Published 21.04.2021 Meteorological observations in the city of Aralsk were organized in 1884. The name of the station has not changed since its foundation. During the century-long activity, the weather station worked twice with interruptions: from 1884-1911 and 1912-1914. Since 1915, the MS Aral Sea has been operating without interruptions in observations. According to the current classification, the station operates under the Category II program. In 1953, a Tretyakov sedimentation meter and a weather vane with a heavy board were installed at the weather station.
The Aral Sea station is located in the desert zone, on the northern shore of the Sary-Cheganak Bay, 100 m from its shore at an altitude of 7 m from the water level and at a distance of 2 km southwest of the city of Aralsk.
The relief of the surrounding area is cut by numerous dunes, in some cases reaching a height of 5-8 m, occasionally overgrown with rare shrubs and typical desert vegetation.
110 m from the weather station to the south is the shallow Aral Sea. The sea is divided into two parts, the small sea is located at a distance of 45 km. Big sea at a distance of 110 km. The flat dry bottom of the Aral Sea, covered with salt, stretches to the southwest.
The meteorological site in 1884 was located in the central part of the city of Aralsk, near the railway station. In November 1925, the weather station was moved to the north-eastern outskirts of the city, near the Rybtrest railway line. In 1931, it was moved to 200 m north-east of Kultuk Bay. December 15, 1942-on the shore of the Aral Bay. During the century-long history of observations, the Aral Sea meteorological station was moved two more times: in 1952 and the last time in November 1953. Observations here were not interrupted even during the Great Patriotic War.
There are 14 meteorological stations in the Kyzylorda region, including 3 stations with a century-old history of observations: Kazaly-173 years, the Aral Sea-137 years and Zhosaly-107 years.