Araripe weather in September

In September, Araripe sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in September, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Araripe's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Araripe's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 2 mm; 0.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:36 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover: 29%; 1st clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 6.76 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.4; out of 10

Araripe is human settlement in Brazil.

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

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical September day in Araripe reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C warmer than August and about 1°C cooler than October.

	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
Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	19
2	31	19
3	31	19
4	31	19
5	31	19
6	31	19
7	31	19
8	31	19
9	31	19
10	31	19
11	31	19
12	31	19
13	32	19
14	32	19
15	32	19
16	32	20
17	32	20
18	32	20
19	32	20
20	32	20
21	32	20
22	32	20
23	32	20
24	32	20
25	32	20
26	32	20
27	32	20
28	33	20
29	33	20
30	33	20

How September really feels in Araripe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 11 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

The story in September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Araripe weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 21°	131	16.1	12.4	4.3
Feb	29° / 21°	139	16.4	12.2	4.4
Mar	29° / 21°	183	19	12	4.4
Apr	29° / 21°	105	12.7	11.8	5.1
May	29° / 20°	39	6.5	11.7	6.1
Jun	28° / 19°	9	2.1	11.6	7.1
Jul	28° / 18°	5	0.9	11.6	7.3
Aug	30° / 18°	2	0.4	11.8	6.6
Sep	32° / 20°	2	0.3	12	5.4
Oct	33° / 21°	8	1.4	12.2	4.5
Nov	32° / 22°	20	3.4	12.3	4.4
Dec	31° / 22°	37	6.4	12.4	4.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

	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
Clearer (%)	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	86	85	85
Cloudier (%)	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	15	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	86	14
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	87	13
28	86	14
29	85	15
30	85	15

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Araripe gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 1% 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
Rain chance (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
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

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the comfortable band about 65% 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
Dry (%)	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	14
Comfortable (%)	69	69	69	68	67	66	66	65	64	64	62	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	64	64	65	65	66	65	65	65	65	64	64	63
Humid (%)	20	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	10	69	20	1
2	10	69	20	1
3	10	69	20	1
4	10	68	21	1
5	11	67	21	1
6	11	66	22	1
7	11	66	22	1
8	11	65	23	1
9	11	64	24	1
10	11	64	24	1
11	12	62	25	1
12	12	62	25	1
13	12	62	25	1
14	12	62	25	1
15	12	62	25	1
16	12	63	25	0
17	12	63	25	0
18	12	63	25	0
19	12	64	24	0
20	12	64	24	0
21	12	65	23	0
22	12	65	23	0
23	12	66	22	0
24	12	65	22	1
25	12	65	22	1
26	12	65	22	1
27	12	65	22	1
28	13	64	22	1
29	13	64	22	1
30	14	63	22	1

Wind in September

Winds average 17 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 18 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
Wind speed (km/h)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15
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

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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:32 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
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:28
Sunset (PM)	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	5:44	5:36
2	11.9	5:44	5:36
3	11.9	5:43	5:36
4	11.9	5:43	5:36
5	11.9	5:42	5:36
6	11.9	5:42	5:35
7	11.9	5:41	5:35
8	11.9	5:41	5:35
9	11.9	5:40	5:35
10	11.9	5:39	5:35
11	11.9	5:39	5:35
12	11.9	5:38	5:34
13	11.9	5:38	5:34
14	11.9	5:37	5:34
15	12.0	5:37	5:34
16	12.0	5:36	5:34
17	12.0	5:35	5:34
18	12.0	5:35	5:33
19	12.0	5:34	5:33
20	12.0	5:34	5:33
21	12.0	5:33	5:33
22	12.0	5:33	5:33
23	12.0	5:32	5:33
24	12.0	5:31	5:32
25	12.0	5:31	5:32
26	12.0	5:30	5:32
27	12.0	5:30	5:32
28	12.0	5:29	5:32
29	12.0	5:29	5:32
30	12.1	5:28	5:32

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in October across the year — September's 6.76 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.5	Intense
2	6.5	Intense
3	6.5	Intense
4	6.6	Intense
5	6.6	Intense
6	6.6	Intense
7	6.6	Intense
8	6.6	Intense
9	6.6	Intense
10	6.7	Intense
11	6.7	Intense
12	6.7	Intense
13	6.7	Intense
14	6.7	Intense
15	6.8	Intense
16	6.8	Intense
17	6.8	Intense
18	6.8	Intense
19	6.8	Intense
20	6.9	Intense
21	6.9	Intense
22	6.9	Intense
23	6.9	Intense
24	6.9	Intense
25	6.9	Intense
26	7.0	Intense
27	7.0	Intense
28	7.0	Intense
29	7.0	Intense
30	7.0	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Araripe

In seasonPeak

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

Araripe's monsoon runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Araripe?

