USSR WEATHER AND CROP INFORMATION, 25 JULY - 6 AUGUST 1953

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• Publication Date: September 22, 1953
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CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCYN
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS
HOW
PUBLISHED
WHERE
PUBLISHED
DATE
PUBLISHED
Economic - Crop conditions
Daily newspaper
Moscow
25 Jul - 7 Aug 1953
REPORT
CD NO.
DATE OF
INFORMATION 1953
DATE DIST. Z;-ft 1953
NO. OF PAGES 6
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THiS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
USSR WEATHER AND CROP INFORMATION. 23 JULY - 6 AUGUST 1953
LUnderllned dates refer to days of publication. All temperatures
are in degrees centigrade
25 July
On 24 July, slightly cloudy, very warm, dry weather prevailed in most of
the Europeai LGSR; daytime temperatures ranged between 25 and 30 degrees. It
was cool only in the Urals and rain fell there; noon temperatures were 18 de-
grees in Chkalov and 23 in Ufa and Sverdlovsk. During the first 12 hours of
the day, brief downpours with thunderstorms occurred in the eastern portion of
the central chernozem zone, the Lower Volga Region, the Baltic republics, and
Arkhangel'skaya Oblast.
On 23 July, heavy rains totaling up to 25 and more millimeters at some
places fell in Kostromskaya, Ivanovskaya, Gor'kcv?kaya, Penzenskaya, and Rya-
zanskaya oblasts. Light rains fell in the Middle Volga Region.
The warm weather hastened the ripening of agricultural crops. Spring
wheat had reached the milky uaturity stage in the Shadrinek area and the waxy
maturity stage in Ryazanskaya and Ul'yanovskaya oblasts. Barley had ripened
in the Latvian SSR. Winter rye had reached the waxy maturity stage in the
area around the city of Molotov.
Rot weather continued in Western Siberia; showers fell at some places.
Winter rye had become ripe in Omskaya Oblast. In Central Asia, it was gener-
ally dry and hot; during the day, the thermometer registered 33-36 degrees.
26 July
On 25 July, slightly cloudy, hot weather, favorable for the ripening and
harvesting of grain crops, continued in most of the European USSR. The noon
temperature it Arkhangelsk, Syktyvkar, Gor'kiy, Tambov, Voronezh, and Kish!nev
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was 27 degrees. Daytime temperatures were 29 degrees in Saratov and Stalin-
grad, 30 in Voroshilovgrad, Dnepropetrovsk, Rostov on the Don, and Odessa,
and 31 in Krasnodar.
It became oooler and rains fell in the Baltic republics, Belorussia, and
the western Ukraine. Temperatures dropped 6-8 degreee during the' 24-hour
period. Noon temperatures were 18 degrees in Minsk and 21 in Lvov. Show-
ers fell in the Middle Volga Region and the Caucasus.
Spring wheat had reached the waxy maturity stage as far east as a line
running from Ryazan' to Sarapul. Winter rye had reached the waxy maturity
stage in Len_ngradskaya and Arkhangel'skaya oblasts,
Rains fell in Western Siberia and the Urals. On 24 July, up to 25 mil-
limeters of precipitation were recorded in Sverdlovskaya, Tyumenskaya, Kur-
ganskaya, and Cmskaya oblasts and in Altayskiy Kray. Daytime temperatures
In Western Siberia ranged between 27 and 29 degrees. Hot weather with brief
downpours was noted in the Transbaykal area and the Far East. It was gener-
ally hot and dry in Central Asia.
28 July
On 26 and 27 July, cloudy weather with showers and thunderstorms pre-
vailed in the northwestern and central portions of the European USSR. On
27 July, noon temperatures wr-e 17 degrees in Petrozavodsk, 20 in Leningrad
and Sverdlovsk, 21 in Vologda and Kazan', 22 in Gor'kiy, Moscow, and Tambov,
23 in Orel and Voronezh, and 24 in Kursk, Saratov, and Ufa. On 26 July, 20-
45 millimeters of precipitation were recorded in Leningradskaya, Novgorod-
skaya, Velikolukskaya, Kalininskaya, and Arkhangel'skaya oblasts; during the
first 12 h,urs of 27 July, 15-25 millimeters were recorded in Leningradskaya,
Ul'yanovskaya, and Kuybyshevskaya oblasts.
