USSR WEATHER REPORTS FOR JULY 1953

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• Publication Date: December 22, 1953
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REPORT N0.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
USSR WFJITILT~.[t Rr~~TS FOR JULY 1953
rtttmbers is parentheses refer to appended sources; underlined
dates refer to ciayr. of publcat-ion. All temperatures arc in degrees
centigrade
This morning, cold, clrar weather with raat prevailed ir. the northern and
northeastern regions of the Eltropenn USSR attd the northeaaern portion of the
central region. Warn, :lightly cloudy weather prevailed in the Baltic republics.
Cool, slightly cloudy weather nreva:le3 in the rest of the Shroncan USSR. Rain
fell in some localities in rhu-tnarskaya and Stalingradskaya oblasts and the
Caucasus.
Lsst eight's lowest temperature in Moscow was 7 degrees above zero; it was
19 degrees at noon today.(1)
Yesterday during the day, variable cloudiness without precipitation prevailed
in the Belorussian SSR. Temperatures at 1500 were 18 3egrees above zero in Vite-
bsk and Gomel', 19 in rAinsk, 20 in Polotsf:, Bobtvysk, and Brest, 21 in Grodno,
and 23 in Pinslc.(2)
Yesterday's temperatures in Lenin;;rad were 15 dc~recs above zero during the
morning, 19 degrees during tf:e day.(3)
2 July
This morning, cold, cloudy wee.ther with 1iLrht rains in some places prevailed
in the northern and northeastern regions o: the ~.:opean USSR. 'Showers with thun-
derstorms in some localities xere recorded in Leningradslcaya, riovgorodsi;aya, Pskov-
skaya, and Velikolukslsaya oblasts. Rains :'ell in the r:arthern'Ceucasus.
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Yesterday during the lay, variable cloudiness prevailed in the Belorussian
~? Showers fell in some localities in the northern portion of the republic
Temperatures at 1500 were 20 degrees above zero in Gomel' and Mogilev, 22 in
Minsk, 23 in Pinsk, 25 in Grodno, and 26 in.tirest.(2)
On 1 Suly, warm weather with light and variable cloudiness prevailed in the
Estonian SSR. Light winds prevailed, and daytime temperatures ranged between 25
and 28 degrees above zero.(4)
Last night's lowest teaperattu?e in Moscow was 10 degrees above zero; it
*+as 2k degrees at noon today.(1)
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Last night's lowest temperature in Moscow was 11 decrees above zero; it was
18 degrees at noon tocL:.y. i 1 )
Yesterday during the day, variable cloudiness with shoxers and thunderstorms
in some locnlitie preva'_1ed in the Beloruss`_an SSR. Temperatures at 1500 hours
were 19 degrees above zero in Vitebsk, 20 in Mogilev, 21 in Polotsk, 22 in Gomel',
23 in Bobruysl: and Flirsk, 27 in Barnnovic2u and Pinsk, aad 29 in Grodno and
Brest.(,2)
Yesterday's temperatures in Leningrad were l.g degrees above zero during the
marnirtg, 23 degrees d~u-in~.the dsy.{3)
Last night's lowest temperature in bloscorr was lla degrees above zero; it was
2~ degrees 81, noon today.(1)
Yo^,terdny during the day, slightly cloady xeather prevailed in the Belorus-
sian SSR. Variable cloudiness wit.it s!taaers and thunderstorms in some localities
was recorded only is the eastern portion of the republic. Temperatures at 1500
were 21 degrees r.'oove zero in Kost}vkovichi, 24 i:: Vitebsk, 25 in Mogilev, 26 in
Minsk, 27 in Pinsk, and 2~'~ in Grodno and Lel'chitsy.(2)
5 Suly
Yesterday during the dsy, variable cloudiness with shower^, and thunderstorms
in some localities prevailed in the Belorussian SSR. Temperatures nt 1500 hours
were 26 degrees above zero in blips};, polotsk, a::d 6fogilev, 27 in Baranovichi, 28
in Gomel', 29 in Pinsk, 30 in Grodno, and 3l in Brest.(2;
Yesterday's temperatures in Leningrad were 19 degrees above zero during the
morning, 23 degrees durin the day.(3)
On 4 July, variable cloudiness with sho?.rers in some localities prevailed in
the Estonian SSR. Light winos prevailed and daytime temperatures ranged between
24 and 27 degrees above zero.(4)
6 Jttl~
Last night's lowest tc3nperature in ldoscow was 16 degrees; it was 22 degree.
at ilinin "t.idfiy. {i
7 July
This morning, unstable, cool, mostly rainy weathet? prevailed in the northern
regions of the nlzropean USSR and the northern portion of the central region. Rains
accompanied by heavy winds were recorded in the Latvisn aad Lithuanian SSRs. Cool
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wa_ portion of the central regionortSlightly caloucly,
*m weather prevailed in the Ukraine, the Crimea, Rostovslcaya Oblast
Northern Caucasus.
