Planalto weather in October

In October, Planalto sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 56 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-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 25% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Planalto's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Planalto's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 56 mm; 9.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:17 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.7; out of 10

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical October day in Planalto reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

	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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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

Planalto weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-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	27° / 18°	96	13.3	12.8	5.8
Feb	27° / 18°	67	12.4	12.5	5.8
Mar	27° / 18°	107	14.9	12.1	5.7
Apr	26° / 18°	65	14.1	11.7	5.9
May	24° / 17°	35	10.3	11.3	6.7
Jun	23° / 15°	29	9.8	11.1	6.7
Jul	22° / 14°	30	10.1	11.2	6.6
Aug	23° / 14°	25	8.8	11.5	6.9
Sep	25° / 15°	25	7.7	11.9	7.2
Oct	26° / 17°	56	9.7	12.3	6.7
Nov	26° / 18°	124	14.2	12.7	5.7
Dec	27° / 18°	119	13.6	12.9	5.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

	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 (%)	47	48	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	46	46	45	44	44	42	42	41	41	39	39	39
Cloudier (%)	53	52	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	54	54	55	56	56	58	58	59	59	61	61	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	45	55
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	39	61

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Planalto gets around 56 mm of rain over 9.7 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 31% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds climb 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 (%)	25	25	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	34	35	36	37	37	38	39	39	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	25
3	26
4	26
5	27
6	27
7	28
8	28
9	28
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	29
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	30
18	31
19	31
20	32
21	32
22	33
23	34
24	35
25	36
26	37
27	37
28	38
29	39
30	39
31	40

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

	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 (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Comfortable (%)	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	12	12	11
Humid (%)	65	66	66	66	67	66	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	66	65	66
Muggy (%)	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	11	12	13	14	16	17	18	19	20	21	21	22	23	23

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	28	65	5
2	2	27	66	5
3	2	27	66	5
4	2	27	66	5
5	2	26	67	5
6	2	26	66	6
7	1	26	67	6
8	1	26	67	6
9	1	26	67	6
10	1	26	66	7
11	1	26	66	7
12	1	26	66	7
13	1	25	66	8
14	1	25	66	8
15	1	24	66	9
16	1	24	66	9
17	1	23	66	10
18	1	22	66	11
19	1	21	66	12
20	0	20	67	13
21	0	19	67	14
22	0	18	66	16
23	0	17	66	17
24	0	16	66	18
25	0	15	66	19
26	0	14	66	20
27	0	13	66	21
28	0	12	67	21
29	0	12	66	22
30	0	12	65	23
31	0	11	66	23

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, 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)	12	12	12	12	13	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
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	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:27 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:41 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)	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:25	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:17	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:14	5:14	5:13	5:13	5:12	5:12	5:11	5:11	5:10	5:10	5:10
Sunset (PM)	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:27	5:35
2	12.1	5:26	5:35
3	12.2	5:26	5:35
4	12.2	5:25	5:35
5	12.2	5:24	5:35
6	12.2	5:23	5:35
7	12.2	5:23	5:35
8	12.2	5:22	5:36
9	12.2	5:21	5:36
10	12.3	5:21	5:36
11	12.3	5:20	5:36
12	12.3	5:19	5:36
13	12.3	5:19	5:36
14	12.3	5:18	5:37
15	12.3	5:17	5:37
16	12.3	5:17	5:37
17	12.3	5:16	5:37
18	12.4	5:16	5:37
19	12.4	5:15	5:38
20	12.4	5:15	5:38
21	12.4	5:14	5:38
22	12.4	5:14	5:38
23	12.4	5:13	5:39
24	12.4	5:13	5:39
25	12.5	5:12	5:39
26	12.5	5:12	5:40
27	12.5	5:11	5:40
28	12.5	5:11	5:40
29	12.5	5:10	5:40
30	12.5	5:10	5:41
31	12.5	5:10	5:41

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 5.62 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)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	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	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.6	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	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 October

Hazard calendar for Planalto

In seasonPeak

In October, Planalto sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Planalto's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Apr

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Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Planalto?

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

6.7

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

6.4

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Planalto in October

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

In October, Planalto sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Planalto in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 Planalto peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (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	16	15	12	9	8	8	10	11	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Planalto?

