WEATHER IN THE VOJVODJAN, OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 1950

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• Publication Date: May 29, 1951
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The Agrometeorological Center in Novi Sad has issued the following re-
port on weather conditions in the Vojvodina in October 1950:
Precipitation (millimeters)
Upper Backa: Palic 75, Orom 73,-Senta 76, Tornjos 75, Bajmok 121, Stara-
Moravica 96, Backa Topola 63, Backo Petrovo Selo 83, Becej 89, Crvenka 69.
Lower Backe: Rimski Sancevi 74, Celarevo 108, Backa Palanka 102, Backi
Petrovac 80, Vrbas 78, Kamendin 107, Srbobran 71, Biserno Ostrvo 92, Zabali 81,
Sajkas 60, Titel 63.
Western Backa: Stanisic 69, Backi Monostor 106, Sombor 91, Apatin 124,
Sonta 68, Bogojevo 91, Odzaci 73, Plavna 82.
Northern Banat: Novi Knezevac-77, Coka 72, Kikinda 88i Basaid 101,
Volosinovo 89, Itebej 16, Zrenjanin 60.
Southern Banat: Bela Crkva 22, Vrsac 52, Hajducica 75, Konak 62, Tomasevac
73, Banatsko Rankovicevo 22, Gaj 21, Kovin 67, Pancevo 64, Padina 21, Besni Fok
-21, Opovo 20.
Srem: Morovic 21, Sid 91, Calms. 16, Sremska Mitrovicd 66, Ruma 27, Irig
81, Iriski Venac 88, Sremska Kamenica 99,.Petrovaradin 79, Sremski Karlovci 56,
Gladnos 79, Stara Padova 25, Nova,Pazova 56, Mihaljevci 24, Surcin 59.
Total Evaporation (millimeters)
Palic 58, Vrbas 54, Coka 51, Biserno Ostrvo 84, Rimski Sancevi 55, Sremska
Mitrovica 38,-Vrsac 145.
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Temperatures (cents re.
Average for month: Palic 9.3, Sombor 9.3, Kikinda 9.6, Vrbas 9.7, Zrenjanin
10.1, Novi Sad 9.8, Sremska Mitrovica 9.5, Surcin 10.3, Vrsac 10.5.
Maximum temperature, varying from 23 to 25 degrees, was on 1 October.
Minimum temperature, varying from minus 3 to minus 5 degrees, was on
23 October.
Soil temperatures at Rimski Sancevi averaged: at 5 centimeters, 10.6 de-
grees; at 10 centimeters, 11.2 degrees; at 20 centimeters, 12.9 degrees; at 50
centimeters 13.6 degrees; at one millimeter 14.6 degrees.
Hours of Sunlight
Palic 163,. BacKi Petrovac 184, Rimski Sancevi 162, Su "in 213, or slightly
more than 50 percent of the possible maximum.
Actinic pDwer of solar illumination: 6,662 calorigrams per square centi-
meter at Rimski Sancevi, or a daily average of 215 calorigrams per square centi-
meter,
Relative Humidity
Average for month, 75.3 percent; average at 1400 hours, 59.6 percent.
Sky Cover
Average total, four ninths.
Monthly average for all winds, 1.6, according to the Beaufort scale.
Prevailing winds were from the northwest.
Atmospheric Pressure at Rimski Sancevi
Monthly average, 757.0 millimeters; highest, 763.6 millimeters on 4 October;
lowest, 745.9 millimeters on 26 October.
Conclusions
1. Meteorological
Total precipitation generally exceeded the average over many years.
Only the southern Banat and Srem had less than average precipitation. Almost
80 percent of the total precipitation occurred during the last fifth of the
month.
'?` The-average,-temperature was almost 2 degrees below the normal tempera-
ture.for.,this month.
Light frost fell on low-lying areas in the middle of the first 10 days
of the month, and a heavy frost fell in the middle of the month, which was nor-
mal for this time of year.
2. Agriculture
The most significant characteristic of the weather was the drought,
which delayed farm work in general, plowing for sowing, and the sowing of winter
crops. However, this work was finished. Autumn plowing was partly finished.
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Germination of crops was slow and uneven, but the rain and favorable tempera-
tures at the end of the month germinated winter crops.
The earlier dry weather facilitated the harvesting of corn, sugar
beets, potatoes, and grapes, and the preparation of vineyards for winter.
Vegetables, tomatoes, peppers, and cotton achieved their full growth
before the navy frost.
