Val-d'Or weather in May

In May, Val-d'Or sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 78 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Val-d'Or's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Val-d'Or's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 8th coldest
Precipitation: 78 mm; 11.5 wet days
Daylight: 15 hours; 4:39 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover: 69%; 4th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.5; out of 10

← April Val-d'Or year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Val-d'Or reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

	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)	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19
Avg low (°C)	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7

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

How May really feels in Val-d'Or

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 12 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 May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Val-d'Or weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-10° / -20°	56	10.6	12.2	8.6	0.0
Feb	-8° / -19°	41	8.4	9.5	9.9	0.0
Mar	-2° / -12°	53	9.2	8.4	11.6	0.0
Apr	7° / -4°	73	10.8	5.7	13.4	0.9
May	16° / 4°	78	11.5	1.1	14.9	4.5
Jun	22° / 10°	84	11.9	0.2	15.8	6.1
Jul	23° / 13°	97	13.7	0	15.4	6.2
Aug	22° / 12°	97	12.7	0	14.1	6.1
Sep	17° / 7°	105	12.8	0.1	12.4	4.9
Oct	9° / 2°	98	13.6	2.6	10.6	1.5
Nov	1° / -6°	84	13.1	9.7	9	0.0
Dec	-6° / -14°	63	11.8	12.3	8.2	0.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

	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 (%)	35	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	33	32	32	32	32	33	32	32	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	32	32
Cloudier (%)	65	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	67	68	68	68	68	67	68	68	67	67	67	67	68	68	68	69	68	68

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	31	69
30	32	68
31	32	68

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Val-d'Or gets around 78 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. 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 (%)	34	33	33	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Snow chance (%)	10	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	10
2	33	9
3	33	8
4	32	7
5	32	7
6	32	6
7	33	6
8	33	5
9	33	5
10	34	5
11	34	4
12	35	4
13	35	4
14	36	4
15	36	4
16	37	4
17	37	3
18	38	3
19	38	3
20	39	3
21	39	2
22	40	2
23	40	2
24	40	2
25	41	2
26	41	2
27	41	1
28	41	1
29	41	1
30	41	1
31	41	1

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 96% 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	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	96	96	96	95	94	94	93	92	92	92	90	90	90	90	89
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	98	2	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	98	2	0
13	98	2	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	98	2	0
17	96	3	1
18	96	3	1
19	96	3	1
20	95	3	2
21	94	4	2
22	94	4	2
23	93	4	3
24	92	5	3
25	92	5	3
26	92	5	3
27	90	6	4
28	90	6	4
29	90	6	4
30	90	6	4
31	89	7	4

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

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

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	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	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:01 AM to 4:23 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 7:54 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)	14.2	14.3	14.3	14.4	14.4	14.5	14.5	14.6	14.6	14.7	14.7	14.8	14.8	14.9	14.9	15.0	15.0	15.0	15.1	15.1	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.3	15.3	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.5	15.5	15.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:01	5:00	4:58	4:56	4:55	4:53	4:52	4:50	4:48	4:47	4:46	4:44	4:43	4:41	4:40	4:39	4:37	4:36	4:35	4:34	4:33	4:32	4:30	4:29	4:28	4:27	4:27	4:26	4:25	4:24	4:23
Sunset (PM)	7:15	7:17	7:18	7:20	7:21	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:31	7:32	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:41	7:43	7:44	7:45	7:46	7:47	7:49	7:50	7:51	7:52	7:53	7:54

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.2	5:01	7:15
2	14.3	5:00	7:17
3	14.3	4:58	7:18
4	14.4	4:56	7:20
5	14.4	4:55	7:21
6	14.5	4:53	7:23
7	14.5	4:52	7:24
8	14.6	4:50	7:25
9	14.6	4:48	7:27
10	14.7	4:47	7:28
11	14.7	4:46	7:29
12	14.8	4:44	7:31
13	14.8	4:43	7:32
14	14.9	4:41	7:34
15	14.9	4:40	7:35
16	15.0	4:39	7:36
17	15.0	4:37	7:38
18	15.0	4:36	7:39
19	15.1	4:35	7:40
20	15.1	4:34	7:41
21	15.2	4:33	7:43
22	15.2	4:32	7:44
23	15.2	4:30	7:45
24	15.3	4:29	7:46
25	15.3	4:28	7:47
26	15.4	4:27	7:49
27	15.4	4:27	7:50
28	15.4	4:26	7:51
29	15.5	4:25	7:52
30	15.5	4:24	7:53
31	15.5	4:23	7:54

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.45 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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
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	5.3	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Val-d'Or?

