Am Timan weather in August

In August, Am Timan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 263 mm of rain across 26.7 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Am Timan's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Am Timan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 263 mm; 26.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:32 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 12th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

Am Timan is city.

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Am Timan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

	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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

How August really feels in Am Timan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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 August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Am Timan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	35° / 19°	0	0	11.4	3.5
Feb	37° / 21°	0	0	11.6	1.8
Mar	40° / 24°	2	0.5	11.9	0.3
Apr	40° / 27°	11	3.4	12.2	0.1
May	38° / 27°	45	10.7	12.5	1.1
Jun	35° / 25°	92	16.2	12.6	2.2
Jul	31° / 23°	205	24.9	12.6	2.9
Aug	30° / 22°	263	26.7	12.4	3.1
Sep	31° / 23°	162	21.8	12.1	3.2
Oct	33° / 23°	46	8.7	11.8	3.6
Nov	35° / 21°	1	0.3	11.5	3.2
Dec	34° / 19°	0	0	11.4	3.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

	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 (%)	19	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20
Cloudier (%)	81	82	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	80

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	20	80

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Am Timan gets around 263 mm of rain over 26.7 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 88% 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	31
Rain chance (%)	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	85
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	85
26	85
27	85
28	84
29	84
30	84
31	84

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Oppressive (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98
Miserable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
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	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
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10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
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17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
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24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 5:46 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)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32
Sunset (PM)	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	5:30	6:00
2	12.5	5:30	5:59
3	12.5	5:31	5:59
4	12.5	5:31	5:59
5	12.5	5:31	5:58
6	12.5	5:31	5:58
7	12.4	5:31	5:58
8	12.4	5:31	5:57
9	12.4	5:31	5:57
10	12.4	5:31	5:57
11	12.4	5:32	5:56
12	12.4	5:32	5:56
13	12.4	5:32	5:55
14	12.4	5:32	5:55
15	12.4	5:32	5:54
16	12.4	5:32	5:54
17	12.4	5:32	5:54
18	12.3	5:32	5:53
19	12.3	5:32	5:53
20	12.3	5:32	5:52
21	12.3	5:32	5:51
22	12.3	5:32	5:51
23	12.3	5:32	5:50
24	12.3	5:32	5:50
25	12.3	5:32	5:49
26	12.3	5:32	5:49
27	12.3	5:32	5:48
28	12.3	5:32	5:47
29	12.2	5:32	5:47
30	12.2	5:32	5:46
31	12.2	5:32	5:46

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.82 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.82 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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0
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	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Am Timan

In seasonPeak

In August, Am Timan sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Am Timan's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Am Timan sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in March.

Monsoon

Dust

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Am Timan?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Am Timan.

What to pack for Am Timan in August

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

In August, Am Timan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Am Timan in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Am Timan peaks around August 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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)	10	12	13	12	11	11	12	13	11	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Am Timan in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Am Timan is worst in November — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.4× the cleanest month (July, 17 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)	34	37	56	33	19	20	17	18	22	32	58	42
Level	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	34	Moderate
Feb	37	Poor
Mar	56	Unhealthy
Apr	33	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	32	Moderate
Nov	58	Unhealthy
Dec	42	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Am Timan?

Am Timan sits at 11.0°N, 20.3°E, 441 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Mangalmé, 163 km away.

Topography around Am Timan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Am Timan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 434 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 349 m.

The land around Am Timan is covered by cropland (45%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and shrubs (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

16 m

cropland 45%

16 km

20 m

grassland 54%

80 km

349 m

grassland 54%

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← July Am Timan year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Mangalmé 163 km · Goz Beida 180 km · Mongo 215 km · Kyabé 230 km · Bitkine 248 km · Umm Hājar 258 km · Ndélé 295 km · Sarh 296 km

Chad travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / D / E / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 35% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,022; 2025
Happiness: 4.4 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 6%; of population, 2024
Road deaths: 32.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; 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 Am Timan (11.0433°, 20.2834°, elevation 441 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	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	20	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	85
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	85
26	85
27	85
28	84
29	84
30	84
31	84

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
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	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	20	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	85
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	85
26	85
27	85
28	84
29	84
30	84
31	84

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
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	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	20	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	85
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	85
26	85
27	85
28	84
29	84
30	84
31	84

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
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	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2