USSR WEATHER AND CROP INFORMATION, 10 - 22 OCTOBER 1952

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• Publication Date: November 24, 1952
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CLASSIFICATJ%N CONFIDENTIAL
URITY INFORMATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS CD NO.
COUNTRY
SUBJECT
USSR
DATE OF
Geographic - Weather INFORMATION
1952
HOW
PUBLISHED
WHERE
PUBLISHED
Economic - Crop conditions
DATE DIST. &4
Daily newspaper
Moscow
NO. OF PAGES
Nov 1952
5
DATE
PUBLISHED
11 - 23 Oct 1952
LANGUAGE
Russiar SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
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Soteialisticheskoye Zemledeliye.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
USSR WEATHER .4ND CROP INFORMATION 10 - 22 OCTOBER 1952
11 October 1952
On 10 October, overcast weather with precipitation was observed in the
northern half of the European USSR. Quite heavy rains, providing up to 4-9
millimeters of precipitation, fell in the Baltic republics and in the north-
west; snow fell in Komi ASSR. Daytime temperatures were about 2 degrees fall
degrees in centigrade7 above zero in the Urals and about 5-7 degrees above
zero in the other regions. The snow cover melted in Murmanskaya and Arkhangel'-
skaya oblasts and in the Urals; it remained only in some areas of Komi ASSR.
Rain fell also in the middle Volga region and in the central chernozem
zone. Daytime temperatures were 10 degrees in Orel and 14 degrees in Tambov.
Warm, dry weather prevailed in the Ukraine, Cr'iea, Northern Caucasus, and
lower Volga region. During the day, the thermometer re;sistered 17 degrees in
Dnepropetrovsk, 18 in Rostov on the Don, and 22 in Krasnodar.
It became warmer in Western and Eastern Siberia. Snow fell only in areas
north of a line running between Kolpashevo (Tomskaya Oblast) and Tomsk. Temper-
atures were 8 degrees in Omsk and 10 in Novosibi_sk and Barnaul.
It was warm and dry in the Central Asian repu..lics and southern Kazakhstan.'
Daytime temperatures were 23 degrees in Tashkent and 22 in Stalinabad.
12 October 1952
On 11 October, overcast weather continued in the Ukraine, southern Belo-
russia, and the central regions. Rain also continued to fall in the northern
and northwestern regions.
Daytime temperatures were 8 degrees in Kiev, 6 in Lvov, and 12 in Odessa.
They were about 5-8 degrees above zero in the central regions, Belorussia, and
the Baltic republics. It became slightly warmer only in the Urals; tempera-
tures were 6 degrees in Sverdlovsk and 8 in Chkalov.
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Slightly cloudy weather without precipitation prevailed in the Northern
Caucasus and throughout the Volga region. It was very warm in the Kuban'.
Daytime temperatures were 27 degrees in Krasnodar, about 18 in Rostov, and 15
in Saratov. It was also warm and dry in the Transcaucasus; 26 degrees was
registered in Tbilisi and Yerevan.
Daytime temperatures were 6 degrees in Novosibirsk, 8 in Irkutsk, and 14
in Barnaul. It was cold in northern Siberia between Tobol'sk and Yeniseysk;
light snow cover established itself there. Cold weather continued in the
Tranebaykal regic-.
and sou here e tem? ratures reached 20-25 degre temperatures the Central Asian republics
freezing at some places. . mperatures dropped to near
(There were no weather reports in the issues for 14 and 15 October?
16 October October 1952
On 15 October, it became considerably cooler in the northern and north-
eastern European USSR. Daytime temperatures were one degree above zero in
Arkhangelsk and Kirov and about zero in Syktyvkar, Sverdlovsk, and Kazan'.
The temperature dropped sharply in the middle Volga region. The daytime tem-
perature in Kuybyshev was only 4 degrees above zero, whereas it had been 17
degrees or. the day before.
Rai:, And snow fell in Leningradskaya, Vologodskaya, Kalininskaya, Yaro-
slavskaya, Kostromskaya, Vladimirskaya, and Gor'kovskaya o$lasts and in Chu-
vashskaya ASSR. Rain fell in Ul yanovskaya and Kuybyshevskaya oblasts.
Warm, dry weather prevailed in the rest of the European USSR. Daytime
temperatures ranged between 8 and 11 degrees above zero in the western and
central regions; in the southern Ukraine, Moldavia, Crimea, and the Northern
Caucasus, they reached 17-22 degrees. This warm weather in the south follow-
ing good rains is favoring the growth of winter crops. It continued to be warm
and dry in the Transcaucasus; during the day, the thermometer registered 25
degrees in Tbilisi.
Overcast weather with rain prevailed in Western Siberia. Daytime tempera-
tures were 2 degrees in Omsk, 5 in Novosibirsk, and 8 in Barnaul. Snow fell
in northern Kraanoyarskiy Kray.
It was warm and dry in the Central Asian republics and southern Kazakhstan.