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

5.4

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

8.4

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Araripe for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Araripe in September

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

In September, Araripe sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Araripe in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Araripe peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (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)	14	15	16	13	11	10	10	10	13	12	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Araripe?

Araripe sits at 7.2°S, 40.1°W, 610 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Campos Sales, 31 km away.

Topography around Araripe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Araripe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 640 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 708 m.

The land around Araripe is covered by shrubs (64%) within 3 km, shrubs (69%) within 16 km, and shrubs (67%) within 80 km.

3 km

102 m

shrubs 64%

16 km

393 m

shrubs 69%

80 km

708 m

shrubs 67%

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← August Araripe year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Campos Sales 31 km · Salitre 36 km · Ipueiras 40 km · Santana do Cariri 44 km · Assaré 48 km · Ipubi 49 km · Nova Olinda 52 km · Exu 56 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / N; 127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 46% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $10,713; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 89%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 19.3; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 16; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 482
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 Araripe (-7.2134°, -40.137°, elevation 610 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	31	19
2	31	19
3	31	19
4	31	19
5	31	19
6	31	19
7	31	19
8	31	19
9	31	19
10	31	19
11	31	19
12	31	19
13	32	19
14	32	19
15	32	19
16	32	20
17	32	20
18	32	20
19	32	20
20	32	20
21	32	20
22	32	20
23	32	20
24	32	20
25	32	20
26	32	20
27	32	20
28	33	20
29	33	20
30	33	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	86	14
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	87	13
28	86	14
29	85	15
30	85	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	10	69	20	1
2	10	69	20	1
3	10	69	20	1
4	10	68	21	1
5	11	67	21	1
6	11	66	22	1
7	11	66	22	1
8	11	65	23	1
9	11	64	24	1
10	11	64	24	1
11	12	62	25	1
12	12	62	25	1
13	12	62	25	1
14	12	62	25	1
15	12	62	25	1
16	12	63	25	0
17	12	63	25	0
18	12	63	25	0
19	12	64	24	0
20	12	64	24	0
21	12	65	23	0
22	12	65	23	0
23	12	66	22	0
24	12	65	22	1
25	12	65	22	1
26	12	65	22	1
27	12	65	22	1
28	13	64	22	1
29	13	64	22	1
30	14	63	22	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	19
2	31	19
3	31	19
4	31	19
5	31	19
6	31	19
7	31	19
8	31	19
9	31	19
10	31	19
11	31	19
12	31	19
13	32	19
14	32	19
15	32	19
16	32	20
17	32	20
18	32	20
19	32	20
20	32	20
21	32	20
22	32	20
23	32	20
24	32	20
25	32	20
26	32	20
27	32	20
28	33	20
29	33	20
30	33	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	86	14
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	87	13
28	86	14
29	85	15
30	85	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	10	69	20	1
2	10	69	20	1
3	10	69	20	1
4	10	68	21	1
5	11	67	21	1
6	11	66	22	1
7	11	66	22	1
8	11	65	23	1
9	11	64	24	1
10	11	64	24	1
11	12	62	25	1
12	12	62	25	1
13	12	62	25	1
14	12	62	25	1
15	12	62	25	1
16	12	63	25	0
17	12	63	25	0
18	12	63	25	0
19	12	64	24	0
20	12	64	24	0
21	12	65	23	0
22	12	65	23	0
23	12	66	22	0
24	12	65	22	1
25	12	65	22	1
26	12	65	22	1
27	12	65	22	1
28	13	64	22	1
29	13	64	22	1
30	14	63	22	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	19
2	31	19
3	31	19
4	31	19
5	31	19
6	31	19
7	31	19
8	31	19
9	31	19
10	31	19
11	31	19
12	31	19
13	32	19
14	32	19
15	32	19
16	32	20
17	32	20
18	32	20
19	32	20
20	32	20
21	32	20
22	32	20
23	32	20
24	32	20
25	32	20
26	32	20
27	32	20
28	33	20
29	33	20
30	33	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	86	14
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	87	13
28	86	14
29	85	15
30	85	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	10	69	20	1
2	10	69	20	1
3	10	69	20	1
4	10	68	21	1
5	11	67	21	1
6	11	66	22	1
7	11	66	22	1
8	11	65	23	1
9	11	64	24	1
10	11	64	24	1
11	12	62	25	1
12	12	62	25	1
13	12	62	25	1
14	12	62	25	1
15	12	62	25	1
16	12	63	25	0
17	12	63	25	0
18	12	63	25	0
19	12	64	24	0
20	12	64	24	0
21	12	65	23	0
22	12	65	23	0
23	12	66	22	0
24	12	65	22	1
25	12	65	22	1
26	12	65	22	1
27	12	65	22	1
28	13	64	22	1
29	13	64	22	1
30	14	63	22	1