‘Anah weather in December

In December, ‘Anah sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 21 mm of rain across 4.3 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of December to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is ‘Anah's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see ‘Anah's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 21 mm; 4.3 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 42 min; 7:17 AM – 5:00 PM
Cloud cover: 40%; 12th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 2.81 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.4; out of 10

‘Anah is human settlement in Iraq.

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

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical December day in ‘Anah reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

	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)	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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

How December really feels in ‘Anah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 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

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

‘Anah weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 5°	25	5	10	4.6
Feb	16° / 7°	19	4.4	10.7	6.1
Mar	22° / 11°	19	3.5	11.7	8.0
Apr	28° / 16°	11	2.4	12.8	7.6
May	34° / 21°	4	1	13.8	4.0
Jun	39° / 26°	0	0	14.3	0.9
Jul	41° / 28°	0	0	14.1	0.0
Aug	41° / 28°	0	0	13.3	0.0
Sep	37° / 24°	0	0	12.2	1.9
Oct	31° / 19°	9	1.5	11.1	6.0
Nov	21° / 11°	18	3.1	10.2	8.0
Dec	15° / 6°	21	4.3	9.7	5.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

	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 (%)	70	70	70	70	70	70	69	70	69	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	69	69	69	70	69	69	69	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	68
Cloudier (%)	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	30	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	31	31	31	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	70	30
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	70	30
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

‘Anah gets around 21 mm of rain over 4.3 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 14% and peaks near 15% 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 (%)	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15

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

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December 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 (%)	98	98	98	98	99	99	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
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	1	1	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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
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 December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, 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	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	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	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of December to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 4:58 PM to 5:07 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)	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:16	7:17	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:19	7:20	7:20	7:20	7:21	7:21	7:22	7:22	7:22	7:23	7:23	7:23
Sunset (PM)	4:58	4:58	4:58	4:58	4:58	4:58	4:58	4:58	4:58	4:58	4:58	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	5:00	5:00	5:00	5:01	5:01	5:02	5:02	5:03	5:03	5:04	5:04	5:05	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.9	7:06	4:58
2	9.9	7:07	4:58
3	9.8	7:07	4:58
4	9.8	7:08	4:58
5	9.8	7:09	4:58
6	9.8	7:10	4:58
7	9.8	7:11	4:58
8	9.8	7:11	4:58
9	9.8	7:12	4:58
10	9.8	7:13	4:58
11	9.7	7:14	4:58
12	9.7	7:14	4:59
13	9.7	7:15	4:59
14	9.7	7:16	4:59
15	9.7	7:16	4:59
16	9.7	7:17	5:00
17	9.7	7:17	5:00
18	9.7	7:18	5:00
19	9.7	7:19	5:01
20	9.7	7:19	5:01
21	9.7	7:20	5:02
22	9.7	7:20	5:02
23	9.7	7:20	5:03
24	9.7	7:21	5:03
25	9.7	7:21	5:04
26	9.7	7:22	5:04
27	9.7	7:22	5:05
28	9.7	7:22	5:05
29	9.7	7:23	5:06
30	9.7	7:23	5:07
31	9.7	7:23	5:07

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.81 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.81 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.81 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)	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8
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	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.0	Moderate
2	3.0	Moderate
3	3.0	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	2.9	Moderate
6	2.9	Moderate
7	2.9	Moderate
8	2.9	Moderate
9	2.9	Moderate
10	2.9	Moderate
11	2.9	Moderate
12	2.8	Moderate
13	2.8	Moderate
14	2.8	Moderate
15	2.8	Moderate
16	2.8	Moderate
17	2.8	Moderate
18	2.8	Moderate
19	2.8	Moderate
20	2.8	Moderate
21	2.8	Moderate
22	2.8	Moderate
23	2.8	Moderate
24	2.8	Moderate
25	2.8	Moderate
26	2.8	Moderate
27	2.8	Moderate
28	2.8	Moderate
29	2.8	Moderate
30	2.8	Moderate
31	2.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for ‘Anah

In seasonPeak

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

‘Anah sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in May.

Dust

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit ‘Anah?

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

5.4

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

0.4

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit ‘Anah for sightseeing.

What to pack for ‘Anah in December

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

In December, ‘Anah sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in ‘Anah in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in ‘Anah peaks around June 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 14 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	3	4	5	8	10	8	8	6	5	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in ‘Anah in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in ‘Anah is worst in July — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (November, 34 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)	39	42	56	57	69	77	89	79	59	46	34	37
Level	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	39	Poor
Feb	42	Poor
Mar	56	Unhealthy
Apr	57	Unhealthy
May	69	Unhealthy
Jun	77	Unhealthy
Jul	89	Unhealthy
Aug	79	Unhealthy
Sep	59	Unhealthy
Oct	46	Poor
Nov	34	Moderate
Dec	37	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is ‘Anah?

‘Anah sits at 34.4°N, 42.0°E, 177 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is ‘Anat al Qadīmah, 12 km away.

Topography around ‘Anah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around ‘Anah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 171 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m.

The land around ‘Anah is covered by bare terrain (82%) within 3 km, bare terrain (81%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (94%) within 80 km.

3 km

70 m

bare terrain 82%

16 km

133 m

bare terrain 81%

80 km

355 m

bare terrain 94%

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← November ‘Anah year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: ‘Anat al Qadīmah 12 km · Ḩadīthah 45 km · Al Qā’im 91 km · Ālbū Kamāl 98 km · Hajīn 111 km · Hīt 113 km · Subaykhān 137 km · Bayjī 151 km

Iraq travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / D / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 38% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $5,410; 2025
Happiness: 5.2 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 60%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 9.5; per 100k, 2013
Road deaths: 27.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 406
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 ‘Anah (34.3686°, 41.9819°, elevation 177 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	17	8
2	17	8
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	16	7
6	16	7
7	16	7
8	16	7
9	16	7
10	16	7
11	15	7
12	15	7
13	15	6
14	15	6
15	15	6
16	15	6
17	15	6
18	14	6
19	14	6
20	14	6
21	14	6
22	14	6
23	14	5
24	14	5
25	14	5
26	14	5
27	14	5
28	14	5
29	14	5
30	14	5
31	14	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	70	30
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	70	30
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	70	30
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	70	30
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	70	30
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	70	30
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
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