A brief agrometeorological review for the 3rd decade of December 2025
In the third decade of December, in the south and south-east of the republic, the air temperature anomaly was higher than normal by 2...5 °C. In areas of winter wheat cultivation, precipitation fell mainly near and above normal. Winter grain crops were mostly in a state of winter dormancy.
In the Almaty region, in the areas of winter wheat cultivation, the minimum air temperature was minus 14...19°C, and the minimum temperature of the winter wheat tillering unit was within 0 °C. In areas where winter wheat was cultivated, precipitation fell by 2-6 mm or 23-70% of the norm, and plants were under a snow cover 3-10 cm high. In areas where the snow cover is less than 5 cm, severe frosts can affect the passage of winter crops overwintering, soil freezing reaches a depth of 6-17 cm.
In the Zhetisu region, in the areas of winter grain cultivation, the minimum air temperature was minus 15...18°C. The height of the snow cover is 7-15 cm, in places up to 23 cm, the soil is frozen to a depth of 12 cm. Precipitation fell in the amount of 10-17 mm or 86-113% of the norm.
In the Zhambyl region, the minimum air temperature on winter wheat crops was minus 7...14°C and the minimum soil temperature at the depth of the tillering node was minus 2°C. The snow had mostly melted, and in places it was up to 1-2 cm. Precipitation fell in the Kordai, Merken and Shusa districts by 12-14 mm, or 108-148% of the norm.
In the areas of winter grain cultivation in the Turkestan region, the minimum air temperature was minus 5...9°C, the minimum temperature of the tillering node for winter wheat was within 0 °C, the soil was mostly thawed, the snow had melted. In the vicinity of the Shymkent weather station, against the background of positive air temperatures, the resumption of winter wheat vegetation was observed at the end of the decade. Precipitation in the amount of 16-23 mm fell in most parts, in some places up to 28-32 mm, which amounted to 82-114% of the norm.
The agrometeorological conditions in the south and south-east of the republic were satisfactory for wintering winter crops. Low air and soil temperatures, which are dangerous for wintering crops, were not observed.
On the last day of the decade, cattle were grazing everywhere in the pastures. In the Alginsky district of the Aktobe region, in the Zhanybeksky district of the West Kazakhstan region and in the Arkalyksky district of the Kostanay region, cattle were transferred to 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 Kyzylkoginsky district of Atyrau region, in Zhanybek and Akzhaiksky districts of West Kazakhstan region, in
In the Arkalyk district of the Kostanay region, in the Mangystau district of the Mangystau region and in the Ulytau district of the Ulytau region, in the northwest, there is a wet sod.
At the end of the decade, pastures are poorly hobbled in most of the Aktobe region and in some pastures of the West Kazakhstan and Kyzylorda regions. Pastures in the Balkhash district of the Almaty region, in the Kurmangazinsky district of the Atyrau region, in the Karatal district of the Zhetsu region, in the Akzhaiksky district of the West Kazakhstan region and in the Arkalyksky district of the Kostanay region are moderately strained. Pastures in the Zhambyl district of the Almaty region, in the Zhanybek and Syrym districts of the West Kazakhstan region and in the Aktogay district of the Karaganda region are severely strained.
