Hajiawa weather in March

In March, Hajiawa sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 154 mm of precipitation across 13.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Hajiawa's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hajiawa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 154 mm; 13.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:19 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover: 54%; 10th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Hajiawa reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

	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	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	17
Avg low (°C)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6

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

How March really feels in Hajiawa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March 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

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

Hajiawa weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	8° / -1°	158	12.3	8.9	9.8	1.2
Feb	10° / 0°	158	12.6	7.6	10.6	1.9
Mar	14° / 4°	154	13.4	3.8	11.7	3.9
Apr	20° / 8°	107	11.9	0.3	12.9	6.1
May	26° / 13°	42	6.9	0	13.9	7.2
Jun	33° / 18°	2	0.7	0	14.4	4.6
Jul	37° / 22°	1	0.3	0	14.2	1.8
Aug	38° / 21°	0	0.1	0	13.4	1.7
Sep	33° / 17°	2	0.7	0	12.2	4.8
Oct	26° / 12°	41	4.8	0	11.1	7.7
Nov	17° / 6°	96	8.1	0.8	10.1	5.6
Dec	10° / 1°	135	9.9	4.9	9.6	2.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

	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 (%)	53	53	53	54	53	54	54	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	55	55
Cloudier (%)	47	47	47	46	47	46	46	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	45	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	55	45
31	55	45

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Hajiawa gets around 154 mm of rain and snow over 13.4 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 4 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	31
Rain chance (%)	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	44	44
Snow chance (%)	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	9	9	8	7	6

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	17
2	42	16
3	42	16
4	41	15
5	41	15
6	41	14
7	41	14
8	41	13
9	41	13
10	41	13
11	42	12
12	42	12
13	43	12
14	43	12
15	44	12
16	44	12
17	45	12
18	45	12
19	46	12
20	46	12
21	46	12
22	46	12
23	46	12
24	46	11
25	45	11
26	45	10
27	45	9
28	44	9
29	44	8
30	44	7
31	44	6

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March 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 (%)	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	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
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	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	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:15 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)	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:40	6:39	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:29	6:28	6:26	6:25	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:19	6:18	6:16	6:15	6:13	6:12	6:10	6:09	6:07	6:06	6:04	6:03	6:01	6:00	5:58	5:57
Sunset (PM)	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:40	5:48
2	11.2	6:39	5:49
3	11.2	6:37	5:50
4	11.2	6:36	5:51
5	11.3	6:35	5:52
6	11.3	6:33	5:53
7	11.4	6:32	5:54
8	11.4	6:31	5:55
9	11.4	6:29	5:56
10	11.5	6:28	5:57
11	11.5	6:26	5:57
12	11.6	6:25	5:58
13	11.6	6:23	5:59
14	11.6	6:22	6:00
15	11.7	6:21	6:01
16	11.7	6:19	6:02
17	11.8	6:18	6:03
18	11.8	6:16	6:04
19	11.8	6:15	6:05
20	11.9	6:13	6:05
21	11.9	6:12	6:06
22	12.0	6:10	6:07
23	12.0	6:09	6:08
24	12.0	6:07	6:09
25	12.1	6:06	6:10
26	12.1	6:04	6:11
27	12.1	6:03	6:12
28	12.2	6:01	6:12
29	12.2	6:00	6:13
30	12.3	5:58	6:14
31	12.3	5:57	6:15

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.74 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)	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4
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	4.1	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.4	Bright
31	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Hajiawa

In seasonPeak

In March, Hajiawa sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Hajiawa sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Rainy season

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

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Dec

Is March a good time to visit Hajiawa?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.2

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hajiawa.

What to pack for Hajiawa in March

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

In March, Hajiawa sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

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UV index in Hajiawa in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hajiawa peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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	4	4	6	9	11	11	10	8	5	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Hajiawa in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Hajiawa is worst in March — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	30	34	42	42	41	37	33	33	32	34	29	29
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	30	Moderate
Feb	34	Moderate
Mar	42	Poor
Apr	42	Poor
May	41	Poor
Jun	37	Poor
Jul	33	Moderate
Aug	33	Moderate
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	34	Moderate
Nov	29	Moderate
Dec	29	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Hajiawa?

Hajiawa sits at 36.2°N, 44.8°E, 576 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Rānyah, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Hajiawa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hajiawa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 248 m around an average of 579 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,766 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,333 m.

The land around Hajiawa is covered by cropland (45%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

248 m

cropland 45%

16 km

1,766 m

grassland 46%

80 km

3,333 m

grassland 70%

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← February Hajiawa year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Rānyah 8.0 km · Koysinceq 23 km · Qeładizê 31 km · Shaqlāwah 46 km · Ṟuwandiz 48 km · Soran 52 km · Ḩarir 53 km · Khalīfān 54 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 Hajiawa (36.2358°, 44.7947°, elevation 576 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	12	2
2	12	2
3	12	2
4	13	3
5	13	3
6	13	3
7	13	3
8	13	3
9	13	3
10	13	3
11	14	3
12	14	3
13	14	4
14	14	4
15	14	4
16	14	4
17	14	4
18	14	4
19	14	4
20	15	4
21	15	4
22	15	4
23	15	5
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	16	5
27	16	5
28	16	5
29	16	6
30	17	6
31	17	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	17
2	42	16
3	42	16
4	41	15
5	41	15
6	41	14
7	41	14
8	41	13
9	41	13
10	41	13
11	42	12
12	42	12
13	43	12
14	43	12
15	44	12
16	44	12
17	45	12
18	45	12
19	46	12
20	46	12
21	46	12
22	46	12
23	46	12
24	46	11
25	45	11
26	45	10
27	45	9
28	44	9
29	44	8
30	44	7
31	44	6

	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
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	17
2	42	16
3	42	16
4	41	15
5	41	15
6	41	14
7	41	14
8	41	13
9	41	13
10	41	13
11	42	12
12	42	12
13	43	12
14	43	12
15	44	12
16	44	12
17	45	12
18	45	12
19	46	12
20	46	12
21	46	12
22	46	12
23	46	12
24	46	11
25	45	11
26	45	10
27	45	9
28	44	9
29	44	8
30	44	7
31	44	6

	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
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	17
2	42	16
3	42	16
4	41	15
5	41	15
6	41	14
7	41	14
8	41	13
9	41	13
10	41	13
11	42	12
12	42	12
13	43	12
14	43	12
15	44	12
16	44	12
17	45	12
18	45	12
19	46	12
20	46	12
21	46	12
22	46	12
23	46	12
24	46	11
25	45	11
26	45	10
27	45	9
28	44	9
29	44	8
30	44	7
31	44	6

	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
31	100