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Toktogul reservoir
The level of the Toktogul reservoir on the Naryn decides winter power and summer water for the farms downstream. Storage is reported daily against the full volume of 19.0 km³; releases follow the schedule of the Naryn Water and Power Protocol.
Records
| Highest temperature | 46.2 °C, Akzhaykyn depression, July 1983 |
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| Lowest temperature | −41.5 °C, Aksay Plateau, January 1969 |
Nurzhan
Nurzhan, on the Chu plain at 470 m, has hot summers and cold winters: the mean high in July is 33 °C, and in January the mean high is 0 °C and the mean low −10 °C. Talas, at 1,270 m in the valley, is cooler in summer and has more snow.