP REPORTS 14 - 17 OCTOBER 1951

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• Publication Date: November 13, 1951
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
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USSR WEAThER AND CROP REPORTS
- 17 OCTOBER 1951
6 October 1951
On 4 and 5 October, cloudy and cold weather continued in moat of the
European USSR. Due to lower pressure, quite heavy rains fell in the southern
central regions and in the eastern Ukraine. The precipitation which fell in
these areas amounted to 4-10 millimeters. During the first 12 hours of 5 Octo-
ber, the low-pressure area moved east and rain fell in some areas of Kuybyshev,
Saratov, and Stalingrad oblacts. Falling after a protracted dry period, the
rains moistened the soil well and thus facilitated future field work.
Warm and mostly dry weather with slight cloudiness prevailed in Central
Asia, comparatively warm weather with light local rains in the Far Eant.
9 October 1951
On 7 and 8 October, cloudy weather with rain prevailed in the northern half
of the European USSR. Quite heavy rains also fell in Moldavia and in some areas
of the Middle Volga Region and Tranecaucasus. Cnld, slightly cloudy, and dry
weather prevailed in the rest of the European USSR. It became slightly warmer
in the northwestern regions. On 8 October, noon temperatures were 12 degrees
in Riga and Leningrad, 10 in Petrozavodsk. The coldest weather was observed in
the eastern regions. it was 2 degrees in Ufa, 3 in Chkalov. In the rest of the
European UbbH, daytime temperatures ranged from 4 to 7 degrees; they reached 9-10
degrees only in the southernmost areas of the Ukraine and North Caucasus.
Cloudy, cold weather with precipitation in the form of rain and light snow
prevailed in West Siberia and Kazakhstan.
On 8 October, noon temperatures were one degree in Novosibirsk, Barnaul,
and Krasnoyarsk, 2 degrees in Tobol'sk, and 5 in Omsk. Quite heavy rains fell
in northwestern and western Central Asia.
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Dry and warm weather continued in eastern and southern Central Asia. It
was 26 degrees in AshkhabaL, 25 in Stalinabad, and 20 in Tashkent.
On 9 and 10 October, comparatively warm, cloudy weather with fog and light
rain was observed in the northern half of the European USSR. Light rain also
fell in the central regions, embracing Moscow, Vladimir, Ryazan', and northern
Tambov and Penza oblasts. ::ostly cold, slightly cloudy weather prevailed in
the rest of the European USS2.
On 10 October, noon temperatures were 3 degrees in Ufa, 4 in Sverdlovsk, 5
in Kuybyshev, 8 in Arkhangelsk, Moscow, Kursk, L'vov, and Kishinev, 9 in Vologda,
Orel, Stalingrad, Odessa, and Tbilisi, and 10 in Leningrad, Riga, and Krasnodar.
Frost was re-orded during the niht in most of the Ukraine and in the Lower Volga
Region.
Cloudy weather with light precipitation mostly in the form of rain was ob-
served in West Siberia. Temperatures were 2 degrees in Krasnoyarsk, 3 in Novosi-
birsk, 4 in Barnaul, and 6 in Omsk.
On 11 and 12 October, cool weather without precipitation prevailed in most
of the European USSR. Light rain fell in the Ukraine, Middle Volga Region,
Stalingrad Oblast, and North Caucasus. It had a favorable effect on winter sow-
ings in these regions.
On 12 October, noon temperatures were zero in Ufa and Sverdlovsk, 2 in Kirov,
3 in Kuybyshev, Stalingrad, and Rostov-on-Don, 4 in Chkalov and Voroshilovgrad,
5 in Orel and Kursk, 6 in Leningrad, Cor'kiy, and Dnepropetrovsk, 7 in Moscow and
Kiev, 8 in L'vov and Minsk, 9 in Krasnodar, and 10 in Riga, Kishinev, and Odessa.
Cloudy weather with light precipitation locally in the form of rain and
snow prevailed in West Siberia and Kazakhstan. Heavier precipitation (4-10 milli-
meters) fell in some areas of western Altay Kray.
On 12 October, daytime temperatures were 9 degrees in Novosibirsk, 8 in
Barnaul, and 3 in Omsk.
During the first 12 hours of 12 October, rain fell in some areas of southern
Central Asia.
16 October 1951
On 14 and 15 October, comparatively warm and cloudy weather with clearing and
without precipitation prevailed in almost all oY the auropean USSR.
Frost was recorded locally during the night in the southern Ukraine. On
15 October, noon temperatures were one degree in Kazan', 2 degrees in Tambov and
Moscow, 3 in Kuybyshev, 4 in Saratov, Ufa, Sverdlovsk, Kirov, and Syktyvkar, 7 in
Chkalov, 6 in Kiev and Vologda, 7 in Arkhangelsk, Minsk, and L'vov, 8 in Kursk,
Voronezh, and Leningrad, 9 in Riga, Stalingrad, and Tbilisi, 10 in Yerevan,
Rostov-on-Don, Dnepropetrovsk, and Kishinev, 11 in Odessa, and 14 in Krasnodar.
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On 14 October, heavy rains fell in the Tranacaucasus. Considerable precipita.
tion in the form of rain and wet snow also fell in the Urals. During the first
half of 15 October, precipitation continued to fall in the Tranacaucasus and the
northeast. In the rest of the Furopean USSR, dry weather favorable for field
work continued.
Winter sowings in many areas have suspended their growth. Growth continues
during the daytime only in the western and southern areas.
In West Siberia, cloudy weather with precipitation in the form of rain and
snow continues.
18 October 1951
On 16 and 17 October, dry weather prevailed in the entire European USSR
except the northeastern regions and the Tranacaucasus. It became o nsiderably
cooler in the western and southern regions.
On 16 October, rains exceeding 10 millimeters locally fell in the Caucasus.
Light rains fell locally in Chkalov and Saratov oblasts and in the far north.
During the first half of 17 October, rain fell in the Caucasus and in the north-
eastern Eurcpcan USSR.
The dry and warm weather is preparing winter sowings to stand the winter
well. During the daytime, winter sowings are continuing to grow even in the
northwestern and northern regions. Conditions for harvesting and working the
soil are very good throughout the European USSR.
It was cool, and rain and wet snow fell in West Siberia. Temperatures ranged
around zero. On 17 October, it was one degree below zero in Omsk even during
the day.
It was warm in East Siberia. Turing the day, temperatures rose to 5 degrees
in Chita, 7 in Krasnoyarsk, and 8 in Irkutsk. Weather conditions for working the
soil were good in East Siberia and the Far Fast.
It continued to become cooler in Central Asia. Daytime temperatures were
only 11 degrees in Ashkhabad and 12 degrees in Tashkent.
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