Daytime temperatures were 20 degrees in Tashkent, 23 in Dzhambul, and 25 in
Ashkhabad.
17 October 1952
On 16 October, cold, cloudy, dry weather prevailed in the northern and
northeastern European USSR and in the Volga region. Daytime temperatures were
one degree below zero in Arkhangelsk, Vologda, and Kirov, 2 below in Ufa, and
3 below in Sverdlovsk. Warm, dry weather was observed in the Northern Cau-
casus, southern Ukraine, Crimea, and Moldavia. During the day, the thermometer
registered 20 degrees in Rostov on the Don and Simferopol' and 25 in Krasnodar.
Heavy rains fell in the Baltic republics, Belorussia, Bryanskaya and
Orlovskaya oblasts, and in the northern and eastern Ukraine. In some areas,
the diurnal precipitation totaled 26-40 millimeters. These rains were caused
by a cyclone moving in from the Black Sea with warm air masses. When meeting
cold air rver the central regions, precipitation fell in the form of snow. In
some areas of Moskovskaya Oblast, a temporary snow cover was formed.
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It was dry and very warm in the Transcaucasus. During the day, 26 de-
grees were registered in Yerevan.
Daytime temperatures weref3odegrees weather
below was
zero in Omsk, one deggree ree belowain.
Novosibirsk, and about zero in Barnaul, Krasnoyarsk, and Irkutsk. Light snow
fell almost everywhere.
It was warm and dry in the Central Asian republics. Daytime temperatures
were 24 degrees in Tashkent and 21 in Ashkhabad
18 Oct= 1952
On 17 October, cold weather ,ntinued in the northern half of the Euro-
pean USSR and the Urals. Snow fell in the far north, snow mixed with rain in
the Baltic republics. It was warm and the rains ceased in the southern por-
tion of the European USSR. Noon temperatures were 3 degrees below zero in
Arkhangelsk and Ufa, one degree below zero in Sverdlovsk, Vologda, and Syk-
tyvkar, zero in Kirov, one degree above zero in Moscow, 2 degrees in Gor'kiy
and Kazan', 4 in Minsk, 5 in Riga, 6 in Orel and Kuybyshev, 7 in Tambov, 8 in
Saratov, Voronezh, and Lvov, 9 in Kursk, 12 in Kiev, Dnepropetrovsk, and
Voroshilovgrad, 16 in Stalingrad, 18 in Rostov on the Don, 20 in Simferopol'
and Krasnodar, and 24 in Tbilisi.
On 16 October, heavy rains fell in the Baltic republics, Belorussia, the
northern and eastern Ukraine, and in the central chernozem zone; in a 24-hour
period, they provided from 22 to 40 millimeters of precipitation. Snow fell
in Moskovskaya, Kalininskaya, Smolenskaya, and Ryazanskaya oblasts.
Winter crops have ceased their growth in the northern half of the Euro-
pean USSR. They continue to grow in the Ukraine, lower Volga region, and the
Northern Caucasus. In the eastern Ukraine, moisture supply has improved con-
siderably after the large amount of rain which has fallen.
It became considerably colder in Western Siberia, in Kazakhstan, and in
northern Central Asia. Daytime temperatures were 4 degrees below zero in To-
bol'sk, Aktyubinsk, and Semipalatinsk, 6 below in Akmolinsk, Barnaul, and
Krasnoyarsk, and 7 telow in Novosibirsk. Snow fell in many areas of Western
Siberia. Warm weather with daytime temperatures of 5-7 degrees above zero
continued in Eastern Siberia.
In Tashkent, the thermometer registered only 10 degrees as compared with
24 degrees the day before.
19 October 1952
On 18 October, warm, dry weather continued in the southern European USSR
and in the central chernozem zone. It was cold in the northeast and Urals;
temperatures did not rise above zero even during the day. It became warmer in
the central regions; the warmer weather was accompanied by rain and fog.
Noon temperatures were 2 degrees below zero in Syktyvkar and Ufa, one de-
gree below zero in Sverdlovsk, zero in Chkalov, one degree above zero in Ark-
hangelsk, 2 degrees in Vologda and Kirov, 5 in Moscow and Minsk, 6 in Orel
and Kazan', 7 in Gor'kiy, 9 in Kursk, 10 in Tambov, 11 in Saratov, 12 in Voro-
nezh, 13 in Dnepropetrovsk and Voroshilovgrad, 14 in Stalingrad, 16 in Rostov
on the Don, 21 in Simferopol', 22 in Krasnodar, and 26 in Yerevan.
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On 17 October, heavy rains, locally providing more than 10 millimeters of
precipitation in a 24-hour period, fell in the central regions, Belorussia, and
in the northwestern regions. During the first 12 hours of 18 October, the
rains continued in the central and western regions. Dry weather continued in
the central chernozem zone and in most of tt- Ukraine.