Very warm, dry weather with temperatures of about 26-28 degrees prevailed
in Belorussia, the Ukraine, the Crimea, the Caucasus, and the southern Urals.
Conditions for grain harvesting were very good in the southern and south-
eastern European USSR. Hot weather in the northeastern European USSR pro-
moted the development of agricultural crop;.. Winter rye had reached full ma-
turity In Ytrovskaya Oblast; barley was flowering in the Komi ASSR; spring
'wheat had ripened in the Bashklrskaya ASSR.
29
On 28 Jury, very warm, dry weather prevailed In most o: the European
1.CSR. Noon temperatures were 24 degrees in Minsk, Kuybyshev, and Saratov,
25 in Tambov, 26 in Stalingrad and Syktyvkar, 27 in Voronezh and Rostov on
the Don, 28 in 0tessa, Voroshilovgrad, Kursk, and Moscow, 29 in Orel, Dne-
propetrovsk, and Simferopol', 30 in Kishinev, and 31 in Kiev. It was cool
and rains fell only in the northwestern European USSR and the Urals, where
temperatures rose to only 18-22 degrees during the day.
On 27 July, downpours with thunderstorms occurred in the central and
northern portions of the European USSR; 35-48 millimeters of precipitation
were recorded in Kuluga, Kostroma, and Nikol'sk and in Vologodskaya Oblast.
Aeav; rains fell it. su.me places ii,I:uye shevskaya and Uhkalovskaya oblasts
and in the Transcaucasus. Up to 5 millimeters of precipitation were re-
corded in western Belorussia and the Baltic republics. During the first 12
hours of 28 July, rains were observed only in the northwestern European
USSR, the Middle Volga Region, and the Urals.
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The warm weather and rain had a favorable ?ofluence on the development of
grain and row crops. Spring barley had reached the milky maturity stage in
Arkhangel'skaya Oblast and the waxy maturity stage in Kirovskaya Oblast. Win-
ter rye was being harvested in Molotovskaya and Kostromskaya oblasts. Oats had
ripened in Estonia.
Cool, rainy weather prevailed in Western Siberia and northern Kazakhstan.
Daytime temperatures rose to only 16 degrees in Tobo1'sk, Novosibirsk, and Ak-
molinsk and to only 17 degrees in Omsk. Spring wheat had reached the waxy ma-
turity stage in Novosibirskaya Oblast. It also became considerably cooler in
Eastern Siberia. Heavy rains, totaling more than 30 millimeters at some places,
fell In Irkutskaya and Chitinskaya oblasts and in Khabarovskiy Kray. It was
generally hot in Central Asia.
30 July
On 29 July, slightly cloudy, hot, dry weather prevailed throughout the
European USSR except in the western and northwestern portions. Noon tempera-
tures were 24 degrees in Moscow, Kazan', and Orel, 25 in Kursk and Kuybyshev,
26 in Kiev, Tambov, Gor'kiy, Kirov, and Arkhangelsk, 27 in Syktyvkar and
Lvov, 28 in Stalingrad, 32 in Voroshilovgrad, Rostov on the Don, and Odessa,
33 in Dnepropetrovsk, but only 18 in Vologda and Riga, 20 in Leningrad; and 23
in Minsk.
on 28 July, rains totaling more than 20 millimeters fell in many areas of
the northern European USSR. During the night of 28 - 29 July, heavy rains were
recorded in the western and northwestern European USSR; during the night, 13
millimeters fell in Moscow, 15 in Kaluga, and 24 in Kalinin. The very warm
weather promoted the ripening of grain crops. Spring grain crops had reached
the milky maturity stage in the Karelo-Finnish SSR and the Komi ASSR.
Cool, rainy weather continued in Western Siberia. Noon temperatures were
17 degrees in Novosibirsk, 18 in Barnaul, and 19 in Usk. In most of Western
Siberia, winter rye had reached the waxy maturity stage; spring wheat had
reached this stage in western and northern Kazakhstan. Oats had ripened in
Altayskiy Krey.
