USSR WEATHER REPORTS FOR NOVEMBER 1951

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COUNTRY USSR
SUBJECT Geographic - Weather conditions
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PUBLISHED Daily newspapers
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PUBLISHED USSR
DATE
PUBLISHED 1 - 30 Nov 1951
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USSR WEATHER REPORTS FOR NOVEMBER 1951
umbers in parentheses refer to appended sources; underlined dates refer to days
of publication; all temperatures are given in degrees centigrade.]
1 November
Temperatures at 0900 this morning were -5 degrees in Stalingrad, -4
in Kharkov and Rostov, -3 in Kiev, Vononezh, and Orel, -2 in Minsk and Smolensk,
-1 in Murmansk and Kuybyshev, zero in Saratov and Gor'kiy, 1 degree above zero
in Riga and Kirov, 2 degrees in Nar'yan-Mar, Syktyvkar, and Kazan', 4 in Lenin-
grad, 5 in Arkhangel'sk and Yalta, and 9 In Sochi.
Last night's lowest temperature in Moscow was 1 degree below zero; it
was 3 degrees above zero at noon today.(1)
2 November
This morning, slightly cloudy weather with light frosts prevailed in
the southern half of the European USSR. In the northern half, mostly cloudy
weather was observed. Rain fell in the Baltic countries. Snowfalls were re-
corded in eastern Arkhangelsk Oblast, Komi ASSR, and northern Molotov Oblast.
Last night's lowest temperature in Moscow was 3 degrees below zero; it
was 4 degrees above zero at noon today.(l)
Temperatures yesterday morning were -20 on Dikson Island, -8 in Ruaskaya
Gavan, -5 in Stalingrad, -4 in Rostov on the Don, -3 in Kiev, -2 in Minsk and
.Odessa, -1 in Moscow, Sverdlovsk, end Murmansk, zero in Gor'kiy and Saratov, 1
degree above zero in Samarkand, 2 degrees in Riga and Arkhangelsk, 5 in Sevas-
topol', and 6 in Tallin and Ashkhabad.
Yesterday's temperatures in Leningrad were 4 degrees during the morn-
ing, 5 degrees at noon.(2)
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3 November
This morning, cloudy weather prevailed in most of the European USSR.
Last night's lowest temperature in Moscow was 2 degrees below zero; it
was 2 degrees above zero at noon today.(l)
Yesterday's temperatures in Leningrad were 4 degrees during the morning,
5 degrees at noon.(2)
4 November
Temperatures yesterday morning were -5 in Turukhansk, -4 in Stalingrad,
-3 in Kuybyshev, -2 in Murmansk and Nov-~'birsk, -1 in Moscow and Sverdlovsk,
1 degree above zero in Kiev and Roster on the Don, 2 degrees In Arkhangelsk, 4 in
Riga, Minsk, and Ashkhabad, 5 in Tallin, 9 in Yalta, and 12 in Sochi.
Yesterday's temperatures in Leningrad, were 5 degrees during both the
morning and day.(2)
5 November
Last night's lowest temperature in Moscow was 1 degree; it was zero at noon
today.(l
6 November
This morning, slightly cloudy, freezing weather prevailed in the northwest-
ern regions of the European USSR and western Arkhangel'sk Oblast. It was over-
cast in the rest of the European USSR. Rain fell in most of the Ukraine. Pre-
cipitation in the form of snow was recorded in the extreme mouth of the central
European USSR, Middle and Lower Volga regions, and in the eastern European USSR.
Temperatures at 0900 this morning were -14 in Vologda, -11 in Murmansk, -9
in Syktyvkar, -8 in Pet"zavodsk and Molotov, -5 in Leningrad and Saratov, -4 in
Arkhangel'sk and Ner'yan-Mar, -3 in Gor'kiy, -2 in Kuybyshev, zero in Stalingrad,
1 degree above zero in Orel, 2 degrees in Minsk, 3 in Lvov and Kharkov, 4 in
Kalinin, Kiev, and Astrakhan', 5 in Odessa, R in Rostov, 10 in Stavropol', 11 in
Yalta, and 12 in Sochi.
Last night's lowest temperature in Moscow was 2 degrees below zero; it was
4 below zero at noon today.(l)
Yesterday's temperatures in Leningrad were zero degrees during both the morn-
ing and dxy.(2)
7 November
This morning, cold weather with snow prevailed in the northern half of the
European USSR.
