The peach and almond zone comprises the towns
of Chimkent, Tashkend, Tokmak, Ura-Tiube, Jizakh,
Samarkand, Petro-Alexandrovsk, Nukus, and the
Kuldja oasis. In this tract of country the vine is but
little cultivated, except in the northerly parts, where it
is covered up in winter, though from Tashkend southwards
it needs not to be so protected. Although
Ura-Tiube, Jizakh, Samarkand, and Katte-Kurgan lie
considerably to the south of Tashkend, yet ow ng to
their greater altitude they all enjoy a similar climate.
In the pistachio nut zone is included the valley of
Khojend and the neighbouring Khokand mountains.
The character of this tract is such that the vine may
Mean
The following table gives the mean temperature at various points in Russian
years, the figures in italics
Place. No.of
Years. What Years. January. February. March. Aprii. May.
Akmolinsk 5 1870-75 | o-55
- i T 47
B _4 "72
— 20'4O
12-15
-1 1 -0 3
42-67
5'93
57-15
13-97
Aulie-Ata 1870-75 | 25-12 26-9I 42-71 55'3i 65-53
6 - J - 82 — 2'82 5'95 12'95 18-63
Baku 28 1848-75 | 38-3 38-I2 42-98 51-98 63-81
3 '5 ° 3 '4° 6'10 i i ‘ 10 17-67
Khojend t 1866-7, ) 34"i6 33-o8 50-63 63-5 74-3°
4 1 1870-711 I "20 o'6o 1035 1750 2330
Kasalinsk 16 5 1855-8, 1 I U37 1 1 '55 25-84 49-10 65-39
1 1862-6,69-75) —I I '46 -1 1 -3 6 ~3 ‘42 930 1835
Kuldja . 1 1853-4, 1 . 14-40 2070 36-41 54A6 65-21
4 11856, i860j l| lfo 7 <? —6'28 2'45 12-48 18-45
Nukus .
25-88 21*92 36-86 57-20 67-46
2 1874-5 | - 3 '4° —5'60 2 70 14'00 1970
Perovsky Fort
11856-8,1 I3"!4 n '77 29-68 52-00 67-41
10 l 1862-8 ) — 1 o'48 —1 1 24 iM-ri'29 1 1 ' i i 19-67
Petro-Alexandrovsk 1874-5 |
28-58 24-80 41-54 59-72 69-80
2 —1 'go —4-00 5 3 0 15’4° 21'00
Samarkand . 1870-71 j 35-6o 347° 46-40 60-44 77 -°°
2 2' OO 1 '50 S'oo 15-80 25-00
Semipolatinsk 18 5 1854-70,1
i 1875 1
1-98
—i 6'67
1-67
-16-8 3
ii-86
—11-19
39'67
4' 26
57-07
Bit
30-09 33-62 45-68 58'89 69-98
Tashkend 9 1867-75 1 - 1 '06 o'89 7'60 r4'93 21'10
1873-4 |
26-15 31-19 \ 39'38 53A2 68-45
Ura-Tiube 2 I ~3 *5 -°:45 4 'io 11'go 20'25
be cultivated on high ground, whilst its climate allows
of the growth in the open air of the more delicate
plants and fruits. The average winter temperature
is about the same as that of Central France, though
the latter is some 50 further north.
It remains to be noticed in connection with the
climate of Turkistan, that fogs are frequent only in
the northern portions, especially about Sergiopol and
Kopal. They are rarely seen in summer— that is,
from May to September— at Tashkend. The aurora
borealis, or Northern Lights, are sometimes visible in
Turkistan, as, for instance, on the night of the 4th
and 5th of February, 1872. On each occasion they
Te m p e r a t u r e s .
■Central Asia, derived from observations extending over different numbers of
Representing the scale of Celsius :—
June. . July. August. September. October. November. December.
65-66 69*62 66-29 52-66 35-64 20*26 9-28
18-70 20'go 1Ç-03 11-48 2 ‘02 - 6 3 2 — 12-62
70-38 73*44 . 70-25 63-00 49-91 39-15 35-20
21-32 '5 2J’02 21-23 17-22 T 95 3-97 1 7 8
72-79 78-44 78-53 71-46 61-93 52-45 42-85
22 66 25-80 23-83 2 1'Ç2 16-63 11-36 6-03
82-58 ' 84-92 82-13 73*04 57-02 43-07 38-75
28'10 29-40 27-83 22'80 13-90 6-15 3-75
73'49 77-20 74-12 61*48 4 4 -I5 29-89 20-44
23-03 25-11 2339 1638 V75 - i - 18 ^ B 6 ’4 i
70-56 , 76-68 73 -o8 64-58 48-16 32-90 26-02
21'42 24'82 22’82 18-10 8-98 030 -3 3 2
72-50 77-72 74-84 . 65-12 48-65 42-08
2230 25-40 23-80 18-40 9-25 5-60 — O’20
74-79 77'99 74-12 60-31 44-56 29-91 20 08
23'77 2555 23-40 15-73 6'g8 —i - 16 —6'62
75’20 83-30 75-56 67-55 50*72 44-06 33-26
24'00 2830 24'20 19-75 i o'40 6-70 O'70
8o-o6 82*40 79-88 76-46 58-10 40-10 44*24
2670 28'00 26'60 24-70 14-50 4 '5 ° 6'80
67-91 72*32 67*60 54-46 37-54 20-8o 7*05
N 95 22'40 19 7 8 12’48 • 3-08 — 6-22 -13 -8 6
78'33 80-55 75-34 66-33 53-49 44-65 39-65
25-74 26-97 24'08 19-07 11-94 7-03 4-25
72-95 78-80 75-38 66’ i i 49-64 46-04 37-40
2275 26-00 24'10 18-95 9-80 7-80 3-00
35'53 i'ç6
51'37
1076
5772
14'32
5972
15'4°
45‘25
736
48-56
Ç'20
5I-82
I I 'O I
46-26
T 92 .
54’5°
1230
59’6i
V 34
3661
2'56
56-37
13'54
5371
I 2" 06