31 July
On 30 July, slightly cloudy, hot weather prevailed in the Crimea, Caucasus,
Lower and Middle Volga regions, and the Ukraine Noon temperatures were 37
degrees in Rostov on the Don, 34 In Voroshilovgrad, 33 in Kishinev, 31 in Odessa,
30 in Dnepropetrovsk and Kuybyshev, 27 in Saratov, and 26 in Lvov. Dry, moder-
ately warm weather with daytime temperatures of 23-25 degrees -ias observed in
the eastern European USSR and the Urals
Downpours with thunderstorms occurred In the northwestern and central por-
tions of the European USSR. As a result, it became somewhat cooler in these
areas.' Daytime temperatures were 20 degrees in Arkhangelsk and Petrozavodsk,
21 in Leningrad and Vologda, 22 in Riga, and 24 In Minsk, Moscow, and Gor'kiy.
The.rains soaked the soil well and created favorable conditions for the develop-
ment of row and vegetable crops.
It became warmer in Western Siberia. .tCnoon, the thermometer registered
19 degrees in Novosibirsk, 20 in Barnaul, end 22 in Omsk and Tobol'?k. On
29 July, heavy rains with thunderstorms occurred in Semipalatinskaya Oblast and
Krasnoyarskiy Kray.
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Rot, dry weather prevailed in Eastern Siberia and in most of Kazaxitstan
Central Asia.
1 August
On 31 July, slightly cloudy, dry weather with daytime temperatures of 28
degrees or higher prevailed in most of the European USSR. It became cooler in
the western portion and downpours occurred there.
During the night of 30 - 31 July, rains totaling up to 20 millimeters fell
in Stalinskaya, Vinnitskaya, Chernigovskaya, Bryanskaya, Moskovskaya, Kalinin-
skaya, and Ivanovskaya oblasts.
Winter rye had ripened throughout the European USSR. Early spring grain
crops had reached the waxy maturity stage south of a line running from Pskov
to Kostroma and Kirov. The rains whit?. fell I. the western and central European
USSR soaked the soil well and promoted the growth of row crops.
Warm, dry weather prevailed in Western Siberia. Noon temperatures were
22 degrees in Novosibirsk, 24 in Barnaul and Omsk, and 26 in Tobol'sk. Rains
fell in Krasnoyarskiy Kray and Irkutskaya Oblast. Light rains were recorded
in the Far East. Hot, dry weather continued in Central Asia and Kazakhstan.
2 August
On 1 August, slightly cloudy, hot weather, favorable for harvesting, pre-
vailed in most of the European USSR. Noon temperatures were 24 degrees in
Arkhangel'sk and Orel, 25 :n Kirov, Sverdlovsk, and Ufa, 27 in Chkalov and
Voronezh, 28 in Moscow, 29 in Kazan', Gor'kiy, and Kishinev, 32 in Rostov on.
tLe Doo and Krasnodar, 34 in Stalingrad, and 35 in Dnepropetrovsk.
Unstable weather with showers and thunderstorms was noted in the western
Ruropemn USSC. Dowr. curs occurr^d at some places in the central European USSR
and the Middle Volga Region.
Warm weather in the north promoted the development of spring grain crops.
Spring barley and wheat were heading in the far north. Harvesting of spring
grain crops was in progre,s in Lithuania, Belorussia, Orlovskaya, Penzenskaya,
and Chkalovska)a oblasts, and Bashkirskaya ASSR. Harvesting of millet had be-
gun in the Ukraine and the Lower Volga Region.
Very warm weather prevailed in Siberia. Downpours with thunderstorms
occurred at some places. In most of Siberia, daytime temperatures ranged
between 25 and 28 degrees. It was hot and dry in Central Asia.
4 August
On 3 Augi-t, dry, very warm weather continued in the Upper.Volga Region,
the northeastern European USSR, and the Urals. Daytime temperatures were 32
degrees in Kirov, 34 in Kazan', and 35 in Kuybyshev. The warm weather in these
areas speeded up the development of grain crops. Spring wheat had reached the
waxy maturity stage in the southern Komi ASSR. Barley had reached full matur-
ity in some parts o'' Mclotovskaya Oblast,
Hot, dry weather continued ?.n tike Lower Volga Reg n and the eastern por-
tion of the Northern Caucasus.
Temperatures fell in tle Baltic republics, Belcrussia, and the northwestern
and central portions of the E-opean USSR; they were 18 degrees in Leningrad
and Min- , 19 in Moscow, and 20 in Riga.
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During the first-12 hours of the day, rains totaling 17-25 millimeters at
some places fell in the northwestern, northern, and central portions of the
European USSR. Lower temperatures were a result of these rains.
