USSR WEATHER AND CROP INFORMATION, 3 - 15 JUNE 1953

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• Publication Date: August 7, 1953
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CLASSIFICATIRA CONFIDENTIAL
URIT IINFCW. TION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION FROM
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REPORT
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DATE OF
DATE DIST. 7 1953
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SUPPLEMENT TO
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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PUBLISHED Moscow
DATE
PUBLISHED 4 - 16 Jun 1953
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SOURCE Sel'skoye Khozyaystvo.
USSR W LATHER AND CROP INFORMATION, 3 - 15 JUNE 1953
Underlined dates refer to days of publication. All tempera-
tures are in degrees centigrade,/
During the first 12 hours of 3 June, overcast weather with rain pre-
vailed in the extreme northern Komi ASSR and Arkhangel'skaya Oblast, in some
parts of Latvia, in Lithuania, Belorussia, Moldavia, most of the Ukraine,
western Krnsnodarskiy Kray, and southern Rostovskaya Oblast. It was dry and
very warm in the rest of the European USSR.
Noon temperatures were 17-19 degrees in Lithuania and Belorussia, Chka-
lov, Ufa, and Sverdlovsk, 13 in Petrozavodsk, 20-21 in Moldavia and the
Ukraine, and 23-25 in the rest of the European USSR.
Potatoes had emerged from the ground everywhere up to a line running
from Grodno through Bryansk, Orel, Penzn, and Ufa and also at some places
north of this line.
It was hot around Yerevan in the Transcaucasus; the noon temperature
there was 30 degrees. It was somewhat cooler in the Tbilisi area.
Cool weather was observed in Tyumenskaya and Omskaya oblasts and the
Transbaykal region; daytime temperatures did not rise above 17 degrees.
Temperatures as high as 20-24 degrees were observed in Novosibirskaya and
Irkutskaya oblasts and 28-30 degrees in Barnaul and Kras?,yarsk.
Rains fell in many areas of Tadzhikistan and Uzbekistan; noon tempera-
tures generally did not rise above 18 degrees, although 27 degrees were re-
corded in Ashkhabad. Dry weather prevailed almost everywhere in Kazakhstan;
daytime temperatures in the southern and southeastern oblasts rose to
20-25 degrees, but it was considerably cooler in the northern portion of the
republic.
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On It June, cool weather spread from Tyumenskaya and Omskaya oblasts to
Novosibirskaya Oblast, much of Kazakhstan, and to Altayskiy Kray. Noon tem-
peratures were 17 degrees in Tobol'sk, 16 in Omsk and Novosibirsk, 13 in Bar-
naul, and 13-17 in most of Kazakhstan.
Generally warm weather prevailed in Krasnoyarakiy Kray and Irkutskaya Ob-
last. Noon temperatures were 24 degrees in Krasnoyarsk, 22 in Irkutsk, 20 in
Chita, and 18 in Blagoveshchensk.
Mostly dry and hot weather prevailed in the European USSR except for
the western Ukraine, Belorussia, and the Baltic republics. Daytime tempera-
tures were 17 degrees in Lvov, Minsk, and Riga, 19 in Velikiye Luki and Ros-
tov on the Don, 21 in Makhachkala, Ufa, and Sverdlovsk, and 22 in Krasnodar.
In the rest of the European USSR, temperatures ranged between 23 and 26 de-
grees. During the past 24 hours, light rains were recorded at some places in
the southern Ukraine, Rostovekaya Oblast, end the Northern Caucasus.
Relatively cool weather continued in Central Asia. Noon temperatures
were about 20 degrees in Stalinabad, 22 in Tashkent, and 23 in Ashkhabad.
Rains continued to fall in the mountainous portions of the Central Asian re-
publics.
On 5 June, hot, dry weather continued in most of the European USSR.
Noon temperatures rose to 22-26 degrees throughout the area east of a line
running from Arkhargel'sk to Velikiye Luki and Kishinev and to 28-30 degrees
in the northeast and some places in the central regions.
It was cool around Petrozavodsk, in the Baltic republics, most of Belo-
russia, and the western Ukraine. The thermometer registered 13-15 degrees,
at some places 17 degrees. During the first 12 hours of 5 June, rain fell
almost everywhere in these regions. Rain also fell in the area of the
Dnepr's bend. Noon temperatures were 26-28 degrees in the Transcaucasus.
