A brief agrometeorological review for the 1st decade of February 2026.
In the first decade of February, in the south and south-east of the republic, the air temperature anomaly was above normal plus 4.7 °C. In the areas of winter wheat cultivation, precipitation fell mainly near the norm, in the area of Zhetisu more than the norm. In the Turkestan region, shoots of winter wheat and barley are observed in some areas (in the vicinity of the weather station Kazygurt, Shymkent), the phase of the 3rd leaf of winter wheat is noted in Almaty (Akkaynar) and Turkestan (Shymkent) regions.
In the Almaty region, in the areas of winter wheat cultivation, the minimum air temperature was minus 7...10°C, the minimum temperature of the winter wheat tillering node was minus 2°C. In the areas of winter wheat cultivation, precipitation was about the norm of 6-8 mm (80-114% of the norm). The height of the snow cover was 2-12 cm, the depth of soil freezing was 29-40 cm.
In the Zhetisu region, in areas where winter crops are cultivated, the minimum air temperature was minus 13...17°C. Precipitation exceeded the norm of 11-20 mm (182-200% of the norm), snow cover height 3-26 cm, soil freezing depth 22-53 cm.
In the Zhambyl region, the minimum air temperature on winter wheat crops was minus 3...10°C and the minimum soil temperature at the depth of the tillering node was 0 °C. Precipitation was mostly around and above the norm of 6-29 mm (82-169% of the norm).
In the areas of winter grain cultivation in the Turkestan region, the minimum air temperature was minus 1...7°C, and the minimum temperature at the depth of the winter wheat tillering node was minus 1°C. Precipitation fell mainly around and above the annual average of 19-41 mm (86-158% of the norm).
Due to the increase in air temperature in the Zhambyl and Turkestan regions, there is no snow cover and soil freezing.
According to the results of determining the viability of wintering crops (winter wheat), as of January 20, the percentage of dead plants in the Almaty region was 4-18%, in the Zhambyl region 3-20% and in the West Kazakhstan region 4-12%.
The agrometeorological conditions in the south and south-east of the republic were satisfactory for wintering winter crops, however, frequent thaws in the south (up to 4 days) with alternating daytime positive temperatures with night negative air temperatures can lead to damage to poorly developed plants.
On the last day of the decade, cattle were grazing in most of the pastures in the Alginsky district of Aktobe region, in Syrymsky and Zhanybek districts of West Kazakhstan region. In the Arkalyk district of the Kostanay region, livestock continues to be stabled, in the Karatal district of the Zhetisu region, and in the Mangystau district of the Mangystau region, livestock breeders are feeding livestock.
Frozen sod is observed on pastures in Almaty, West Kazakhstan, Kostanay regions, as well as on individual pastures in Karaganda, Mangystau regions, wet sod was observed on pastures in Aktobe, West Kazakhstan and Ulytau regions.
At the end of the decade, pastures were poorly grazed in most of the Aktobe region, moderate grazing was noted in some pastures in Mangystau, Almaty, and Kostanay regions, pastures were heavily grazed in most of the West Kazakhstan region and in some pastures in the Karaganda region.