Planalto sits at 14.7°S, 40.5°W, 946 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Poções, 19 km away.

Topography around Planalto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Planalto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 923 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 450 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,007 m.

The land around Planalto is covered by grassland (85%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

148 m

grassland 85%

16 km

450 m

grassland 62%

80 km

1,007 m

grassland 60%

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← September Planalto year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Poções 19 km · Barra do Choça 26 km · Iguaí 42 km · Vitória da Conquista 45 km · Itororó 66 km · Itambé 66 km · Itapetinga 69 km · Anagé 72 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 Planalto (-14.6697°, -40.4711°, elevation 946 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	26	16
2	26	16
3	26	16
4	26	16
5	26	16
6	26	16
7	26	16
8	26	16
9	26	16
10	26	16
11	26	16
12	26	16
13	26	16
14	26	17
15	26	17
16	26	17
17	26	17
18	26	17
19	26	17
20	26	17
21	26	17
22	26	17
23	26	17
24	26	17
25	26	17
26	26	17
27	26	17
28	26	17
29	26	17
30	26	17
31	26	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	45	55
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	25
3	26
4	26
5	27
6	27
7	28
8	28
9	28
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	29
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	30
18	31
19	31
20	32
21	32
22	33
23	34
24	35
25	36
26	37
27	37
28	38
29	39
30	39
31	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	28	65	5
2	2	27	66	5
3	2	27	66	5
4	2	27	66	5
5	2	26	67	5
6	2	26	66	6
7	1	26	67	6
8	1	26	67	6
9	1	26	67	6
10	1	26	66	7
11	1	26	66	7
12	1	26	66	7
13	1	25	66	8
14	1	25	66	8
15	1	24	66	9
16	1	24	66	9
17	1	23	66	10
18	1	22	66	11
19	1	21	66	12
20	0	20	67	13
21	0	19	67	14
22	0	18	66	16
23	0	17	66	17
24	0	16	66	18
25	0	15	66	19
26	0	14	66	20
27	0	13	66	21
28	0	12	67	21
29	0	12	66	22
30	0	12	65	23
31	0	11	66	23

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	45	55
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	25
3	26
4	26
5	27
6	27
7	28
8	28
9	28
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	29
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	30
18	31
19	31
20	32
21	32
22	33
23	34
24	35
25	36
26	37
27	37
28	38
29	39
30	39
31	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	28	65	5
2	2	27	66	5
3	2	27	66	5
4	2	27	66	5
5	2	26	67	5
6	2	26	66	6
7	1	26	67	6
8	1	26	67	6
9	1	26	67	6
10	1	26	66	7
11	1	26	66	7
12	1	26	66	7
13	1	25	66	8
14	1	25	66	8
15	1	24	66	9
16	1	24	66	9
17	1	23	66	10
18	1	22	66	11
19	1	21	66	12
20	0	20	67	13
21	0	19	67	14
22	0	18	66	16
23	0	17	66	17
24	0	16	66	18
25	0	15	66	19
26	0	14	66	20
27	0	13	66	21
28	0	12	67	21
29	0	12	66	22
30	0	12	65	23
31	0	11	66	23

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	45	55
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	25
3	26
4	26
5	27
6	27
7	28
8	28
9	28
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	29
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	30
18	31
19	31
20	32
21	32
22	33
23	34
24	35
25	36
26	37
27	37
28	38
29	39
30	39
31	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	28	65	5
2	2	27	66	5
3	2	27	66	5
4	2	27	66	5
5	2	26	67	5
6	2	26	66	6
7	1	26	67	6
8	1	26	67	6
9	1	26	67	6
10	1	26	66	7
11	1	26	66	7
12	1	26	66	7
13	1	25	66	8
14	1	25	66	8
15	1	24	66	9
16	1	24	66	9
17	1	23	66	10
18	1	22	66	11
19	1	21	66	12
20	0	20	67	13
21	0	19	67	14
22	0	18	66	16
23	0	17	66	17
24	0	16	66	18
25	0	15	66	19
26	0	14	66	20
27	0	13	66	21
28	0	12	67	21
29	0	12	66	22
30	0	12	65	23
31	0	11	66	23