Dubbo weather in March

In March, Dubbo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 46 mm of rain across 4.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Dubbo's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dubbo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 46 mm; 4.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 7:08 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover: 35%; 1st clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.0; out of 10

Dubbo is city in New South Wales, Australia.

Founded: 1849

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical March day in Dubbo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C cooler than February and about 4°C warmer 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)	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13

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

How March really feels in Dubbo

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.

Dubbo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 19°	51	6	13.9	4.3
Feb	31° / 18°	53	4.9	13.2	5.1
Mar	28° / 15°	46	4.6	12.2	7.0
Apr	24° / 11°	33	3.5	11.2	8.2
May	19° / 8°	37	4.5	10.4	7.2
Jun	16° / 5°	46	6.2	9.9	5.5
Jul	15° / 4°	43	6.1	10.1	5.1
Aug	17° / 4°	38	5.2	10.8	6.3
Sep	21° / 7°	45	5.5	11.8	7.5
Oct	24° / 10°	53	6.1	12.8	7.9
Nov	28° / 14°	62	7.2	13.7	6.7
Dec	30° / 17°	75	6.4	14.1	5.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

	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 (%)	72	72	73	74	74	75	76	77	77	78	78	79	79	79	79	78	78	77	77	76	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	74	75	75
Cloudier (%)	28	28	27	26	26	25	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	73	27
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	76	24
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	76	24
21	75	25
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	75	25
31	75	25

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Dubbo gets around 46 mm of rain over 4.6 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 15% and peaks near 16% 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 (%)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13

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

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 58% 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 (%)	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	52	52	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	63	64	64	65	66	67	68	68	68	70	72	72
Comfortable (%)	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	19	19
Humid (%)	19	19	18	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8
Muggy (%)	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	43	32	19	6
2	44	32	19	5
3	45	32	18	5
4	46	31	18	5
5	47	31	18	5
6	48	31	17	4
7	49	30	16	4
8	50	30	16	4
9	52	29	15	4
10	52	29	15	4
11	55	28	14	3
12	56	28	13	3
13	57	27	13	3
14	58	27	12	3
15	59	26	12	3
16	60	26	11	3
17	61	25	11	3
18	62	25	10	3
19	63	24	10	3
20	63	24	10	3
21	64	23	10	3
22	64	23	10	3
23	65	22	10	3
24	66	22	9	3
25	67	22	9	2
26	68	21	9	2
27	68	21	9	2
28	68	21	9	2
29	70	20	8	2
30	72	19	8	1
31	72	19	8	1

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	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	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 7:03 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)	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:18
Sunset (PM)	7:41	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:05	7:04	7:03

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	6:57	7:41
2	12.7	6:57	7:40
3	12.7	6:58	7:39
4	12.6	6:59	7:38
5	12.6	7:00	7:36
6	12.6	7:00	7:35
7	12.5	7:01	7:34
8	12.5	7:02	7:33
9	12.5	7:03	7:32
10	12.4	7:03	7:30
11	12.4	7:04	7:29
12	12.4	7:05	7:28
13	12.3	7:06	7:26
14	12.3	7:06	7:25
15	12.3	7:07	7:24
16	12.2	7:08	7:23
17	12.2	7:09	7:21
18	12.2	7:09	7:20
19	12.1	7:10	7:19
20	12.1	7:11	7:17
21	12.1	7:11	7:16
22	12.0	7:12	7:15
23	12.0	7:13	7:13
24	12.0	7:14	7:12
25	11.9	7:14	7:11
26	11.9	7:15	7:09
27	11.9	7:16	7:08
28	11.8	7:16	7:07
29	11.8	7:17	7:05
30	11.8	7:18	7:04
31	11.7	7:18	7:03

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.72 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 5.72 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)	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	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	6.2	Intense
2	6.2	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.1	Intense
5	6.1	Intense
6	6.0	Intense
7	6.0	Intense
8	6.0	Intense
9	6.0	Bright
10	6.0	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Dubbo?

