A brief agrometeorological review for the 1st decade of January 2026.
In the first decade of January, in the south and south-east of the republic, the air temperature anomaly was higher than normal by 2...4 ° C. In the areas of winter wheat cultivation, precipitation was generally less than normal. Winter grain crops were in a state of winter dormancy.
In the Almaty region, in the areas of winter wheat cultivation, the minimum air temperature was minus 8...11°C, the minimum temperature of the winter wheat tillering unit was minus 6°C. In the areas of winter wheat cultivation, precipitation was insignificant, only in the Zhambyl region precipitation fell more than normal, plants were under a snow cover 4-9 cm high. In areas where the snow cover is less than 5 cm, severe frosts can damage poorly developed plants on winter wheat crops. The soil freezes to a depth of 19-44 cm.
In the Zhetisu region, in the areas of winter grain cultivation, the minimum air temperature was minus 13...19°C. The height of the snow cover is 10-18 cm, in some places up to 21 cm, the depth of soil freezing is 19 cm. Precipitation was less than normal.
In the Zhambyl region, the minimum air temperature on winter wheat crops was minus 5...8°C and the minimum soil temperature at the depth of the tillering node was plus 3°C. The snow had mostly melted, and by the end of the decade the soil had frozen to a depth of 2-9 cm, sometimes up to 16 cm. Precipitation was less than normal.
In the areas of winter grain cultivation in the Turkestan region, the minimum air temperature was minus 5...8 ° C, the minimum temperature in the depth of the tillering node of winter wheat was minus 3 ° C, the soil was mostly thawed, only in places the soil froze to a depth of 4-6 cm, the snow melted. Precipitation fell below the annual average.
The agrometeorological conditions in the south and south-east of the republic for winter wheat wintering were satisfactory. Low air and soil temperatures, which are dangerous for wintering crops, were not observed.
On the last day of the decade, cattle were grazing in most of the pastures, only in the Alginsky district of Aktobe region, in the Syrym and Zhanibek districts of West Kazakhstan region and in the Arkalyk district of Kostanay region, cattle remain in stable keeping, in the Mangistau district of Mangistau region, livestock breeders feed livestock.
Frozen sod is observed in pastures in Zhambyl and Balkhash districts of Almaty region, in Zhanibek and Syrym districts of West Kazakhstan region, in Arkalyk district of Kostanay region and in Ulytau district of Ulytau region, in the north-west and in some pastures of West Kazakhstan and Mangystau regions, raw sod is noted.
At the end of the decade, pastures were poorly drained in most of the Aktobe region, moderately drained in some areas of Mangystau, Almaty and West Kazakhstan regions, pastures were heavily drained in most of West Kazakhstan region, as well as in Zhambyl district of Almaty region and Aktogay district of Karaganda region.
