Published 05.01.2024 In the third decade of December in the south and south-east of the republic in the areas of winter crops cultivation, the weather was much warmer than usual, the average air temperature was 3...7 °C exceeded the norm, in most areas precipitation fell more than the norm of 15-57 mm.
The height of the snow cover was 2-20 cm, in some observed areas of Turkestan and Zhambyl region, the snow melted.
The minimum air temperature in the south-east of the country in the areas of winter wheat cultivation at a snow cover height of 2-20 cm dropped to minus 9...18 ° C, in the south to minus 7...9 ° C, snow height 13-17 cm. Thaws were observed almost everywhere (within 2-9 days).
At the end of the decade, in the southeast, the soil froze to a depth of 18 cm, in the south of the republic, soil freezing was practically not observed, only in the Kazygurt district of Kazygurt station, the soil froze to 4 cm.
The minimum soil temperature at the depth of the tillering node of winter crops (3 cm) in most fields dropped to minus 3 °C. The vegetation of winter grain crops was not resumed.
In general, in the third decade of December, due to an increase in soil temperature, the wintering conditions of winter crops improved.
In the last decade of December, grazing of animals was carried out on a large area of pasture livestock.
At the end of the decade, pastures in most regions were moderately grazed, pastures in the Almaty region (Village station No. 4), in the Zhetysu region (Akzhar station), in the West Kazakhstan region (Taipak station) were severely grazed.
On a larger area of pasture cattle breeding, wet sod was observed, frozen sod on some pastures in West Kazakhstan, Karaganda, Kostanay and Ulytau regions.