The first ten-day period of July was distinguished by hot weather, especially in the south and east of the country, in many areas of the central and northern regions, where record maximum air temperatures were recorded, both daily and ten-day ones. In the last days of the ten-day period, there was a sharp cooling throughout the country under the influence of cold atmospheric fronts. The change in weather was accompanied by uneven rains and showers, sometimes strong winds, thunderstorms, hail. In some areas of the southern regions, heavy showers were observed with an amount of precipitation close to the monthly norm; in some areas, showers acquired the criteria of a natural hydrometeorological phenomenon. Heavy rainfall has caused varying degrees of damage to agricultural crops.
During the first ten days of July, the growing season of agricultural crops took place under non-uniform agrometeorological conditions throughout the territory. In the southern and eastern regions, where extremely high temperatures and a deficit of precipitation were observed, soil moistening with late thermophilic crops, as in the previous period, remained at an unsatisfactory and insufficient level. The drought developed and progressed. Premature yellowing of the leaves of the lower layer was noted on sunflower crops through ground drought. Hot weather suppressed the accumulation of plant matter in corn and soybeans; yellowing and wilting of plants were noted. Local heavy downpours with squalls caused lodging of unharvested grain crops. For the harvest of early crops, conditions were satisfactory. In the western regions, unfavorable weather conditions prevailed for the ripening of grain crops and their harvest, the formation of a crop of root crops, field work due to frequent rains, including in the previous period, high humidity of both air and soil. Excessive soil moisture contributed to the intensive growth of weeds, the development and spread of fungal diseases and pests. The distribution of phytophthora was observed in most areas.
The grain of winter crops has reached waxy or full ripeness almost throughout the entire territory. Milky ripeness still continued only in some areas of the western regions. In the southern and eastern regions, the harvest began or continued.