and the
Last night's lowest temperature in Moscow was 13 degrees above zero; it was
16 degrees at noon today.(1)
Yesterday during the day, variable cloudiness with showers in some localities
prevailed in the Belcrussian SSR. Temperatures at 1500 hours were 15 degrees
above zero in Polotsk, 16 in Shcharkovshchinn and Dokshitsy, 17 in Senno sad Slav-
noye, 19 in ldinsk, Vit?bsk, and Mogilev, 20 in BobruysY., Gnntsevichi, and Lida,
21 in Baranovichi, Brest, sad Pinsk, 22 in Dfozyr and Gomel', sad 23 is Br r.
Lel'chitsy.(2)
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This ':oraing, cold weather prevailed in Arkhangel'skaya Oblast and the west-
ern Komi lLSSR. Reins were reocrded in some localities. Cool weather with rain
in some places occurred in the Estonian SSR, Leningradskaya Oblast, and the north-
ern portion of the central region. Rains fell in Ryazanskaya and Tul'skaya oblasts,
northeastern Komi ASSR, and the Lower Vora Region. Slightly cloudy, warm weather
prevailed in the rest of t.2:e European USSR.
Last night's lowest temperature in tdosccnr was 16 degrees above zero; it was
24 degrees at noon today.(1)
Yesterday during the day, variable cloudiness prevailed in the Belorussian
SSR. Light rains with thunderstoras were recorded in some localities in the
northern portion of tho republic. Temperatures at 1500 hours were 18 degrees
above zero in Polotsk, 19 in Vitebsk, 22 in Grodno, 24 in Minsk, 25 in Lel'chitsy,
26 in Baranovichi, and 27 in Prest.(2)
JulyL
This morning, cloudless, warm weather prevailed in the Ukraine, the Crimea,
the eastern portion ei' the central region, the Middle Vol,a Region, the southern
Urals, and most of the Baltic republics. Wane weather, without precipitation for
the most part, prevailed in the Caucasus.
Last night's lowest temperature in I~toscow was 13 degrees above zero; it was
24 degrees at noon today (-)
Yesterday during the day, variable cloudiness prevailed in the Belorussian
SSR. Showers fell in some. localities in the northern portion of the republic.
Temperatures ai 1500 hrnirs were 19 degrees above zero in Drissa, 20 in Polotsk,
22 i.n Vitebsk, 25 in I?iinsi; and l,cgilev; 26 in Grodno, and 2? in Brest and Pinsk.(2)
Yesterday's temperatures in Lenii~rad acre 13 degrees above zero during tho
morning, 1'7 degrees durir,~; the dsY?(3)
On 8 July, overcast weather with rain prevailed in the Estoni.nn SSR. Light
winds prevailed, and daytime temperatures ranged between 14 and 17 degrees above
zero. (lE )
10 July
Last night's lowest temperature in Moscow was 16 degrees above zero; it was
27 degrees at noon today.(1)
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with thunderstorms wereCrecordedeic, theveastern portionlof the~republic.ShTetnper-
atttres at 1j00 were 23 degrees above zero in Vitebsk, 24 in Grodn?~, 25 in t?Iinsk,
25 in Mogilev, 30 in Gomel', and 32 in I+Iezyr.(2)
were moderateyinctheduester~rcp~tion a_ndtstrongeonithe seacoastsinnsomcSl~ocalWinds
tics. Daytime temperatures rart3ed between 15 and 20 degrees above zero. (4)
11 ?u1~
This morning, warm, mostly cloud weather was recorded in the southern re-
gions o: the European USSR, including the southern portion of the control region.
Showers and thunderstorms in some tocaliti.es occurred in Kaluzhskaya, Kurskoya,
Voronezhskaya, Sumsknya, and Khar'kovskaya obiasts, the northern portion of Ros-
tovskaya Oblast, and in some places .in the northern Caucasus and the Lower Volga
Region. Warm, slightly cloudy weather prevailed in the tdiadlc Volga Region, Ki-
rovsl-.aya and htoloto?rskaya oblasts, aad tl:e Bash}:irskaya ASSR. Cool weather pre-
vailed in the northeastern portion of theclrropean USSR. Rains fe11 in some
localities in Komi ASSR, and in Vologodsi?.aya and Lenin;;radskaya oblasts.
Temperatures :at 0700 hours this morning were 10 degrees above zero in bttrr-
manek and fiar'yan-Fiar, 12 ir. Sktyvkar, 15 ir. A'?khattgcl'sk and 6'olotov, 16 in
Leningrad, iiip,:l, and Sal.