Last night's lowest temperature in Moscow was 10 degrees below zero; it was
also 10 degrees below zero at noon today.(l)
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9 November
This morning, cold weather was observed on Kola Peninsula, in northern
Karelo-Finnish SSR, Arkhangelsk Oblast, and Komi ASSR. During the night, tem-
peratures dropped to 12-18 degrees below zero in these areas. It was warm and
dry in the Baltic countries and Belorussia. Comparatively warm weather with
local precipitation pre='ailed in the rest of the European USSR.
Temperatures dt 0900 this morning were -18 degrees in Nar'yan-Mar, -10
invArkhangel ak and Sytyvkar, -9 In Kirov, -6 in Vologda, -5 in Kuybyshev, Sara-
and grad, -4 in Gor kiy, -3 in Leningrad and Chkalov, -2 in Kalinin,
-1 in Petrozavodsk and Smolensk, zero in Tallin, Voronezh, and Astrakban', 1 de-gree
ab3ve b in Yalta, zero in Riga and Munsk, 2 degrees in Lvov, Kiev, IChsr'kov, and Rostov,
9 in Odessa, and 10 in Scchi
Last night's lowest temperature in Moscow was 6 degrees below zero; it was
2 degrees below zero at noon today.(!)
This morning, freezing weather was observed in the northern half of the
European USSR. It was -21 degrees in Vologda, -17 in Syktyvkar, and -15 in Ark-
hangelsk.
also LLast night's lowest temperature in Moscow was 6 degrees below zero; it was
degrees below zero at noon today.(1)
Temperatures yesterday morning were -14 degrees on Dikeon Island, -10 in
Arkhangelsk, -9 in Sverdlovsk, -2 in Moscow, -1 in Murmansk, zero in Tallin,
1 degree above zero in Riga, 2 degrees in Kiev, 8 in Yalta, 13 in Ashkhabad, and
15 in Tashkent.
Yesterday's temperatures in Leningrad were 3 degrees below zero during the
morning, 2 below during the dxy.(2)
11 November
IN-0 weather reports were published on this day.7
12 November g -17 ineVologda,e-16tinKirov,s-14rinnVo onezh2andnKuybyshev,--12iinSStalingrad,
Molotov, and Leningrad, -10 in Minsk, -7 in Murmansk and Kharkov -6 in Kiev,
-4 in Arkhangelsk and Riga, -3 in Rostov, -2 in Nar'yan-Mar, zero in Kalinin-
grad, 8 degrees above zero in Odessa, 9 in L'vov, 10 in Yalta, and 12 in Sochi.
Last night's lowest temperature in Moscow was 17 degrees below zero; it
was 11 degrees below zero at noon today.(l)
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This morning, the weather was comparatively wai' on Kola Peninsula and in
far northern European USSR. Snowfalls occurred locally in these areas.
Last night's lowest temperature in Moscow was 15 degrees below zero; it
was 10 degrees below zero at noon today.(1)
Yesterday's temperatures in Leningrad were 12 degrees below zero during the
morning, 8 degrees below zero during the day-(2)
Temperatures at 0900 this morning were -10 degrees in Ku b shev, kar and Kazan , -8 in Molotov, -7 in Saratov, -6 in Kirov, _5yin V ' da in 3yktyv-
Gar kiy, -3 in Voronezh, -2 in Smolensk, -1 in Stalingrad and Khar~'kovv,, zero in
Minsk and Kiev, 3 degrees above zero in Astrakhan', 9 in Yalta, and 14 in Sochi.
Last night's lowest temperature In Moscow was 6 degrees below zero; it was
3 below zero at noon today,(1)
Yesterday's temperatures in Leningrad were 9 degrees below zero during the
morning, 6 below during the day..(2)
15 November
Yesterday's temperatures in Leningrad were 4 degrees below zero during the
morning, 3 degrees below zero during the day.(2)
16 November
This morning, the colder weather over Belorussia, the northern Ukraine, and
the Middle Volga Region continued to spread southward. The colder weather was
accompanied by snowfalls. Warm weather with fog prevailed in the southern Ukraine,
Crimea, Lower Volga Region, and Transcaucasus.
Temperatures at 0900 this morning were -32 in Nar'yan-Mar, -29 in Vologda,
-28 in Kalinin, -25 in Kirov, -25 in Gor'kiy, -22 in Kazan', -14 in Minsk, -12 in
Arkhangelsk and Riga, -11 in Murmansk and Leningrad, -10 in Kuybyshev, -6 in
Voronezh, -1 in Lvov, zero in Chkalov, .1. degree above zero in Saratov, 2 above
in Kiev, 3 in Stalingrad, 4 in Kharkov, 5 in Odessa and Astrakhan, 7 in Rostov,
9 in Krasnodar, 13 in Yalta, and 16 in Sochi.
