Widespread showers in the north contrasted with sunny skies
and seasonable heat in the south.
A slow-moving cold front triggered 10 to 50
mm of rain over western spring grain areas, while more intermittent but locally
heavy showers (2-33 mm) were reported in northeastern Kazakhstan and Russia’s Siberia
District.
Moisture supplies remained good to excellent for vegetative spring
wheat and barley in northern Kazakhstan and neighboring portions of central
Russia.
Meanwhile, seasonably dry, hot weather (35-40°C) in Uzbekistan and
southern Kazakhstan promoted the development of irrigated cotton, which was
approaching the flowering stage of development by week’s end.