Damage from field mice. was slight and local.
The Agrometeorological Center in Novi Sad has issued the following re-
port on weather eonditiis in the Vojvodina in November 1950.
Precipitation (millimeters)
Upper Backa: Palic 68, Kanjiza 64, Orom 63, Senta 69, Tornjos 50, Stara
Moravica 65, Backa Topola 76, Ada 64, Backo Petrovo Selo 74, Becej 73, Crvenka
Lower Backa: Novi Sad 76, Backa Palanka 88, Backi Petmovac 74, Ruski
Krstur 86, Vrbas 68, Kamendin 65, Srbobran 64, Biser.:o Ostrvo 73, Zabaij 117,
Gardinovci 86, Titel 97.
Western Backa: Backi Breg 112, Bezdan 106, Sombor 84, Apatin 108,
Odzaci 91, Plavna 96.
Northern Banat: Novi K_rezevac 59, Coka 61, Kikinda 69, Padej 66, Rusko
Selo 85, Crnja 90, Volosinovo 76, Itebej 78, Zrenjanin 71.
Southern Banat: Bela Crkva 101, Vrsac 125, Hajducica 144, Konak 90, Secanj
77, Tomasevac 84, Kovin 98, Pancevo 98.
Srem: Morovic 106, Sid 87, Calma 62, Sremska Mitrovica 91, Ruma 96, Iriski
Venac 110, Sremska Kamenica 136, Petrovaradin 98, Sremski Karlovci 76, Gladnos
75, Stara Pazova 98, Popinci 108, Mihaljevci 156, Asanja 107, Surcin 102.
Average precipitation was 43 millimeters, which is the average precipita-
tion for this month over many years,
Total Evaporation (millimeters)
Palic 87, Coka 25, Vrbas 31, Biserno Ostrvo 65, Rimski Sancevi 33, Sremska
Mitrovica 28, Vrsac 1.80.
Temperatures (centigrade)
Average for month: Palic 5.5, Sombor 6.8, Kikinda 6.3, Zrenjanin 6.5,
Vrbas 6.6, Novi Sad 6.8, Sremska Mitrovica 6.9, Surcin 6.9, Vrsac 8.1.
Minimum temperature, varying from. minus 2 to minus 1 degrees, was on 9
and 28 November. Maximum temperature, varying from '16 to 19 degrees, was on
13 November.
Soil temperatures at Rimski Sancevi averaged: at 5 centimeters, 6.4 de-
grees; at 10 centimeters, 6.8 degrees; at 30 centimeters, 8.0 degrees; at 50
centimeters, 8.5 degrees; at one millimeter, 9.6 degrees.
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Hoars of Sunlight
Palic 71, Backi Petrovac 82, Rimski Sancevi 81, Surcin 116, Vrsac 91, or
about 30 percent of the possible meximum.
Actinic power of solar illumination: 3,286 calorigrams per square centi-
meter at Rimski Sancevi, or a daily average of 109 calorigrams per square centi-
meter.
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Relative Humidity
Average for month, 87.3 percent; average at 1400 hours, 76.5 percent.
Sky Cover
Average total, seven tenths.
Monthly average for all winds, 2.3, according to the Beaufort scale.
Prevailing wind's were from the southeast and northwest; in that order.
Atmospheric Pressure at Rimski Sancevi
Monthly average, 753.4 millimeters; highest, 764.4 millimeters on 28 Nov-
ember; lowest, 740,3 millimeters on 4 November.
Conclusions
1. Meteorologiz-al
Total precipitation showed a considerable increase in relation to the
average over many years. There were between 10 and 15 days of precipitation,
mostly at the beginning and the end of the month.
The especially high evaporation in Vrsac was due to the increased tem-
peratures and the almost constant drying winds from the southeast.
The average temperature showed an increase of almost one degree above
the normal temperature for this month.
In the beginning of the last third of the month, the strong east winds
throughout the area reached 60 kilometers an hour at Vrsac.
2. Agricultural
Daily precipitation from 25 October to 6 November averaged 93 milli-
meters and interrupted most important farm work, plowing, and the fall sowing,
Precipitation occurred less frequently during the rest of the month,
but plowing was difficult because of the excessive moisture of the ground.
Winter crops already planted or germinates developed well, and those
planted between rainfalls germinated quickly.
Favorable moisture and temperatures enabled winter crops to develop
and grow strong to better withstand the coming winter.
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