A brief agrometeorological review for the 2nd decade of January 2026.
In the second decade of January, in the south and south-east of the republic, the air temperature anomaly was positive and amounted to 1...5 ° C, only in the Zhetisu region the anomaly was minus 1...2 °C. In the areas of winter wheat cultivation, precipitation was mostly higher than normal, and only in the Zhetisu region it was less than normal. Winter grain crops were still in a state of winter dormancy.
In the Almaty region, in the areas of winter wheat cultivation, the minimum air temperature dropped to minus 18...22 °C, the minimum temperature at the depth of the winter wheat tillering node was minus 6°C. In areas of winter wheat cultivation, precipitation exceeded the norm of 9-13 mm (133-159% of the norm). The height of the snow cover increased to 8-13 cm, the depth of freezing was 18-45 cm.
In the Zhetisu region, in areas where winter grain crops are cultivated, the minimum air temperature dropped to minus 24...28 °C, sometimes up to minus 19 °C. The height of the snow cover is 7-17 cm, and the depth of soil freezing is 23-35 cm. Precipitation fell below the norm of 1-5 mm (up to 50% of the norm).
In the Zhambyl region, the minimum air temperature in winter wheat crops was minus 12...19°C, and the minimum soil temperature at the depth of the tillering node was plus 3°C. With precipitation mostly exceeding the norm of 16-29 mm (198-235% of the norm), a snow cover with a height of 10-14 cm was formed. On the last day of the decade, the soil was mostly frozen to a depth of 3-18 cm, but in places it remained thawed.
In the areas of winter grain cultivation in the Turkestan region, the minimum air temperature was minus 5...11 °C, the minimum temperature at the depth of the winter wheat tillering node was minus 3 ° C, the soil was mostly thawed, only in places it froze to a depth of 1-3 cm, the height of the snow cover was 9-11 cm. Precipitation was mostly higher than the annual average of 15-35 mm (108-206% of the norm).
The agrometeorological conditions in the south and south-east of the republic were satisfactory for wintering winter crops. There were no critical values of air and soil temperatures, which are dangerous for wintering crops.
On the last day of the decade, cattle were grazing in most of the pastures in the West Kazakhstan region, as well as in the Alginsky district of the Aktobe region, in the Arkalyk district of the Kostanay region, cattle remain in stable keeping, in the Mangistau district of the Mangistau region, livestock breeders are feeding livestock.
Frozen sod is observed on pastures in Zhambyl and Balkhash districts of Almaty region, in Zhanybek and Syrym districts of West Kazakhstan region, in Arkalyk district of Kostanay region, in Talas district of Zhambyl region, in Aktogay district of Karaganda region, in Karatal district of Zhetisu region and in Ulytau district of Ulytau region. In the north-west and on some pastures in the Zhambyl and Mangystau regions, there is a wet sod.
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 and Almaty regions, pastures were heavily grazed in most of the West Kazakhstan region and in some pastures in the Karaganda region.