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

7.0

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

8.1

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dubbo in March

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

In March, Dubbo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

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UV index in Dubbo in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dubbo peaks around January 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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)	13	13	10	7	4	3	3	5	6	9	11	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	7	High
May	4	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	6	High
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Dubbo?

Dubbo sits at 32.2°S, 148.6°E, 264 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Orange, 125 km away.

Topography around Dubbo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dubbo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 275 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 588 m.

The land around Dubbo is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%), cropland (29%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

69 m

artificial surfaces 39%

16 km

170 m

grassland 53%

80 km

588 m

grassland 48%

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

March weather nearby: Orange 125 km · Bathurst 159 km · Muswellbrook 215 km · Katoomba 228 km · Blue Mountains 229 km · Tamworth 255 km · Cranebrook 255 km · Glenmore Park 258 km

Australia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type I; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 90% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $65,130; 2025
Happiness: 6.9 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 0.9; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 4.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
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 Dubbo (-32.243°, 148.6048°, elevation 264 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. 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	30	17
2	30	17
3	30	17
4	30	17
5	30	17
6	29	17
7	29	17
8	29	17
9	29	16
10	29	16
11	29	16
12	29	16
13	29	16
14	29	16
15	29	16
16	29	16
17	29	15
18	28	15
19	28	15
20	28	15
21	28	15
22	28	15
23	28	15
24	27	14
25	27	14
26	27	14
27	27	14
28	27	14
29	27	14
30	26	13
31	26	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	73	27
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	76	24
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	76	24
21	75	25
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	75	25
31	75	25

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	43	32	19	6
2	44	32	19	5
3	45	32	18	5
4	46	31	18	5
5	47	31	18	5
6	48	31	17	4
7	49	30	16	4
8	50	30	16	4
9	52	29	15	4
10	52	29	15	4
11	55	28	14	3
12	56	28	13	3
13	57	27	13	3
14	58	27	12	3
15	59	26	12	3
16	60	26	11	3
17	61	25	11	3
18	62	25	10	3
19	63	24	10	3
20	63	24	10	3
21	64	23	10	3
22	64	23	10	3
23	65	22	10	3
24	66	22	9	3
25	67	22	9	2
26	68	21	9	2
27	68	21	9	2
28	68	21	9	2
29	70	20	8	2
30	72	19	8	1
31	72	19	8	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	73	27
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	76	24
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	76	24
21	75	25
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	75	25
31	75	25

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	43	32	19	6
2	44	32	19	5
3	45	32	18	5
4	46	31	18	5
5	47	31	18	5
6	48	31	17	4
7	49	30	16	4
8	50	30	16	4
9	52	29	15	4
10	52	29	15	4
11	55	28	14	3
12	56	28	13	3
13	57	27	13	3
14	58	27	12	3
15	59	26	12	3
16	60	26	11	3
17	61	25	11	3
18	62	25	10	3
19	63	24	10	3
20	63	24	10	3
21	64	23	10	3
22	64	23	10	3
23	65	22	10	3
24	66	22	9	3
25	67	22	9	2
26	68	21	9	2
27	68	21	9	2
28	68	21	9	2
29	70	20	8	2
30	72	19	8	1
31	72	19	8	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	73	27
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	76	24
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	76	24
21	75	25
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	75	25
31	75	25

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	43	32	19	6
2	44	32	19	5
3	45	32	18	5
4	46	31	18	5
5	47	31	18	5
6	48	31	17	4
7	49	30	16	4
8	50	30	16	4
9	52	29	15	4
10	52	29	15	4
11	55	28	14	3
12	56	28	13	3
13	57	27	13	3
14	58	27	12	3
15	59	26	12	3
16	60	26	11	3
17	61	25	11	3
18	62	25	10	3
19	63	24	10	3
20	63	24	10	3
21	64	23	10	3
22	64	23	10	3
23	65	22	10	3
24	66	22	9	3
25	67	22	9	2
26	68	21	9	2
27	68	21	9	2
28	68	21	9	2
29	70	20	8	2
30	72	19	8	1
31	72	19	8	1