Ucuma weather in May

In May, Ucuma sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ucuma's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ucuma's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 4 mm; 1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 6:14 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover: 28%; 4th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.7; out of 10

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ucuma reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

	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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11

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

Ucuma weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 15°	198	19.7	12.7	5.1
Feb	25° / 15°	195	18	12.4	5.1
Mar	25° / 15°	256	24	12.1	4.5
Apr	25° / 15°	97	13.9	11.7	6.1
May	26° / 12°	4	1	11.4	8.7
Jun	26° / 10°	0	0	11.3	9.3
Jul	26° / 10°	0	0	11.3	9.1
Aug	29° / 12°	1	0.3	11.6	7.5
Sep	30° / 14°	26	5	11.9	6.0
Oct	28° / 15°	167	21.1	12.3	4.7
Nov	25° / 16°	274	25.1	12.6	4.2
Dec	24° / 15°	239	23.1	12.7	4.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	75	77	79	81	82	83	84	85	85	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	91	91
Cloudier (%)	25	23	21	19	18	17	16	15	15	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	77	23
3	79	21
4	81	19
5	82	18
6	83	17
7	84	16
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	91	9
31	91	9

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ucuma gets around 4 mm of rain over 1 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	15	13	12	10	9	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 81% 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 (%)	45	48	52	55	58	61	65	68	70	73	76	78	81	83	84	87	89	90	91	93	94	95	95	96	96	97	97	98	98	98	99
Comfortable (%)	38	37	36	34	33	31	29	27	25	23	21	19	17	15	14	12	10	9	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1
Humid (%)	17	14	12	11	9	8	6	5	5	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	45	38	17
2	48	37	14
3	52	36	12
4	55	34	11
5	58	33	9
6	61	31	8
7	65	29	6
8	68	27	5
9	70	25	5
10	73	23	4
11	76	21	3
12	78	19	3
13	81	17	2
14	83	15	2
15	84	14	2
16	87	12	1
17	89	10	1
18	90	9	1
19	91	8	1
20	93	7	0
21	94	6	0
22	95	5	0
23	95	5	0
24	96	4	0
25	96	4	0
26	97	3	0
27	97	3	0
28	98	2	0
29	98	2	0
30	98	2	0
31	99	1	0

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:36 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)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18
Sunset (PM)	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:11	5:43
2	11.5	6:11	5:43
3	11.5	6:11	5:42
4	11.5	6:11	5:42
5	11.5	6:11	5:42
6	11.5	6:12	5:41
7	11.5	6:12	5:41
8	11.5	6:12	5:40
9	11.5	6:12	5:40
10	11.5	6:12	5:40
11	11.4	6:13	5:39
12	11.4	6:13	5:39
13	11.4	6:13	5:39
14	11.4	6:13	5:39
15	11.4	6:14	5:38
16	11.4	6:14	5:38
17	11.4	6:14	5:38
18	11.4	6:14	5:38
19	11.4	6:15	5:37
20	11.4	6:15	5:37
21	11.4	6:15	5:37
22	11.4	6:16	5:37
23	11.3	6:16	5:37
24	11.3	6:16	5:37
25	11.3	6:16	5:37
26	11.3	6:17	5:36
27	11.3	6:17	5:36
28	11.3	6:17	5:36
29	11.3	6:18	5:36
30	11.3	6:18	5:36
31	11.3	6:18	5:36

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.71 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)	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright
31	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ucuma

In seasonPeak

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

Ucuma's monsoon runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Ucuma?

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

8.7

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

8.2

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Ucuma for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ucuma in May

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

In May, Ucuma sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Ucuma in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ucuma peaks around January 18 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 20 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	17	15	16	13	11	10	9	9	11	13	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	17	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Ucuma in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ucuma is worst in August — around 101 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.6× the cleanest month (January, 10 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)	10	11	12	14	27	53	87	101	43	19	11	10
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	12	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	27	Moderate
Jun	53	Poor
Jul	87	Unhealthy
Aug	101	Unhealthy
Sep	43	Poor
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ucuma?

Ucuma sits at 13.0°S, 15.1°E, 1,906 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Longonjo, 21 km away.

Topography around Ucuma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ucuma has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m around an average of 1,901 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 864 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,833 m.

The land around Ucuma is covered by grassland (46%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (30%), cropland (30%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (34%), shrubs (27%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

333 m

grassland 46%

16 km

864 m

trees 30%

80 km

1,833 m

cropland 34%

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← April Ucuma year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Longonjo 21 km · Ganda 46 km · Caála 56 km · Ecunna 58 km · Balombo 74 km · Huambo 76 km · Londuimbali 85 km · Cubal 89 km

Angola travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 35% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,129; 2025
Happiness: 3.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate: 4.1; per 100k, 2016
Road deaths: 26.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 413
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 Ucuma (-12.9612°, 15.0596°, elevation 1,906 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	26	14
2	26	13
3	26	13
4	26	13
5	26	13
6	26	13
7	26	13
8	26	13
9	26	13
10	26	13
11	26	13
12	26	13
13	26	12
14	26	12
15	26	12
16	26	12
17	26	12
18	26	12
19	26	12
20	26	12
21	26	12
22	26	12
23	26	12
24	26	12
25	26	12
26	26	11
27	26	11
28	26	11
29	26	11
30	26	11
31	26	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	77	23
3	79	21
4	81	19
5	82	18
6	83	17
7	84	16
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	91	9
31	91	9

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	45	38	17
2	48	37	14
3	52	36	12
4	55	34	11
5	58	33	9
6	61	31	8
7	65	29	6
8	68	27	5
9	70	25	5
10	73	23	4
11	76	21	3
12	78	19	3
13	81	17	2
14	83	15	2
15	84	14	2
16	87	12	1
17	89	10	1
18	90	9	1
19	91	8	1
20	93	7	0
21	94	6	0
22	95	5	0
23	95	5	0
24	96	4	0
25	96	4	0
26	97	3	0
27	97	3	0
28	98	2	0
29	98	2	0
30	98	2	0
31	99	1	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	77	23
3	79	21
4	81	19
5	82	18
6	83	17
7	84	16
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	91	9
31	91	9

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	45	38	17
2	48	37	14
3	52	36	12
4	55	34	11
5	58	33	9
6	61	31	8
7	65	29	6
8	68	27	5
9	70	25	5
10	73	23	4
11	76	21	3
12	78	19	3
13	81	17	2
14	83	15	2
15	84	14	2
16	87	12	1
17	89	10	1
18	90	9	1
19	91	8	1
20	93	7	0
21	94	6	0
22	95	5	0
23	95	5	0
24	96	4	0
25	96	4	0
26	97	3	0
27	97	3	0
28	98	2	0
29	98	2	0
30	98	2	0
31	99	1	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	77	23
3	79	21
4	81	19
5	82	18
6	83	17
7	84	16
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	91	9
31	91	9

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	45	38	17
2	48	37	14
3	52	36	12
4	55	34	11
5	58	33	9
6	61	31	8
7	65	29	6
8	68	27	5
9	70	25	5
10	73	23	4
11	76	21	3
12	78	19	3
13	81	17	2
14	83	15	2
15	84	14	2
16	87	12	1
17	89	10	1
18	90	9	1
19	91	8	1
20	93	7	0
21	94	6	0
22	95	5	0
23	95	5	0
24	96	4	0
25	96	4	0
26	97	3	0
27	97	3	0
28	98	2	0
29	98	2	0
30	98	2	0
31	99	1	0