Brandon weather in October

In October, Brandon sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 6.7 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Brandon's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brandon's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 10°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: -0°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 43 mm; 6.7 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 7:11 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 5th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 2.42 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.3; out of 10

Brandon is city in Manitoba, Canada.

Air quality: Excellent; PM2.5 5 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded: 1882

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 5°C by the end.

A typical October day in Brandon reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 9°C cooler than September and about 10°C warmer than 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)	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	3
2	14	3
3	14	3
4	14	2
5	13	2
6	13	2
7	13	2
8	12	1
9	12	1
10	12	1
11	11	1
12	11	1
13	11	0
14	11	0
15	10	0
16	10	0
17	10	0
18	9	-1
19	9	-1
20	9	-1
21	8	-1
22	8	-2
23	8	-2
24	7	-2
25	7	-2
26	7	-3
27	6	-3
28	6	-3
29	5	-3
30	5	-4
31	5	-4

How October really feels in Brandon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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 October is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Brandon weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-11° / -20°	15	4.4	5.6	8.4	0.0
Feb	-9° / -18°	15	4	4.8	9.7	0.0
Mar	-1° / -11°	27	5.5	5	11.5	0.0
Apr	9° / -2°	35	6.6	2.7	13.5	2.0
May	17° / 5°	75	10.2	0.8	15.1	5.3
Jun	22° / 11°	102	12.6	0	16	6.1
Jul	24° / 13°	85	10.4	0	15.7	7.0
Aug	24° / 11°	73	8.8	0	14.2	7.3
Sep	19° / 6°	50	8	0.1	12.4	6.2
Oct	10° / -0°	43	6.7	2	10.5	2.3
Nov	-1° / -9°	23	5.2	4.8	8.8	0.0
Dec	-8° / -16°	21	5.5	6.2	8	0.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to cloud over 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 (%)	50	49	49	48	47	47	46	44	44	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	38	38	38	37	37	37	37
Cloudier (%)	50	51	51	52	53	53	54	56	56	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	62	62	62	63	63	63	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	46	54
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	43	57
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	37	63

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Brandon gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 6.7 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 22% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

	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 (%)	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	12	12	13

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

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October 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 (%)	99	99	99	99	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
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
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	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	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	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 5:11 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)	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.6	9.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:46	6:48	6:50	6:51	6:53	6:54	6:56	6:58	6:59	7:01	7:02	7:04	7:06	7:07	7:09	7:11	7:12	7:14	7:16	7:17	7:19	7:21	7:22	7:24	7:26	7:27	7:29	7:31	7:32	7:34	7:36
Sunset (PM)	6:11	6:09	6:07	6:04	6:02	6:00	5:58	5:56	5:54	5:52	5:49	5:47	5:45	5:43	5:41	5:39	5:37	5:35	5:33	5:31	5:29	5:27	5:25	5:24	5:22	5:20	5:18	5:16	5:15	5:13	5:11

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:46	6:11
2	11.3	6:48	6:09
3	11.3	6:50	6:07
4	11.2	6:51	6:04
5	11.2	6:53	6:02
6	11.1	6:54	6:00
7	11.0	6:56	5:58
8	11.0	6:58	5:56
9	10.9	6:59	5:54
10	10.8	7:01	5:52
11	10.8	7:02	5:49
12	10.7	7:04	5:47
13	10.7	7:06	5:45
14	10.6	7:07	5:43
15	10.5	7:09	5:41
16	10.5	7:11	5:39
17	10.4	7:12	5:37
18	10.4	7:14	5:35
19	10.3	7:16	5:33
20	10.2	7:17	5:31
21	10.2	7:19	5:29
22	10.1	7:21	5:27
23	10.1	7:22	5:25
24	10.0	7:24	5:24
25	9.9	7:26	5:22
26	9.9	7:27	5:20
27	9.8	7:29	5:18
28	9.8	7:31	5:16
29	9.7	7:32	5:15
30	9.6	7:34	5:13
31	9.6	7:36	5:11

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.42 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)	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.2	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.0	Moderate
6	2.9	Moderate
7	2.9	Moderate
8	2.8	Moderate
9	2.8	Moderate
10	2.7	Moderate
11	2.7	Moderate
12	2.6	Moderate
13	2.6	Moderate
14	2.5	Moderate
15	2.5	Moderate
16	2.4	Moderate
17	2.4	Moderate
18	2.4	Moderate
19	2.3	Moderate
20	2.3	Moderate
21	2.2	Moderate
22	2.2	Moderate
23	2.1	Moderate
24	2.1	Moderate
25	2.0	Moderate
26	2.0	Moderate
27	2.0	Dim
28	1.9	Dim
29	1.9	Dim
30	1.9	Dim
31	1.8	Dim

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Brandon

In seasonPeak

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

Brandon's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Apr

May

Jun

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Brandon?

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

2.3

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Brandon.

What to pack for Brandon in October

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

In October, Brandon sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Brandon in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Brandon peaks around June 19 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	4	5	7	6	6	5	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	5	Moderate
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	6	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Brandon?

Brandon sits at 49.8°N, 100.0°W, 383 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is St. James-Assiniboia East, 195 km away.

Topography around Brandon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brandon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 380 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 451 m.

The land around Brandon is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

55 m

artificial surfaces 43%

16 km

150 m

cropland 55%

80 km

451 m

cropland 57%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

October weather nearby: St. James-Assiniboia East 195 km · Fort Garry South 200 km · Winnipeg 201 km · Minot 204 km · Yorkton 234 km · Steinbach 238 km · Grand Forks 302 km · Williston 327 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 83% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $55,698; 2025
Happiness: 6.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 97%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 5.3; 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 Brandon (49.8469°, -99.9531°, elevation 383 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	15	3
2	14	3
3	14	3
4	14	2
5	13	2
6	13	2
7	13	2
8	12	1
9	12	1
10	12	1
11	11	1
12	11	1
13	11	0
14	11	0
15	10	0
16	10	0
17	10	0
18	9	-1
19	9	-1
20	9	-1
21	8	-1
22	8	-2
23	8	-2
24	7	-2
25	7	-2
26	7	-3
27	6	-3
28	6	-3
29	5	-3
30	5	-4
31	5	-4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	46	54
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	43	57
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	37	63

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
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	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	3
2	14	3
3	14	3
4	14	2
5	13	2
6	13	2
7	13	2
8	12	1
9	12	1
10	12	1
11	11	1
12	11	1
13	11	0
14	11	0
15	10	0
16	10	0
17	10	0
18	9	-1
19	9	-1
20	9	-1
21	8	-1
22	8	-2
23	8	-2
24	7	-2
25	7	-2
26	7	-3
27	6	-3
28	6	-3
29	5	-3
30	5	-4
31	5	-4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	46	54
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	43	57
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	37	63

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
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	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	3
2	14	3
3	14	3
4	14	2
5	13	2
6	13	2
7	13	2
8	12	1
9	12	1
10	12	1
11	11	1
12	11	1
13	11	0
14	11	0
15	10	0
16	10	0
17	10	0
18	9	-1
19	9	-1
20	9	-1
21	8	-1
22	8	-2
23	8	-2
24	7	-2
25	7	-2
26	7	-3
27	6	-3
28	6	-3
29	5	-3
30	5	-4
31	5	-4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	46	54
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	43	57
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	37	63

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
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	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0