Canmore weather in November

In November, Canmore sees average daytime highs of -4°C and overnight lows near -12°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to -7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of November to 8 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Canmore's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Canmore's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -4°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: -12°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 38 mm; 8.1 wet days
Daylight: 8 h 36 min; 8:08 AM – 4:45 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 7th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 1.54 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Canmore is town in Alberta, Canada.

Density: 202/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1884

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

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Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to -7°C by the end.

A typical November day in Canmore reaches about -4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -11°C and 2°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 8°C cooler than October and about 5°C warmer than December.

	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)	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-6	-6	-6	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7
Avg low (°C)	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-12	-12	-12	-12	-12	-12	-13	-13	-13	-13	-14	-14	-14	-14	-14	-15	-15	-15	-15

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

How November really feels in Canmore

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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

30 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in November is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Canmore weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-9° / -16°	25	6.9	8.1	8.2	0.0
Feb	-7° / -15°	23	6.1	7.4	9.6	0.0
Mar	-2° / -12°	41	9.9	11.3	11.5	0.0
Apr	3° / -7°	58	11.3	10.9	13.5	0.0
May	8° / -3°	82	12.9	8	15.3	1.3
Jun	13° / 2°	119	17	3	16.2	3.0
Jul	18° / 5°	84	14.5	0.5	15.9	5.3
Aug	18° / 4°	79	12.3	0.8	14.4	5.5
Sep	12° / 0°	64	10.4	4.5	12.4	3.3
Oct	4° / -6°	42	8.1	7.6	10.4	0.3
Nov	-4° / -12°	38	8.1	9.3	8.7	0.0
Dec	-9° / -17°	24	6.4	7.6	7.8	0.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

	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 (%)	43	42	42	41	40	40	40	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	37	37	38	38	37	39	39	39	40	41	41	41
Cloudier (%)	57	58	58	59	60	60	60	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	64	63	63	62	62	63	61	61	61	60	59	59	59

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	41	59
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	36	64
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	37	63
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Canmore gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 9 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
Rain chance (%)	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	23
Snow chance (%)	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	28	27

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

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November 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
Dry (%)	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	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in November

Winds average 9 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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

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

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of November to 8 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:42 AM to 8:29 AM, and sunset from 5:08 PM to 4:32 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)	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.0	9.0	8.9	8.9	8.8	8.8	8.7	8.7	8.6	8.6	8.5	8.5	8.4	8.4	8.3	8.3	8.3	8.2	8.2	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:42	7:44	7:46	7:48	7:49	7:51	7:53	7:55	7:56	7:58	8:00	8:01	8:03	8:05	8:06	8:08	8:10	8:11	8:13	8:15	8:16	8:18	8:19	8:21	8:22	8:24	8:25	8:27	8:28	8:29
Sunset (PM)	5:08	5:06	5:04	5:03	5:01	4:59	4:58	4:56	4:55	4:53	4:52	4:50	4:49	4:48	4:46	4:45	4:44	4:43	4:42	4:41	4:40	4:39	4:38	4:37	4:36	4:35	4:34	4:33	4:33	4:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.4	7:42	5:08
2	9.4	7:44	5:06
3	9.3	7:46	5:04
4	9.2	7:48	5:03
5	9.2	7:49	5:01
6	9.1	7:51	4:59
7	9.1	7:53	4:58
8	9.0	7:55	4:56
9	9.0	7:56	4:55
10	8.9	7:58	4:53
11	8.9	8:00	4:52
12	8.8	8:01	4:50
13	8.8	8:03	4:49
14	8.7	8:05	4:48
15	8.7	8:06	4:46
16	8.6	8:08	4:45
17	8.6	8:10	4:44
18	8.5	8:11	4:43
19	8.5	8:13	4:42
20	8.4	8:15	4:41
21	8.4	8:16	4:40
22	8.3	8:18	4:39
23	8.3	8:19	4:38
24	8.3	8:21	4:37
25	8.2	8:22	4:36
26	8.2	8:24	4:35
27	8.1	8:25	4:34
28	8.1	8:27	4:33
29	8.1	8:28	4:33
30	8.0	8:29	4:32

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in July across the year — November's 1.54 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2
Level	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.0	Moderate
2	2.0	Dim
3	1.9	Dim
4	1.9	Dim
5	1.9	Dim
6	1.8	Dim
7	1.8	Dim
8	1.8	Dim
9	1.7	Dim
10	1.7	Dim
11	1.7	Dim
12	1.6	Dim
13	1.6	Dim
14	1.6	Dim
15	1.6	Dim
16	1.5	Dim
17	1.5	Dim
18	1.5	Dim
19	1.4	Dim
20	1.4	Dim
21	1.4	Dim
22	1.4	Dim
23	1.4	Dim
24	1.3	Dim
25	1.3	Dim
26	1.3	Dim
27	1.3	Dim
28	1.3	Dim
29	1.3	Dim
30	1.2	Dim

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Canmore

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

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Apr

May

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is November a good time to visit Canmore?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Canmore.

What to pack for Canmore in November

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

In November, Canmore sees daytime highs around -4°C and nights near -12°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Canmore in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Canmore peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 17 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	5	7	6	8	6	4	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	7	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Canmore in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Canmore is worst in August — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 25.7× the cleanest month (January, 3 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)	3	4	5	6	9	8	31	64	14	8	29	3
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Unhealthy	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	3	Good
Feb	4	Good
Mar	5	Good
Apr	6	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	64	Unhealthy
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	8	Good
Nov	29	Moderate
Dec	3	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Canmore?

Canmore sits at 51.1°N, 115.4°W, 0 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Banff, 18 km away.

Topography around Canmore

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Canmore has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 677 m around an average of 1,405 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,793 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,762 m.

The land around Canmore is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and bare terrain (30%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km

677 m

trees 67%

16 km

1,793 m

trees 61%

80 km

2,762 m

trees 61%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

← October Canmore year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November weather nearby: Banff 18 km · Cochrane 63 km · Tuscany 77 km · Edgemont 84 km · Evanston 86 km · Calgary 89 km · Panorama Hills 89 km · Evergreen 89 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 Canmore (51.0834°, -115.3521°, elevation 0 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	0	-10
2	-1	-10
3	-1	-10
4	-1	-10
5	-1	-10
6	-2	-11
7	-2	-11
8	-2	-11
9	-2	-11
10	-3	-11
11	-3	-11
12	-3	-12
13	-3	-12
14	-4	-12
15	-4	-12
16	-4	-12
17	-4	-12
18	-5	-13
19	-5	-13
20	-5	-13
21	-5	-13
22	-6	-14
23	-6	-14
24	-6	-14
25	-6	-14
26	-7	-14
27	-7	-15
28	-7	-15
29	-7	-15
30	-7	-15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	41	59
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	36	64
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	37	63
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	41	59
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	36	64
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	37	63
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	41	59
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	36	64
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	37	63
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100