Noon temperatures rose to 20-22 degrees in Tyumenskaya, Omskaya, and
Novosibirskaya oblasts and to 17-18 degrees at most places in Krasnoyarskiy
and Altayskiy krsys; they were 20 degrees in Chita and 24 in Irkutsk. Only
scattered rains fell in Siberia.
Cool, dry weather prevailed in the Far East.; daytime temperatures did
not rise above 17 degrees.
Temperatures rose somewhat in Kazakhstan and the Central Asian republics.
Noon temperatures were 20 degrees in Aktyubinsk, Akmolinsk, and Semipalatinsk
and 24 in Kzyl-Orda, Dzhambul, Tashkent, Stalinabad, and Ashkhabad. Light
rains fell in some mountainous areas.
On 6 June, warmer weather returned to Western Siberia. Noon tempera-
tures were 23-24 degrees in Krasnoyarsk, Barnaul, and Novosibirsk, 25 in Omsk,
and 28 in Tobol'sk. There was little rainfall anywhere. It was cool in Ir-
kutsk and farther eastward as far as Prlmorskiy Kray; temperatures did not
rise above 16-17 degrees, and only 11 degrees were recorded in Chita. Rains
fell at some places in Eastern Siberia.
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Dry, hot weather prevailed in most of the European USSR. Noon tempera-
tures were 27-30 degrees from Krasnodar and Groznyy in the south to Arkhan-
gel'sk and Ust'-Tsil'ma in the north and from Kishinev, Kiev, Moscow, and
Vologda in the west to Molotov, Kuybyshev, and Astrakhan' in the east. Tem-
peratures of about 23-25 degrees were recorded in Chkalov, Ufa, and Sverd-
lovsk. The weather remained cool and rains fell in the western European
USSR; temperatures did not rise above 14-15 degrees in Leningrad and Lvov
and 17-18 degrees in Minsk and Velikiye Luki.
On 6 June, it was dry in Kazakhstan and Central Asia. Scattered rains
fell only in some portions of central Kazakhstan and in mountainous areas.
Temperatures throughout Kazakhstan and Central Asia ranged between 23 and
26 degrees, although 28 degrees was recorded in Ashkhabad.
9 June
On 8 June, hot, mostly dry-weather prevailed in most of the European
USSR. On 7 June and during the first 12 hours of 8 June, rains fell in the
northwest, the central region, most of Belorussia, the western Ukraine, Vo-
ronezhskaya, Saratovskaya, and Stalingradskaya oblasts, ground Kuybyshev,
Penza, and Sar-.,sk, and in northwestern Kazakhstan. The rains were largely
in the nature of thundershowers, light at some places, at others totaling
l4-25 millimeters.
Strong winds, which had been blowing in the central chernozem zone and
Lower Volga Region, abated. Daytime temperatures in these regions were
28-30 degrees. It was somewhat cooler in the Baltic republics, western Belo-
russia, and the western Ukraine. Daytime temperatures were 19 degrees in
Riga, 18 in Minsk, and 21 in Lvov.
It was hot and dry in Western Siberia. Daytime temperatures were 30 de-
grees in Omsk and 26-28 in Novosibirsk and Barnaul. It was considerably
cooler in Eastern Siberia. Daytime temperatures were 15 degrees in Irkutsk
and 18 in Chita. Rains fell in the Far East.
The weather wns hot and dry in Kazakhstan and Central Asia; it favored
the formation of bids on cotton.
On 9 June, cloudy weather with showers and thunderstorms prevailed in
Molt a' the European USSR. It became cooler in the north, the northwest, and
the centrs.l x'gion. Noon temperatures were 7 degrees in Ust'-Tsil'ma, 13 in
Petrozavodsk, 17 in Leningrad, 18 in Velikiye Luki, 20 in Vologda, 21 in Riga,
and 24 in Moscow. In most other areas, daytime temperatures rose to 24-28 de-
grees, but to 29-30 degrees in the Ukraine, Lower Volga Region, and the Cau-
casus.