Cold weather covered Western Siberia, including the southern and eastern
portions. At night, temperatures in the southern portion of Western Siberia
and in the northern portion of Kazakhstan fell as low as 10-12 degrees below
zero. Daytime temperatures were 2 degrees below zero in Tobol'sk, 5 below in
Omsk and Novosibirsk, 6 below in Aktyubinsk, 7 below in Akmol L?Ak, and 8 below
in Barnaul. On 18 October, snow fell in Novosibirskaya Oblast.
In Central Asia, cooler weather spread to southern Turkmenia and southern
Ashkhabad, and 18yIn Stalinaebad, Frosts were observed e at i night Tashkent,
Uzbekistan.
21 October 1952
On 20 October, daytime temperatures were one to 2 degrees above zero in
the Urals and northern European USSR and about 5-7 degrees above zero in the
central regions. It was compa-atively warm in Moldavia, the Crimea, the east-
ern Ukraine, lower Volga region, and the Northern Caucasus. Temperatures of
10 degrees were recorded in Kishinev, 13 in Voroshilovgrad, and 16 in Stal_1-
grad and Krasnodar.
On 20 October, rainy weather was observed in the Baltic republics, north-
western and central regions, some parts of Belorussia, in Bryanakaya, Orlov-
skaya, Kurskaya, Sumakaya, Khar'kovskaya, Dnepropetrovskaya, Zaporozhskaya,
Stallnskar, and Krymskaya oblasts, in the Kuban', and in the northern Urals.
Locally in the central regions, precipitation totaled 10-14 millimeters.
Dry, very warm weather continued in the Transcaucasus. The daytime tem-
perature in Yerevan was 23 degrees. At night, the temperature dropped to only
10-11 degrees in some areas.
Winter weather prevailed in Western and Eastern Siberia. The thermometer
registered one to 3 agrees below zero during the day and as low as 7-10 de-
grees below at night. Snow cover has established itself almost everywhere.
In Central Asia, daytime temperatures rose to 12 degrees in TashkE-t and
16 degrees in Stalinabad. Frosts were recorded at night with tempers Ares of
2-4 degrees below zero at ground level.
22 October 1952
On 21 October, rainy weather continued in the northwestern and central
regions of the European USSR and also in the central chernozem zone. In some
areas, precipitation falling during the first 12 hours of the day totaled
10-16 millimeters. During the second 12 hours, the weather in the above areas
improved somewhat. Snow fell in the Baltic republics. Light rains fell in
Belorussia and the northern Ukraine. Heavy rains were recorded in the foot-
hill regions of the Northern Caucasus. Daytime temperatures in most of the
European USSR held between 2 and 5 degrees above zero, although they were
around one degree below zero in the northern and northeastern portions.
Warm weather without precipitation prevailed in Moldavia, the southern
Ukraine, Crimea, and Volga region. Temperatures were 15 degrees in Odessa and
Simferopol', 9 in Kazan', and 11 in Kuybyshev and Stalingrad. It became cooler
in the Transcaucasus; the daytime temperature in Tbilisi was 18 degrees.
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Frosty weather prevailed in Western and Eastern Siberia. Light snow fell
almost everywhere in Western Siberia. Daytime temperatures were 2 degrees be-
low zero in Novosibirsk and Irkutsk and 3 below in Barnaul and Chita. There
was no precipitation in Eastern Siberia and the Transbaykal region.
It was cold and dry in Kazakhstan and the Central Asian republics. Day-
time temperatures were one degree above zero in Aktyubinsk and Semipalatinsk,
3 degrees in Dzhambul, and 15 in Ashkhabad, Tashkent, and Stalinabad. At
night, frosts were observed generally; temperatures at ground level dropped to
from one to 5 degrees below zero.
23 October 1952
On 22 October, the rains ceased in the Baltic republics, Belorussia, and
some central regions. Daytime temperatures were 3 degrees above zero in Mos-
cow and 4 degrees in Riga and Minsk. Some precipi .stion was recorded in the
northern Ukraine and the central chernozem zone. Light rains fell also in the
middle Volga region and in Gor1kovskaya Oblast. Snow fell and a light snow
cover up to 2-centimeters deep was established in Vologodskaya, Yaroslavskaya,
and rostromakaya oblasts. The daytime temperature in Vologda was one degree
below zero.
Warm weather without precipitatic-i prevailed in the southern Ukraine, in
the Crimea, and the Northern Caucasus. Daytime temperatures were 15 degrees
above zero in Rostov on the Don, 18 in Odessa, and 20 in Krasnodar. It was
dry in the Transcaucasus; during the day, the thermometer registered 18 de-
grees in Yerevan.
Light frosts occurred and snow fell in Western and Eastern Siberia. Day-
time temperatures were 2 degrees below zero in Tobol'sk, Omsk, Novosibirsk,
and Barnaul and zero in Irkutsk..
It was dry In Central Asia in Stalinabad and Tashkent and 17 and
in Kazakhstan.
Attnnight,~frostwere 15 s weredobserved
in these places.
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