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

4.5

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

0.8

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Val-d'Or for sightseeing.

What to pack for Val-d'Or in May

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

In May, Val-d'Or sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

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UV index in Val-d'Or in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Val-d'Or peaks around July 14 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 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	2	3	5	6	6	7	5	5	2	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	5	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	2	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Val-d'Or?

Val-d'Or sits at 48.1°N, 77.8°W, 338 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Amos, 57 km away.

Topography around Val-d'Or

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Val-d'Or.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Val-d'Or has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 320 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 373 m.

The land around Val-d'Or is covered by trees (48%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km

170 m

trees 48%

16 km

177 m

trees 70%

80 km

373 m

trees 81%

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← April Val-d'Or year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Amos 57 km · Rouyn-Noranda 92 km · North Bay 235 km · Petawawa 248 km · Timmins 265 km · Valley East 290 km · Greater Sudbury 300 km · Huntsville 326 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 Val-d'Or (48.0974°, -77.7974°, elevation 338 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	12	0
2	12	1
3	12	1
4	13	1
5	13	2
6	13	2
7	14	2
8	14	2
9	14	2
10	14	3
11	15	3
12	15	3
13	15	3
14	15	4
15	16	4
16	16	4
17	16	4
18	16	4
19	16	5
20	17	5
21	17	5
22	17	5
23	17	6
24	18	6
25	18	6
26	18	6
27	18	7
28	18	7
29	18	7
30	19	7
31	19	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	31	69
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	10
2	33	9
3	33	8
4	32	7
5	32	7
6	32	6
7	33	6
8	33	5
9	33	5
10	34	5
11	34	4
12	35	4
13	35	4
14	36	4
15	36	4
16	37	4
17	37	3
18	38	3
19	38	3
20	39	3
21	39	2
22	40	2
23	40	2
24	40	2
25	41	2
26	41	2
27	41	1
28	41	1
29	41	1
30	41	1
31	41	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	98	2	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	98	2	0
13	98	2	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	98	2	0
17	96	3	1
18	96	3	1
19	96	3	1
20	95	3	2
21	94	4	2
22	94	4	2
23	93	4	3
24	92	5	3
25	92	5	3
26	92	5	3
27	90	6	4
28	90	6	4
29	90	6	4
30	90	6	4
31	89	7	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	31	69
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	10
2	33	9
3	33	8
4	32	7
5	32	7
6	32	6
7	33	6
8	33	5
9	33	5
10	34	5
11	34	4
12	35	4
13	35	4
14	36	4
15	36	4
16	37	4
17	37	3
18	38	3
19	38	3
20	39	3
21	39	2
22	40	2
23	40	2
24	40	2
25	41	2
26	41	2
27	41	1
28	41	1
29	41	1
30	41	1
31	41	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	98	2	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	98	2	0
13	98	2	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	98	2	0
17	96	3	1
18	96	3	1
19	96	3	1
20	95	3	2
21	94	4	2
22	94	4	2
23	93	4	3
24	92	5	3
25	92	5	3
26	92	5	3
27	90	6	4
28	90	6	4
29	90	6	4
30	90	6	4
31	89	7	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	31	69
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	10
2	33	9
3	33	8
4	32	7
5	32	7
6	32	6
7	33	6
8	33	5
9	33	5
10	34	5
11	34	4
12	35	4
13	35	4
14	36	4
15	36	4
16	37	4
17	37	3
18	38	3
19	38	3
20	39	3
21	39	2
22	40	2
23	40	2
24	40	2
25	41	2
26	41	2
27	41	1
28	41	1
29	41	1
30	41	1
31	41	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	98	2	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	98	2	0
13	98	2	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	98	2	0
17	96	3	1
18	96	3	1
19	96	3	1
20	95	3	2
21	94	4	2
22	94	4	2
23	93	4	3
24	92	5	3
25	92	5	3
26	92	5	3
27	90	6	4
28	90	6	4
29	90	6	4
30	90	6	4
31	89	7	4