On 8 June, heavy downpours, totaling more than 20 millimeters at some
places, occurred in Belorussia, the northern Ukraine, the central chernozem
zone, at some places in the northern central region, in the southern Urals,
and in Armenia. Light rains were observed in Stalingradskaya and Rostov-
skaya oblasts and Stavropol'skiy Kray. During the first 12 hours of 9 June,
about 5-10 millimeters fell in marry central and northern regions.
The rains and a slight drop in temperature created most favorable condi-
tions for the growth of crops. Winter wheat was flowering in the central
regions and setting grain in the south. Spring wheat was stemming out in the
central regions.
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Rot, dry weather continued in Western Siberia. Noon temperatures rose
to 25-30 degrees. Rains fell at some places in Eastern Siberia and the Far
East. Daytime temperatures were 17 degrees in Chita, 16 in Khabarovsk, and
20 in Blagoveshchensk.
It was hot and dry in Central Asia, with temperatures rising as high as
30-33 degrees.
On 10 June, cooler weather spread from the far northern European USSR
to the central regions. In 24 hours, temperatures dropped 10-14 degrees.
The cold wave reached the Kursk area, ,here a temperature of 18 degrees was
recorded as compared with 26 degrees the day before. Other daytime tempera-
tures were 15 degrees in Orel, 13 in Vologda, 12 in Moscow, and 9 in Petro-
zavodsk.
Rains fell in the northern and central regions; at some places, they
total-d 10-15 millimeters during the first 12 hours of 10 June.
While the cooler weather was spreading southward, daytime temperatures
were still high in the eastern Ukraine and Northern Caucasus; they ranged
between 24 and 26 degrees. Hot weather with daytime temperatures of 30 de-
grees prevailed in the Crimea, Moldavia, Dagestan, and in Krasnodarskiy and
Stavropol'skiy kraye.
It was dry and very hot in Western Siberia. Daytime temperatures were
23 degrees in Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk.
Rains fell in northwestern Kazakhstan. Daytime temperatures were 19 de-
grees in Aktyubinsk and 22 in Akmolinsk. In Central Asia, the weather was
hot and dry, favoring the growth of cotton.
'2 June
On 11 June, cold, rainy weather prevailed in the northwestern European
USSR. Noon temperatures were only 11 degrees in Petrozavodsk and Leningrad
and only 14 degrees in Velikive Luki. It was somewhat warmer in the central
region with temperatures in aost areas rising to 18-20 degrees - 14 the
day. It was very warm and mostly dry in the south and southeast. Neon tem-
peratures were 23 legrees in Dnepropetrovsk, Voronezh, and Chkalov, 25 in
L'voc, Rostov on the Don, and Kuybyshev, 26 in Odessa, 27 in Stalingrad,
28 ii Krasnodar, and 30 in Simf'eropol'.
On 10 June, showers and thunderstorms occurred in the northwest, most of
the central region, the eastern central chernozem zone, the Lower Volga Re-
gion south of Saratov, the eastern Ukrai::e, and the Northern Caucasus. The
amount of precipitation during the 24-hour period reached 10-15 millimeters
in Saratovskaya and Stalingradsl.aya chins is and 20 millimeters in the Kras-
nodar area.
The rains, accompan-i d by a slight drop in tec:perature, promoted the
growth and development of crops. Winter rye had begun to head in Arkhan-
gel'ckaya Oblast and Komi ASSR. Throughout the area south of a line running
from Riga through Smolensk, Moscow, Gor'kiy, Kazan', Molotov, and Chkalov,
winter rye was flowering. Winter rye was setting grain tinder favorable
weather conditions in Nikolayevskaya, Khersonskaya, Zaporozhsknya, and Krim-
ehays oblasts and also in Krasnodarskiy and Stavropol'skiy krays. Spring
wheat was heading in the south.
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It was cool in the Urals, Western Siberia, and Kazakhstan; at some
places, showers fell. Daytime temperatures were 13 degrees in Sverdlovsk,
14 in Tobol'sk, 15 in Omsk, 25 in Barnaul, 26 in Krasnoyarsk, and 27 in
Novosibirsk.
Very hot and dry weather prevailed in Central Asia.
