Sāmarrā’ weather in September

In September, Sāmarrā’ sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 43°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Sāmarrā’'s 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sāmarrā’'s year-round climate.

Daytime high: 40°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:52 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover: 3%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 6.2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.4; out of 10

Sāmarrā’ is city in Iraq.

Density: 1,053/km²; people per km²

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

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 43°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical September day in Sāmarrā’ reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 44°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 7°C warmer than October.

	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
Avg high (°C)	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38
Avg low (°C)	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	43	28
2	43	28
3	43	28
4	43	27
5	42	27
6	42	27
7	42	27
8	42	27
9	42	26
10	42	26
11	41	26
12	41	26
13	41	26
14	41	26
15	41	25
16	41	25
17	40	25
18	40	25
19	40	25
20	40	24
21	40	24
22	39	24
23	39	24
24	39	24
25	39	24
26	38	23
27	38	23
28	38	23
29	38	23
30	38	23

How September really feels in Sāmarrā’

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 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

23 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Sāmarrā’ weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	16° / 6°	35	5.8	10	5.6
Feb	18° / 8°	30	4.4	10.7	7.0
Mar	24° / 12°	28	4.5	11.7	8.1
Apr	30° / 17°	17	2.9	12.8	6.1
May	37° / 23°	4	1	13.8	2.1
Jun	42° / 28°	0	0.1	14.2	0.0
Jul	45° / 30°	0	0	14	0.0
Aug	44° / 30°	0	0	13.3	0.0
Sep	40° / 25°	0	0.1	12.2	0.4
Oct	34° / 20°	11	1.7	11.1	4.1
Nov	24° / 12°	25	3.8	10.2	8.1
Dec	18° / 8°	32	5.5	9.8	6.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

	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
Clearer (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	98	98	97	97	97	97
Cloudier (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
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	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Sāmarrā’ gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% 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
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 98% 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
Dry (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3

Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	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	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	calm
30	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 5:45 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
Daylight (h)	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:03
Sunset (PM)	6:27	6:25	6:24	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:18	6:17	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:05	6:04	6:02	6:01	5:59	5:58	5:56	5:55	5:53	5:52	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:46	5:45

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	5:42	6:27
2	12.7	5:42	6:25
3	12.7	5:43	6:24
4	12.6	5:44	6:22
5	12.6	5:45	6:21
6	12.6	5:45	6:20
7	12.5	5:46	6:18
8	12.5	5:47	6:17
9	12.5	5:47	6:15
10	12.4	5:48	6:14
11	12.4	5:49	6:12
12	12.4	5:50	6:11
13	12.3	5:50	6:09
14	12.3	5:51	6:08
15	12.2	5:52	6:07
16	12.2	5:52	6:05
17	12.2	5:53	6:04
18	12.1	5:54	6:02
19	12.1	5:55	6:01
20	12.1	5:55	5:59
21	12.0	5:56	5:58
22	12.0	5:57	5:56
23	12.0	5:58	5:55
24	11.9	5:58	5:53
25	11.9	5:59	5:52
26	11.8	6:00	5:50
27	11.8	6:01	5:49
28	11.8	6:01	5:48
29	11.7	6:02	5:46
30	11.7	6:03	5:45

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.2 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.8	Intense
2	6.8	Intense
3	6.7	Intense
4	6.7	Intense
5	6.7	Intense
6	6.6	Intense
7	6.6	Intense
8	6.5	Intense
9	6.5	Intense
10	6.4	Intense
11	6.4	Intense
12	6.3	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.0	Intense
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Sāmarrā’

In seasonPeak

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

Sāmarrā’ sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in May.

Dust

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Jun

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Sāmarrā’?

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

0.4

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

2.9

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sāmarrā’.

What to pack for Sāmarrā’ in September

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

In September, Sāmarrā’ sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Sāmarrā’ in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sāmarrā’ peaks around June 13 at about 9 (very high) — 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	3	5	6	8	10	5	8	5	5	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

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

Air quality in Sāmarrā’ in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Sāmarrā’ is worst in March — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), 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)	53	53	59	55	58	56	56	56	55	55	53	55
Level	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	53	Poor
Feb	53	Poor
Mar	59	Unhealthy
Apr	55	Poor
May	58	Unhealthy
Jun	56	Unhealthy
Jul	56	Unhealthy
Aug	56	Unhealthy
Sep	55	Poor
Oct	55	Poor
Nov	53	Poor
Dec	55	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Sāmarrā’?

Sāmarrā’ sits at 34.2°N, 43.9°E, 80 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Balad, 31 km away.

Topography around Sāmarrā’

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sāmarrā’ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 74 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m.

The land around Sāmarrā’ is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and bare terrain (31%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and bare terrain (31%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (51%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

36 m

artificial surfaces 50%

16 km

63 m

cropland 58%

80 km

329 m

bare terrain 51%

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← August Sāmarrā’ year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Balad 31 km · Ad Dujayl 50 km · Tikrīt 50 km · Al-'Alam 60 km · Khāliş 74 km · Baqubah 83 km · Bayjī 89 km · Al Fallūjah 95 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 Sāmarrā’ (34.1959°, 43.8857°, elevation 80 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	43	28
2	43	28
3	43	28
4	43	27
5	42	27
6	42	27
7	42	27
8	42	27
9	42	26
10	42	26
11	41	26
12	41	26
13	41	26
14	41	26
15	41	25
16	41	25
17	40	25
18	40	25
19	40	25
20	40	24
21	40	24
22	39	24
23	39	24
24	39	24
25	39	24
26	38	23
27	38	23
28	38	23
29	38	23
30	38	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
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	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	43	28
2	43	28
3	43	28
4	43	27
5	42	27
6	42	27
7	42	27
8	42	27
9	42	26
10	42	26
11	41	26
12	41	26
13	41	26
14	41	26
15	41	25
16	41	25
17	40	25
18	40	25
19	40	25
20	40	24
21	40	24
22	39	24
23	39	24
24	39	24
25	39	24
26	38	23
27	38	23
28	38	23
29	38	23
30	38	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
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	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	43	28
2	43	28
3	43	28
4	43	27
5	42	27
6	42	27
7	42	27
8	42	27
9	42	26
10	42	26
11	41	26
12	41	26
13	41	26
14	41	26
15	41	25
16	41	25
17	40	25
18	40	25
19	40	25
20	40	24
21	40	24
22	39	24
23	39	24
24	39	24
25	39	24
26	38	23
27	38	23
28	38	23
29	38	23
30	38	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
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	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3