Poptún weather in August

In August, Poptún sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 162 mm of rain across 24.6 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Poptún's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Poptún's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 162 mm; 24.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 5:45 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 9th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Poptún reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with 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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
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	31	22
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	31	22
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22
31	31	22

How August really feels in Poptún

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.

Poptún weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 18°	71	14.5	11.1	6.1
Feb	28° / 19°	44	9.8	11.5	6.3
Mar	30° / 20°	54	9.3	11.9	5.4
Apr	32° / 21°	62	8.9	12.4	4.1
May	32° / 22°	133	17	12.8	3.2
Jun	31° / 23°	183	23.5	13	2.9
Jul	31° / 22°	134	24.2	12.9	3.1
Aug	31° / 22°	162	24.6	12.5	2.9
Sep	31° / 22°	218	26.7	12.1	2.7
Oct	29° / 21°	231	24.1	11.6	3.7
Nov	27° / 20°	145	19	11.2	5.0
Dec	26° / 19°	94	17.1	11	5.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. 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 (%)	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	31	29	29	29	27
Cloudier (%)	62	62	62	63	63	63	64	65	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	69	71	71	71	73

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	36	64
8	35	65
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	31	69
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	27	73

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Poptún gets around 162 mm of rain over 24.6 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 80% and peaks near 84% 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 (%)	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	77
3	77
4	77
5	78
6	78
7	78
8	78
9	79
10	79
11	79
12	79
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	81
20	81
21	81
22	81
23	81
24	81
25	82
26	82
27	82
28	82
29	83
30	83
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 96% 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
Muggy (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Oppressive (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98
Miserable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	94	2
2	4	94	2
3	4	94	2
4	4	94	2
5	4	94	2
6	4	94	2
7	3	95	2
8	3	95	2
9	3	95	2
10	3	95	2
11	3	95	2
12	3	96	1
13	3	96	1
14	3	96	1
15	2	97	1
16	2	97	1
17	2	97	1
18	2	97	1
19	2	97	1
20	2	97	1
21	2	97	1
22	2	97	1
23	2	97	1
24	1	98	1
25	1	98	1
26	1	98	1
27	1	98	1
28	1	98	1
29	1	98	1
30	1	98	1
31	1	98	1

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	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	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
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29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:08 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)	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	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	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48
Sunset (PM)	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	5:42	6:26
2	12.7	5:42	6:25
3	12.7	5:42	6:25
4	12.7	5:42	6:25
5	12.7	5:43	6:24
6	12.7	5:43	6:24
7	12.7	5:43	6:23
8	12.7	5:43	6:23
9	12.6	5:44	6:22
10	12.6	5:44	6:22
11	12.6	5:44	6:21
12	12.6	5:44	6:21
13	12.6	5:45	6:20
14	12.6	5:45	6:20
15	12.6	5:45	6:19
16	12.6	5:45	6:18
17	12.5	5:45	6:18
18	12.5	5:46	6:17
19	12.5	5:46	6:16
20	12.5	5:46	6:16
21	12.5	5:46	6:15
22	12.5	5:46	6:14
23	12.5	5:46	6:14
24	12.4	5:47	6:13
25	12.4	5:47	6:12
26	12.4	5:47	6:12
27	12.4	5:47	6:11
28	12.4	5:47	6:10
29	12.4	5:47	6:09
30	12.4	5:47	6:09
31	12.3	5:48	6:08

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.35 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)	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
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	5.4	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
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9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
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18	5.3	Bright
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20	5.3	Bright
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22	5.3	Bright
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24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Poptún?

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

2.9

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Poptún.

What to pack for Poptún in August

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

In August, Poptún sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

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UV index in Poptún 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 Poptún peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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)	9	12	13	13	10	13	12	13	12	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Poptún 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 Poptún is worst in April — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.2× the cleanest month (December, 5 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)	6	7	10	32	29	24	26	18	13	9	7	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	7	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	32	Moderate
May	29	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	9	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Poptún?

Poptún sits at 16.3°N, 89.4°W, 533 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is Punta Gorda, 70 km away.

Topography around Poptún

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Poptún has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 515 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 515 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,158 m.

The land around Poptún is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

171 m

trees 47%

16 km

515 m

trees 62%

80 km

1,158 m

trees 63%

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

August weather nearby: Punta Gorda 70 km · Flores 83 km · San Benito 84 km · Sayaxché 85 km · Melchor de Mencos 86 km · El Estor 89 km · Lívingston 91 km · San Ignacio 99 km

Guatemala travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 43% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $6,598; 2025
Happiness: 6.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 49%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 23.4; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 22.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 510
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 Poptún (16.3311°, -89.4169°, elevation 533 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	31	22
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	31	22
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22
31	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	36	64
8	35	65
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	31	69
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	77
3	77
4	77
5	78
6	78
7	78
8	78
9	79
10	79
11	79
12	79
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	81
20	81
21	81
22	81
23	81
24	81
25	82
26	82
27	82
28	82
29	83
30	83
31	84

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	94	2
2	4	94	2
3	4	94	2
4	4	94	2
5	4	94	2
6	4	94	2
7	3	95	2
8	3	95	2
9	3	95	2
10	3	95	2
11	3	95	2
12	3	96	1
13	3	96	1
14	3	96	1
15	2	97	1
16	2	97	1
17	2	97	1
18	2	97	1
19	2	97	1
20	2	97	1
21	2	97	1
22	2	97	1
23	2	97	1
24	1	98	1
25	1	98	1
26	1	98	1
27	1	98	1
28	1	98	1
29	1	98	1
30	1	98	1
31	1	98	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	36	64
8	35	65
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	31	69
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	77
3	77
4	77
5	78
6	78
7	78
8	78
9	79
10	79
11	79
12	79
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	81
20	81
21	81
22	81
23	81
24	81
25	82
26	82
27	82
28	82
29	83
30	83
31	84

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	94	2
2	4	94	2
3	4	94	2
4	4	94	2
5	4	94	2
6	4	94	2
7	3	95	2
8	3	95	2
9	3	95	2
10	3	95	2
11	3	95	2
12	3	96	1
13	3	96	1
14	3	96	1
15	2	97	1
16	2	97	1
17	2	97	1
18	2	97	1
19	2	97	1
20	2	97	1
21	2	97	1
22	2	97	1
23	2	97	1
24	1	98	1
25	1	98	1
26	1	98	1
27	1	98	1
28	1	98	1
29	1	98	1
30	1	98	1
31	1	98	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	36	64
8	35	65
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	31	69
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	77
3	77
4	77
5	78
6	78
7	78
8	78
9	79
10	79
11	79
12	79
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	81
20	81
21	81
22	81
23	81
24	81
25	82
26	82
27	82
28	82
29	83
30	83
31	84

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	94	2
2	4	94	2
3	4	94	2
4	4	94	2
5	4	94	2
6	4	94	2
7	3	95	2
8	3	95	2
9	3	95	2
10	3	95	2
11	3	95	2
12	3	96	1
13	3	96	1
14	3	96	1
15	2	97	1
16	2	97	1
17	2	97	1
18	2	97	1
19	2	97	1
20	2	97	1
21	2	97	1
22	2	97	1
23	2	97	1
24	1	98	1
25	1	98	1
26	1	98	1
27	1	98	1
28	1	98	1
29	1	98	1
30	1	98	1
31	1	98	1