Sidi Khaled weather in March

In March, Sidi Khaled sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Sidi Khaled's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sidi Khaled's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 14 mm; 2.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:58 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover: 33%; 10th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.4; out of 10

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical March day in Sidi Khaled reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	9
2	20	9
3	21	9
4	21	9
5	21	9
6	21	9
7	21	9
8	21	9
9	21	10
10	21	10
11	22	10
12	22	10
13	22	10
14	22	10
15	22	10
16	22	10
17	22	10
18	22	11
19	23	11
20	23	11
21	23	11
22	23	11
23	23	11
24	23	11
25	23	11
26	23	11
27	24	12
28	24	12
29	24	12
30	24	12
31	24	12

How March really feels in Sidi Khaled

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Sidi Khaled weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	16° / 6°	15	2.5	10	6.4
Feb	18° / 7°	9	2.1	10.7	7.5
Mar	22° / 10°	14	2.3	11.7	8.4
Apr	26° / 14°	18	2.7	12.8	8.2
May	31° / 19°	9	1.6	13.8	5.4
Jun	37° / 24°	3	1	14.3	2.0
Jul	40° / 27°	1	0.4	14.1	0.0
Aug	39° / 27°	4	1	13.3	0.5
Sep	34° / 22°	18	2.9	12.2	3.8
Oct	28° / 17°	13	2.5	11.1	7.4
Nov	21° / 11°	12	2.1	10.2	8.2
Dec	17° / 7°	10	2.4	9.7	6.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	79	79	79	78	78	77	77	77	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	76	77	77	77	76	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	77	77	75	76
Cloudier (%)	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	23	23	23	24	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	23	25	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	76	24
10	77	23
11	77	23
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	76	24
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	76	24
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	75	25
31	76	24

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sidi Khaled gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.3 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 8% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	7
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	8
8	8
9	7
10	7
11	7
12	7
13	7
14	7
15	7
16	7
17	7
18	7
19	7
20	8
21	8
22	8
23	8
24	8
25	8
26	9
27	9
28	9
29	9
30	9
31	9

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:17 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:54 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:03	7:02	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:52	6:51	6:49	6:48	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:42	6:41	6:39	6:38	6:36
Sunset (PM)	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	7:17	6:29
2	11.2	7:16	6:30
3	11.3	7:15	6:31
4	11.3	7:14	6:32
5	11.3	7:12	6:33
6	11.4	7:11	6:33
7	11.4	7:10	6:34
8	11.4	7:09	6:35
9	11.5	7:07	6:36
10	11.5	7:06	6:37
11	11.6	7:05	6:38
12	11.6	7:03	6:38
13	11.6	7:02	6:39
14	11.7	7:00	6:40
15	11.7	6:59	6:41
16	11.7	6:58	6:42
17	11.8	6:56	6:43
18	11.8	6:55	6:43
19	11.8	6:54	6:44
20	11.9	6:52	6:45
21	11.9	6:51	6:46
22	12.0	6:49	6:47
23	12.0	6:48	6:47
24	12.0	6:46	6:48
25	12.1	6:45	6:49
26	12.1	6:44	6:50
27	12.1	6:42	6:50
28	12.2	6:41	6:51
29	12.2	6:39	6:52
30	12.2	6:38	6:53
31	12.3	6:36	6:54

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	6.0	Bright
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.2	Intense
28	6.3	Intense
29	6.3	Intense
30	6.3	Intense
31	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sidi Khaled

In seasonPeak

None of Sidi Khaled's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Sidi Khaled sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

Dust

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Mar

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Jun

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Sidi Khaled?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.4

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.9

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Sidi Khaled for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Sidi Khaled in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Sidi Khaled sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sidi Khaled in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sidi Khaled peaks around June 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	7	6	8	10	8	8	7	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Sidi Khaled in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Sidi Khaled is worst in June — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 23 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	27	25	33	40	42	48	41	38	37	29	23	23
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	27	Moderate
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	33	Moderate
Apr	40	Poor
May	42	Poor
Jun	48	Poor
Jul	41	Poor
Aug	38	Poor
Sep	37	Poor
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	23	Moderate
Dec	23	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Sidi Khaled?

Sidi Khaled sits at 34.4°N, 5.0°E, 204 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Ouled Djellal, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Sidi Khaled

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sidi Khaled.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sidi Khaled has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 223 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,314 m.

The land around Sidi Khaled is covered by bare terrain (69%) within 3 km, bare terrain (95%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (89%) within 80 km.

3 km

52 m

bare terrain 69%

16 km

167 m

bare terrain 95%

80 km

1,314 m

bare terrain 89%

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← February Sidi Khaled year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Ouled Djellal 8.0 km · Tolga 52 km · Biskra 85 km · ’Aïn el Melh 91 km · Sidi Okba 92 km · El Meghaïer 99 km · Feidh el Botma 113 km · Barika 117 km

Algeria travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 33% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $6,051; 2025
Happiness: 5.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 69%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 20.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 468
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Sidi Khaled (34.387°, 4.9878°, elevation 204 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	9
2	20	9
3	21	9
4	21	9
5	21	9
6	21	9
7	21	9
8	21	9
9	21	10
10	21	10
11	22	10
12	22	10
13	22	10
14	22	10
15	22	10
16	22	10
17	22	10
18	22	11
19	23	11
20	23	11
21	23	11
22	23	11
23	23	11
24	23	11
25	23	11
26	23	11
27	24	12
28	24	12
29	24	12
30	24	12
31	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	76	24
10	77	23
11	77	23
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	76	24
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	76	24
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	75	25
31	76	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	7
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	8
8	8
9	7
10	7
11	7
12	7
13	7
14	7
15	7
16	7
17	7
18	7
19	7
20	8
21	8
22	8
23	8
24	8
25	8
26	9
27	9
28	9
29	9
30	9
31	9

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	9
2	20	9
3	21	9
4	21	9
5	21	9
6	21	9
7	21	9
8	21	9
9	21	10
10	21	10
11	22	10
12	22	10
13	22	10
14	22	10
15	22	10
16	22	10
17	22	10
18	22	11
19	23	11
20	23	11
21	23	11
22	23	11
23	23	11
24	23	11
25	23	11
26	23	11
27	24	12
28	24	12
29	24	12
30	24	12
31	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	76	24
10	77	23
11	77	23
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	76	24
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	76	24
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	75	25
31	76	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	7
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	8
8	8
9	7
10	7
11	7
12	7
13	7
14	7
15	7
16	7
17	7
18	7
19	7
20	8
21	8
22	8
23	8
24	8
25	8
26	9
27	9
28	9
29	9
30	9
31	9

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	9
2	20	9
3	21	9
4	21	9
5	21	9
6	21	9
7	21	9
8	21	9
9	21	10
10	21	10
11	22	10
12	22	10
13	22	10
14	22	10
15	22	10
16	22	10
17	22	10
18	22	11
19	23	11
20	23	11
21	23	11
22	23	11
23	23	11
24	23	11
25	23	11
26	23	11
27	24	12
28	24	12
29	24	12
30	24	12
31	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	76	24
10	77	23
11	77	23
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	76	24
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	76	24
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	75	25
31	76	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	7
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	8
8	8
9	7
10	7
11	7
12	7
13	7
14	7
15	7
16	7
17	7
18	7
19	7
20	8
21	8
22	8
23	8
24	8
25	8
26	9
27	9
28	9
29	9
30	9
31	9

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1