USSR WEATHER AND CROP INFORMATION, 11- 17 SEPTEMBER 1952

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• Publication Date: October 30, 1952
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COUNTRY USSR
SUBJECT Geographic - Weather
HOW Economic - Crops
PUBLISHED Daily newspaper
WHERE
PUBLISHED Moscow
DATE
PUBLISHED 12 - 18 Sep 1952
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USSR WEATHER AND CROP INFORMATION 11 -
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12 Septen_~952
During the Pirst 12 hours of 11 September, rain Pell in some areas oP the
Estonian SSR, northern Arkhangel'skaya Oblast, and Leningradskaya and Novgorod-
akaya oblasts. No precipitation was recorded in the rest oP the European ~ggR?
Noon temperatures were 32 degrees ~11 degrees are given in centigrade
above zero in the Krasnodar area, 28_30 in Rostov on the Don, Voroshilovgrad,
Saratov, Tambov, and Kuybyshev, 27 in Dnepropetrovsk, Voronezh, e~ Gorlki
24-25 in Chkalov and Ufa, 22_23 in Moscow, Kirov, and Sverdlovsk, 16 in Vologda
14 in Syktyvkar, Velikiye Luki Y,
Petrozavodsk and Ar'khaagel'sk.~ and Riga' 12 in Minsk and Leningrad, and 11 is ~
Cool, overcast weather prevailed in some areas oP Siberia. Noon t
turee were 8 degrees above zero in the Krasnoyarsk area 13 in B
15 in Novosibirsk, 19 in Irkutsk, and 20 in Omsk. empera-
arnaul and Chita,
Cool weather was recorded in the Kazakh SSR in the regions adjacent to A1?
tayskiy Kray. Noon temperatures were 14 degrees above zero in Semipalatinsk,
18 in Alaaolinnk, 21 in Alma-Ata, 24 in Dzhambul and Aktyubinsk, and P8 in Kz 1_
Orda.
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Ae on previous days, the temperature in Central Asia ranged between 25 and
2T degrees.
13 Septem=952
On 12 September, hot weather prevailed in the Northern Caucasus an3 in all
the Vo]ga Region Prom Astrakban'to Kazan'. It xas rather cool in the central
weatherevasorecordedhincthe western and northern regionss~? Comparativel
y cool
Noon temperatures were 31 degrees above zero in Krasnodar., 30 in Saratov
and Kuybyshev, 28_29 is Kagan', Stalingrad, Rostov on the Don, and Vorashilov-
!~, 25 in Dnepropetrovsk and Tambov, 24 in Odessa and Chkalov, 23 in Sverd_
lovsk, 22 in Kirov and Lvov, 21 in Kishinev, 18 in Kursk and Moscow, 15 in Vo-
logda and Velikiye Luki, 14 in Leningrad and Riga, and 7 in Arkhangelsk.
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During the first 12 hours of 12 September, rains fell locally in the west-
ern and northwestern regions of the European USSR; however, as on previous days,
no precipitation was observed in the rest of this area.
On 12 September, very warm weather, with noon temperatures ranging between
29 and 31 degrees, wa recorded in all the Tranacaucasus. Noon temperatures
varied between 27 and 29 de~ees almost everywhere in Central Aaie. Tempera-
tures reached 23-25 degrees in southern Kazakh SSR, and 19-20 in the northern
portion of the republic. It was dry everywhere in this area.
area, N1111neIrkutsk,e1313nSChitae 18rin9Nov~ibirak~vande20 in Omsk Lightrsk
rains fell in Eastern Siberia and locally in Western Sibeils.
14 September 1952
On 13 September, there was little change in the weather throughout the So-
viet Union, as compared with previous days. It was very warm everywhere in the
southern and eastern regions of the European USSR, and cool in the western and
northern regions.
Noon temperatures were 11 degrees above zero in Arkhangelsk, Syktyvkar,
and Leningrad, 12 in Vologda, 14 in Kirov, Gor'kiy, Velikiye Luki, and Riga, 17
in Minsk and Moscow, 19 in Orel and Lvov, 22-23 in Kiev, Kursk, Voronezh, Ufa,
and Svei3lovsk, 27-28 in Kishinev, Dnepropetrovsk, Rostov on the Don, and Chka-
lov, 29-30 in Odessa, Voroshilovgrad, Stalingrad, Saratov, Tambov, and Kuybyshev.
During the first 12 hours of 13 September, rains fell only in some areas
of the northern and western regions of the European USSR.
On i3 September, noon temperatures in Siberia were 6 degrees above zero in
the Chita area, 11 in Irkutsk, 12 in Krasnoyarsk, 15 in Novosibirsk, and 19 in
Omsk. Rain fell in several areas of Siberia, especially in Eastern Siberia. The
temperature in the Blagoveshchensk area in the Far East was 19 degrees, and 14
degrees in the Khabarovsk area. Much less rain fell in the Far East than on
previous days.
Warm weather prevailed in most of the Kazakh SSR.