13 June
Or. 12 June, dry and very warm weather prevailed in the Ukraine, Crimea,
Northern Caucasus, and Lower Volga Region. Daytime temperatures were 23 de-
grees in Lvov and Stalingrad, 27 in Kiev, Dnepropetrovsk, and Kishinev, and
32 in Grozryy; similarly high temperatures were observed in Arkhangel'skaya
Oblast and Komi ASSR. In the -r-7t of the E'iropean USSR, the weather was cool
with daytime temperatures of 16-19 degrees, aithough only 11; degrees in the
Baltic republics.
Winter vhea*. had reached the milky maturity stage in the ezt n._,e south-
ern U'saine, the
the .imea, and the Northern Caucasus. It was flowering in
rest of the Ukraine and in the Lower Volga Region; at some places, it
was setting grain. Winter wheat was heading in the central region and
stemming out in the Baltic republics and Belorussia.
It was cool in the eastern Urals and Omskaya Oblast; the daytime tem-
perature in Omsk was 16 degrees. The weather continued to be very warm
around Novosibirsk and Barnaul, with temperatures of 25 degrees. Rains,
totaling up to 7 millimeters, fell in almost all of the above areas.
It was very warm in southern Kazakhstan and Central Asia. Rains fell
in Dzhambulskaya and Tashkentskaya oblasts. Winter wheat had reached the
waxy maturity stage and, at some places, full maturity in all Central Asian
republics except Kirgiz SSR; it was in the milky maturity stage in southern
Kazakhstan.
On 13 Jame, :rarm weather with. daytime temperatures of 20-25 degrees pre-
v:'.' cd in most of the European USSR. The thermnmeter read about 30 degrees
??t :o :r rlaces in the centre l chernozec zone, the eastern Ukraine, in Alol-
dr,vis,., rind the Northern Caucocur. Cool weather prevailed in the Baltic re-
rublice, Be.1or',ssla, the western Ukraine, and the Urals. Rain fell in many
se are..^.s. Noon temperatures were 1!4 degrees in Riga, 16 in Leningrad,
,'ir,..fr, and Lvov. In Ufa and 3aenllovsk, temperatures ranged from 15 to
1.7 :??: ,c;rees .
The development of crops was normal. In Molotovskaya, Vologodskaya,
and Yaroslavskaya oblasts, earl;: grain crops had stemmed out, winter crops
'versa flowering, and at r.:,ny places potatoes had emerged from the ground. In
the Crirrea, southern Ukraine, and Northern Caucasus, harvesting of sown
gr..eseh was in progress, early spring grains were flowering and setting grain,
:?.n3 winter grains were in the milky maturity stage. Potatoes were flowering
in Moldavia and eunflower?cr in Odessknya CiLlast.
Cool, rainy weather or.t:ru?e'1 in Western , ilerie rind northern Kazakh-
':an. Da;rtime to;.1rernt' ran degrees in Omsk and 17 in Novosibirsk.
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On 14 and 15 June, very warm, slightly cloudy but dry weather with day-
time temperatures of 26-29 degrees prevailed in the eastern half of the Eu-
ropean USSR. Showers fell in the northwestern regions, western central re-
gions, the Ukraine, the Crimea, and the Northern Caucasus. On 14 June, the
rains totaled more than 10 millimeters in many places, but 35-40 millimeters
in Velikolukskaya, Smolenakaya, and Khar'kovskaya oblasts.
The warm weather and rain favored the growth of agricultural crops.
Winter rye had begun to flower in Kostromskaya and Arkhangellskaya oblasts
and in Estonia. Winter wheat had reached the milky maturity stage around
Zhitomir; in this area, spring grains were heading. In the western Ukraine,
flax was ready to flower.
Daytime temperatures were 17 degrees in Omsk, 18 in Barnaul, 19 in Novo-
sibirsk, and 20 in Tobollsk. It became cooler in Krasnoyarskiy Kray; noon
temperatures did not rise above 16 degrees. Downpours, totaling up to
10 millimeters at some places, fell in Altayskiy Kray, Novosibirskaya and
Tomskaya oblasts, in the forest steppe areas of Omskaya Oblast, and in Kras-
noyarskiy Kray.
Spring wheat had headed in northern Kazakhstan and soutl.rn Western Si-
beria; it was in the milky maturity stage in Tadzhikistan and Uzbekistan.
The harvest of winter grains had oegun under favorable weather conditions in
Turkmenia.
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