UTILIZE WEATHER FORECASTS; REPORT IRTYSH ICE FLOE; GIVES WEATHER FOR LATVIAN SSR, OMSK CITY

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• Publication Date: October 2, 1950
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UTILIZE WEATHER FORECASTS; REPORT IRTYSH ICE FLOE;
GIVES WEATHER FOR LATVIAN SSR, OMSK CITY
INCREASE UTILIZATION OF WEATHER FORECASTS -?- Leninskoye Znamya, 4 Jul 50
Weather conditions affect nearly all branches of the national economy.
The study of weather, changes, their effect on the national economy, and
weather prediction is carried on by the Karelo-Finnish Main Administration
of Hydrometeor.ological Service. However, the benefits of this institution
have been insufficiently utilized.
Practice has shown that various economic activities can best be carried
out when weather forecasts are consulted. For example, civil aviation can
operate only when the forecast is for favorable weather. During May, the
civil aviation plan for transporting goods was exceeded by over l? times.
The forecast for an early ice break up on rivers made it possible for the
directors of the Southern Karelo-Finnish Timber Trust (Yuzhkarelles) to speed
up work in preparation for floating timber. Moreover, the fish industry,
guided by forecasts, had no shipwrecks and lost no fishing equipment during
May.
On the other h0nd, .all organizations do not make use of the service's
benefits. The republic agric?iltural experimental station in Impilakhti set
out tomato plants on 20 May, even though the weather forecast stated that
plants easily frostbitten should be planted later. Consequently, these
plants were killed by frosts occurring on 28 May..
It is hoped that the Hydrometeorological Service will be more fully
utilized. If this in done, the service itself can be improved.
A. Volkov, chief, Forecasting Serv De.
Main Adm of Hydrometeorologis?al Serv,Karelo-Finnish SSR
IQE FLOE BEGINS ON IRTYSH RIVER -- Omskaya Pravda, 21 Apr 50
The Irtysh River and its tributaries, the Om' and Tara, are frozen solid.
In the upper reaches from Ust'-Kamenogorsk to Pavlodar, the ice is broken.
The level of the Irtysh during the winter increased by 25 centimeters on the
Cherlak-Omsk section, by 150 centimeters on the Tara-Ust'-Ishim section, 50
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centimeters on.the Om' at Kalacr.insk, ana 120 centimeters on the Tara at
Muromtsevo. On the Omsk-Ust'-.shim section, 20-50 centimeters of ice have
melted. Since the ice this year is quite thick, it is possible for an ice
block to form at the ZakhJ.aminskiy sandbank.
The ice floe is expected to begin on the following dates: at Cherlak on
23 April, at Omsk on 25 April, at Kartashovo and Ust'-Ishlm on 26 April, and
at Tara on 27 April.
BLIZZAR' RAGES ON PAR MOTJNTAINS -- Ogonek, Apr 50
A meteorological station is located on Fedchenko Glacier in the Pamir
Mountains. Below, on the plains of Tadzhikistan, spring is in full bloom.
Around the station, however, a s.sowsto-a is raging; at a distance of 300
meters,. nothing is visible.' At definite intervals, scientific workers record
instrument readings on the temperature, humidity and air pressure, wind ve-
locity, precipitation, and depth of snow cover. -- Sent by radio to Ogonek
from G. S. Volkov, director of the station.
GIVES SPRING TEMPERATURES IN YAKUTSK -- Kommunist Tadzhikistana, 5 Apr 50
Yakutsk -- Spring has come to the area north of, Yakutsk. Daytime tem-
perature, even in the polar zone in Oymekan, does not drop below 14-16 de-
grees above zero. Daylight lasts 15 hours.
LATVIAN WEATHER REPORTS -- Sovetskaya Latviya, 8 Jun 50
On 7 June mi nimum temperature in the LAtvi.an SSR was 2-3. degrees above
zero at night (Stende, Saldus) and 24-25 degrees above zero during the day
(all readings are centigrade).
In the next 2 days, light to moderate cloudiness, predominantly without
precipitation, is expected. Night temperature will be 7-12 degrees above zero;
day temperature 18-24 degrees above zero.
Sovetskaya Latviya, 10 Jun 50
On 10 June and in the 2 days following, Latvian'SSR is expected to have
cloudy weather, clearing intermittently. Brief showers will fall in some places.
The wind blowing from the northwest quarter will shift to the southwest, and
will Le moderate to strong. Night temperature will be 12.16 degrees and day
temperature 18-22 degrees above zero..
Sovetskaya Latviya, 13 Jun 50
On 13 June and in the next 2 days, weather In the Latvian SSR is expected
to be slightly cloudy without precipitation. The temperature is expected to
rise gradually and the wind to slacken in velocity.
OMSK l.'EATHER REPORT -- Omskaya Pravda, 14 Apr 50
On 14 April, the weather at Omsk is expected to be slightly cloudy and with-
out precipitation, The wind will be light to moderate. The temperature will be
zero to 5 degrees below zero.
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Omskaya Pravda, 21 Apr 50
On 21 April, Omsk is expected to have scattered clouds, but no precipita-
tion. Wind w{11 be from a northerly direction, moderate to fresh. The tem-
perature will be 2-8 degrees above zero.
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