Last night's lowest temperature in Moscow was 19 degrees below zero; it
was 15 below zero at noon today.(1)
Temperatures at 0900 this morning were -25 in Kazan' and Gor'kiy, -24 in
Kirov, -19 in Chkalov, -18 in Murmansk, -17 in Arkhangelsk, -15 in Voronezh,
-14 in Orel, -13 in Kursk and Vologda, -12 in Leningrad, -10 in Stalingrad, -6
in Minsk, -1 in Kiev, 1 degree above zero in Rostov and Our'yev, 2 degrees above
in Astrakhan', 5 in Odessa, 7 in Pyatigorsk, 12 in Yalta, and 16 in Sochi.
Last night's lowest temperature in Moscow was 20 degrees below zero; it was
12 below at noon today-(1)
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18 November
LHo weather reports were published on this day_7
This morning, snowfalls with strong winds and, locally, snowstor
corded in Komi ASSR and the central European USSR, ms were re-
Temperatures at 0900 thir morning were -27 in Ufa, -23 in Molotov, -22 in
Kuybyshev, -20 in Chkalov, -16 in Penza, -14 in Saratov, -13 in Syktyvkar, -11
in Gor'kiy, -10 in Ust'-Tsil'ma, -7 in Nar'yan-Mar, -6 in Murmansk, -5 in Voronezh,
-4 in Kalinin and Kursk, -3 in Khar'kov, -2 in Leningrad, Smolensk, and Rostov,
-1 in Dnepropetrovsk, zero in Kiev, 1 degree above zero in Tallin and Minsk, 6
degrees above in Odessa and Kishinev, and 13 in Sochi.
Last n:ght's lowest temperature in Moscow was 11 degrees below zero; it
was 5 degrees below at noon today.(1)
20 November
This morning, warm, cloudy weather with light precipitation locally prevailed
in most of the European USSR. Slightly cloudy, cold weather was observed in the
Middle and Lower Volga regions? In the far northeastern European USSR, strong
winds and local snowfalls were recorded. Strong winds were also recorded in Ros-
tov Oblast and the North Caucasus.
Temperatures at 0900 this morning were -16 in Chkalov, -12 in Kuybyshev,
-10inin Molotov, -9 in Saratov, -8 in Murmansk, -7 in Kirov, -6 in Stalingrad,
gto, -3 in Arkhangel sk, Kalinin, and Gor'kiy, -2 in Nar'yen-Mar and
Voronezh, -1 in Smolensk and Astrakhan', zero in Minsk and Rostov, 1 degree
above zero in Leningrad, Tallin, L'vov, and Kiev, 3 in Riga and Stavropol', 7 in
Odessa, 10 in Yalta, and 12 in Sochi
Last night's lowest temperature in Moscow was 4 degrees below zero; it was
zero at noon today.(1)
Yesterday's temperatures in Leningrad were 2 degrees below zero during the
morning, 1 degree above zero during the dxy.(2)
21 November
This morning, overcast, warm weather with drizzly precipitation continued in
most of the European USSR- Slightly cloud, cold weather prevailed in the Middle
and Lower Volga regions.
Temperatures at 0900 this morning were -14 in Kuybyshev and Chkalov 1 in
Saratov, -12 in Kazan', -10 in Gor'kiy, -7 in Stali ' i 3
-2 in Rostov, Kharkov, and Orel, -1 in Syktyvkar, 1 degr~ee5aboveizero in MurKursk,
mansk, Vologda, and Kiev, 2 degrees in Arkhangel?sk, Leningrad, Minsk, and Pya-
tigorsk, 3 in Tallin, 6 in Odessa, 10 in Yalta, and U in Sochi.
Last night's lowest temperature in Moscow was 1 degree below zero; it was
2 degrees below at noon today.(l)
Yesterday's temperatures in Leningrad were 1 degree during the morning, 2
degrees during the dxy.(2)
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22 November
Temperatures at 0900 this morning were -17 in Molotov, -16 in Saratov and
Chkalol, -14 in Kuybyshev, -9 in Valogda, -8 in Syktyvkar, -3 in Orel, zero in
-Khar'kov and Ear 'yen-Mar, 1 degree above zero in Stavropol' and Rostov, 2 de-
grees in Murmansk and Arkhangel'sk, 3 in Minsk and Kiev, 5 in L'vov, 7 in Riga,
8 in Kishinev and Kaliningrad, 9 in Yalta, and 10 in Sochi.