Warm weather prevailed in Siberia. Rains fell in Altayskiy and Krasnoyar-
skiy krays. Light rains also fell in southern Kazakhstan and in the Kirgiz
SSR. In the Central Asian republics, the weather was hot and dry. It was
reported from Kerki, Tashauz, Tedzhen (Turkmen SSR), Shaartuz, and Voroshilova-
bad (Tadzhik SSR) that the first cotton bolls had opened.
5 August
On 4 August, the cooler weather observed in the western and central por-
tions of the European USSR on 3 August spread eastward to the Volga Region.
The temperature during the day was 26 degrees as compared with 32 degrees the
day before in Kirov and 22 as compared with 30 the day before in Gor'kiy. The
weather remained moderately warm in the Baltic republics, Belorussia, and the
western Ukraine.
It was dry and very warm in the central European USSR, the Ukraine, Mol-
davia, Crimea, and Northern Caucasus. Daytime temperatures were 32 degrees in
Stalingrad, 31 in Krasnodar, and 30 in Rostov on the Don.
Rains, totaling 6-10 millimeters during the first 12 hours of the day, fell
only in areas located north of a line running from Pskov to Moscow and Kazan'.
Millet was being harvested in some parts of the Northern Caucasus and southern
Ukraine; it was ripening in the northern Ukraine. Sunflowers had become ripe
in some portions of the Crimea, Moldavia, and Krasnodarskiy Kray.
It was very warm in Western and Eastern Siberia. By noon, temperatures
had risen to 25-27 degrees. Rains fell in some parts of Altayskiy and Krasnoyar-
skiy krays and in northern Irkutskaya Oblast. Very heavy rains were observed
in Ch'tinskaya Oblast.
It was dry and hot in Central Asia and southern Kazakhstan. Grapes were
being picked in many areas.
6 August
On 5 August, overcast, cool weather with cousidErable precipitation pre-
vailed in the western, northwestern, central, and northern portions of the
European USSR. Rains fell in Leningradskaya, Novgorodskaya, Velikolukskaya,
Kalininskaya, Moskovskaya, Kaluzhskaya, Smolenskaya, and Bryanskaya oblasts,
eastern Belorussia, and the northern Ukraine. on temperatures were 15 de-
grees in Moscow and Riga, 16 n Vologda and Orel, rnd 18 Li L.cningrad, Minsk.
and L'vov.
The weather was warm and without substantial precipitation in the
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the European USSR. It was hot in the Volga Region. Noon temperatures
were
29
degrees in Dnepropetrovsk, 31 in Voroshilovgrad, Saratov, and Chk.alov,
in Stalingrad and Rostov on the Don.
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Very warm weather continued in Western and Eastern Siberia. By noon, tem-
peratures had risen to 24-28 degrees almost everywhere. Rains continued to
fall in Novoslblrskaya and Kemeruvskaye oblasts and Altayskiy and Kraanoyarskiy
krays. Quite heavy rains were also recorded in }Qiabarovskiy Kray and Amurskaya
Oh'-last. It was very warm and dry in Central Asia and most of Kazakhstan. liar-
vesting of melons had begun in Bukharskaya Oblast of Uzbek SSR.
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7 August
On 6 August, very warm, unstable weather prevailed in most of the European
USSR. Rains fell in the western Ukraine, Belorussia, and the central and north-
eastern portions of the European USSR; they totaled 6-14 millimeters in many
places during the first 12 hours of the day. Daytime temperatures were 17 de-
grees in Kiev, Minsk, Riga, and Leningrad; noon temperatures were 22-25 degrees
in Syktyvkar, Kirov, and Gor'kiy.
Cloudy weather without precipitation prevailed in the rest of the European
USSR. Light rain fell only in scattered localities of the Northern Caucasus.
Noon temperatures were 26 degrees in Odessa, 29 in Voroshilovgrad and Rostov
on the Don, and 32 In Stalingrad and Stavropol'.
Warm weather continued in Western Siberia. Daytime temperatures were 23
degrees in Omsk and Barnaul and 25 in Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk. Sunflowers
were ripening in some parts of Altayskiy Kray. Heavy rains fell in Irkutekaya
Oblast, the Transbaykal, and the Far East. Daytime temperatures ranged between
18 and 20 degrees.
The weather was dry and v!ry warm in Central Asia and Kazakhstan. Condi-
tions were favorable for the ripening of cotton and harvesting of crops.