Noon temperatures in most of Central Asia were 28-29 degrees.
16 September 1952
On 14 and 15 September, a sharp drop in temperature, accompanied by rains
and strong wind e, took place in the northern, western, and central regions of
the European USSR. During the night of 15 September, the temperature in the
Karelo-Finnish SSR and western Arkhangel'skaya Oblast dropped to 2-3 degrees be-
low zero. Temperatures as low as 1 or 2 degrees below zero were recorded in
some areas of Leningradskaya and Novgorodskays oblasts. The cold wave quickly
spread to the south. Warm weather prevailed only in the Urals, the Middle and
Lower Volga regions, the Crimea, and the Caucasus.
Noon temperatures in the Urals dropped to 24-28 degrees, and in the Middle
Volga Region and the Caucasus, to 20-22 degrees. Temperatures did not exceed
10-15 degrees in moat of the Ukraine and the central, western, and northern re-
gions of the European USSR. The noon temperature in Moscow was 6 degrees above
zero.
On 14 September, rains, with precipitation amounting to more than 10 milli-
meters in a 24-hour period, fell is the xestern regions and the central cherno-
zem zone of the European USSR. The mast precipitation (about 20-25 millimeters)
fell in the western Ukraine, the Crimea, and the Caucasus. fteavy rains fell
also in the Middle Volga Region and the northern Urals.
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17 :teptember 1952
0r. the night ,-' 16 September, temperatures in the Ukraiae, Rostovakava
Oblast, and moat of the central and western reglol2s of the European USSR dropped
to 2-3 degrees sbovz zero, Night temperatures in the northwestern regions
reached ]-2 degrees locally, Tempera?ures as low as 1-2 degrees below zero were
recorded in the northern Ukraine, western regions, and locally in the central
regions.
Temperatures in the Middle Volga Region and Bashkirskays ASSR dropped 10-14
deg2?ees in a 24-hour pericrl.
Warm, dry weather prevaile3 only in the Urals end the Transcaucasus. Noon
temperatures were 24 degrees above sero in Sverdlovsk and Yerevan, 20 in bfak-
hachkala, 15 in Simferopol', 14 in Odessa, Kishinev, and Ufa 12 in Chkalov
Dnepropetrovsk, and Rostov on the Don, 11 in Stalingrad and Lvov, 10 in Voro-
shilovgrad and Saratov, $ in Kiev, Voronezh, Kuybyshev, Minsk, and Leningrad, 7
in llrkhangel'sk, Tambov, and Kursk, 6 in i:irov, 5 in Moscow, and 3 in Vologda.
On 15 September, heavy rains, amounting to more than 30 millimeters in a
24-hour period, fell in the eastern central regions and the northeastern regions
of the European USSR. Heevy rains fell also on the Black Sea coast of the Cau-
casc3 and in the Middle Volga Region. Light rains were recorded in the Baltic
republics.
During the first 12 hours of 16 September, precipitation fell locally in
the form of light snow in the eastern central regions and the northeastern re-
gions of the European USSR.
Warm weather prevailed in Western Siberia. Light downpours with
stones fell locally. Daytime temperatures were 20 de
13 degrees in Novosibirsk and Bnrnaul. Moderately warm, rainy weatherlprevailed
in Eastern Siberia and the Far East. Fees in Tobol'ek, and 12-
18 SeptemLer 1952
On 17 September, cold weather prevailed in the European USSR. F!?ost~ were
recorded in many areas of the Ukraine, including the extreme south. Quite
heavy cloudiness prevented frosts in almost all the central region.
During the day, it became slightly warmer in the central and western re-
gions, but the weather was cola in the Urale and Volga Rr?ion.
Daytime temperatures were 5 degrees above zero in Klrov, Sverdlovsk, Kazan',
and Saratov, 8 in Moscow, 10 in Tambov, 12 in Leningrad, Minsk, and Y.ursk, 15
in Dnepropetrovsk and I?'vov, and 17 in Odessa and Kishinev.
D122.1 r:~~ t.k29 day, light rains fell in Moskovskaya, Kaluzhakaya, Tu1'sl:aya,
Ryazanskr_ya. ~^_~.dmirskaya, Ivy:o,,u_,i~.3~ Yaroslaveknys, and Kalininskaye obLes':,
022 16 September, rainy fe1~. only in the northeastern regions. Dry weather
prevailed in the rest of the 5uropesn USSR.
Moderately warm weather with daytime te~ioeratures around 15 degrees pre-
vYi'?~d in Western Siberia. Dn 16 September, rain fell in Novosibirskaya and
I:a '.~.? ~?cn?s:tavs oblasts end rltay;kiy Kray.
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anc? Centr~ei Asiautbut ~oie sti~xrature is occurring in southern Kazakh SSR
temperatures xere 22-25 de azm there oared xith other areas, Noon
and Stalinabad. There xae~?eprecipitation in thAeee arese~ 28 in Ashkhabad
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