Last night's lowest temperature in Moscow was 10 degrees below zero; it
was 4 degrees below zero at noon today.(l)
23 November
Last night's lowest temperature in Moscow was 3 degrees below zero; it was
1 degree above zero at noon today (1)
Temperatures yesterday morning were -33 in Igarka, -23 on Novaya Zemlya,
-22 on Dikson Island, -8 in Moscow and Novosibirsk, -5 in Sverdlovsk, zero in
Arkhangelsk, 1 degree above zero in Rostov on the Don, 2 degrees in Murmansk,
4 in Kiev, 5 in Tallin and Tashkent, 7 in Riga, 8 in Kaliningrad, 9 in Odessa
and Yalta, and 10 in Sochi.
Yesterday's temperatures in Leningrad were 2 degrees above zero during the
morning, 3 degrees during the dxy.(2)
24 November
Temperatures at 0900 this morning were -13 in Saratov, -12 in Kirov and
Kuybyshev, -10 in Molotov and Chkalov, -9 in Oar'kiy, -8 in Voronezh and Stalin-
grad, -5 in Kalinin and Astrakhan', -4 in Syktyvkar, zero in Kiev and Rostov,
2 degrees above zero in Murmansk and Arkhangel'sk, 3 in Minsk and Lvov, 4 in
Petrozavodsk, Leningrad, and Riga, 5 in Odessa, 9 in Yalta, and 12 in Socht.
Last night's lowest temperature in Moscow was 9 degrees below zero; it was
6 degrees below zero at noon today.(1)
Temperatures yesterday morning were -19 on Dikson Island, zero in Moscow,
3 degrees above zero in Ashkhabad and Murmansk, 4 in Kiev and Tashkent, 6 in Riga
and Tallin, 7 in Odessa, and 11 in Yalta.
Yesterday's temperatures in Leningrad were 3 degrees above zero during the
morning, 4 degrees during the day (2)
25 November
Yesterday's temperatures in Leningrad were 4 degrees above zero both dur-
ing the morning and at noon.(2)
26 November
This morning, cloudy, windy weather, warm in the western half but compara-
tively cold in the eastern, continued in most of the European US9R. Precipita-
tion in the form of snow was recorded in Arkhangelsk Oblast and Komi ASSR,.in
the form of rain in the northwestern and central regions of the European USSR.
Fogs were recorded locally in the Ukraine.
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Nar'yan-Ma- and. Kuybyshev, -4 in Murmansk, -2inLLArkhangel'sk,o-1vin Saratov,
zero in Astrakhan , 1 degree above zero in Vologda and Leningrad, 2 degrees in
Minsk, Orel, and Stalingrad, 3 in Khar'kov and Riga, 4 in L'vov and Kaliningrad,
5 in Kishinev, 6 in Pyatigorek and Odessa, 7 in Kiev and Yalta, 8 in Rostov and
Stavropol', and 10 in Sochi.
Last night's lowest temperature in Moscow was 1 degree below zero; it was
3 degrees above zero at noon today.(1)
Last night's lowest temperature in Moscow was 1 degree below zero; it was
zero at noon today.(1)
28 November
Temperatures at 0900 this morning were -4 degrees in Kuybyshev, -3 in Mur-
mansk, Arichangel'sk, and Molotov, -2 in Vologda, Kir~o, Odessa, and Stavropol',
-1 in Syktyvkar, Kalinin, Gor'kiy, Saratov, Stalingrad, Chkalov, and Rostov,
1 degree above zero in Astrakhan', 2 in Kiev, 3 in Yalta, 4 in Leningrad and
Lvov, 6 in Minsk and Sochi, and 8 in Riga.
Last night's lowest temperature in Moscow was 5 degrees below zero; it was
zero at noon tcday,(l)
29 November
This morning, cloudy weather was observed in most of the European USSR.
Rain fell in Belorussia and locally in the central regions, snow in Komi ASSR
and locally in the eastern regions of the European USSR. Slightly cloudy weather
without precipitation continued in the Crimea, North Caucasus, and Lower Volga
Region..
Temperatures at 0900 this morning were -b degrees in Murmansk, -2 in Ust'-
Tsyl'ma and Molotov, -1 in Syktyvkar, Rostov, and Astrakhan', zero in Arkhan-
gelsk, Vologda, Kirov, Gor'kly, and Stalingrad, 1 degree above zero in Kazan',
Kuybyshev, Saratov, and Voronezh, 2 degrees in Riga, Tallin, Leningrad, Smolensk,
Kharkov, and Yalta, 3 in Minsk, 4 in Kiev, and 5 in Sochi.
Last night's lowest temperature in Moscow was zero; it was 2 degrees above
zero at noon today.(1)
30 November
Last night's lowest temperature in Moscow was 5 degrees below zero; it was
also 5 degrees below zero at noon today ll)
1, Moscow, Vechernyaya Moskva
2. Leningradskaya Pravda
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