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Saratov is a major city and is the administrative centre of the Saratov Region. The climate in Saratov is moderate, typical of the Lower Volga region. In the past winters were very cold, and frost and snow were common, but more recently that seems to have changed. The city still occasionally suffers intensely cold weather when the temperature falls to -28C, but generally winters are not very cold, it is much more likely to rain. During the second half of winter the weather becomes stable with thick snow cover and moderate frost.

Between the end of December and the beginning of April, the Volga is covered with firm, durable ice thick enough for people to go ice-fishing. Bolshoi Irgiz, one of the minor rivers in the region, is covered with an ice layer of 96 cm and sometimes freezes through down to the bottom.

At 3, 680 km in length and 35 to 40 m in depth, the Volga is the longest and the deepest river in Europe. The Volga basin has sharply changed since the Volgograd reservoir was formed. The water level rose by 10 metres, and almost all the islands and lakes in the Volga basin were inundated. The river has greatly widened and now averages 3 to 7 km in width and in some places is up to 15 km across.

Summer can be crazy in the Saratov region. Rains are almost as frequent as sunny and hot days. The latter come in the second half of July and stay until the end of summer. These days the weather sometimes gets sweltering; fortunately there are many beaches on the Volga banks and islands which make good places to escape the exhausting heat. Thus, +35C and low humidity at daytime are normal for this part of the season.

There are not many forests in Saratov region, and most of them are located in its right-bank part. There are more than a hundred sorts of trees and bushes growing there. Oaks are the most prevalent among them, and you can come across them in almost every forest of the Saratov region.

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Образец: The climate in Saratov is moderate, typical of the Lower Volga region. What is the typical climate for the Lower Volga region?

1. The weather in the second part of winter is stable with thick snow cover and moderate frost.

2. Between the end of December and the beginning of April, the Volga is covered with firm, durable ice. So people go ice-fishing.

3. The Volga basin has sharply changed since the Volgograd reservoir was formed.

4. There are many beaches on the Volga banks and islands which make good places to escape the exhausting heat.

5. Oaks are the most prevalent among them, and you can come across them in almost every forest of the Saratov region.