Magṭa‘ Laḥjar weather in February

In February, Magṭa‘ Laḥjar sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Magṭa‘ Laḥjar's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Magṭa‘ Laḥjar's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 2 mm; 0.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 7:25 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover: 37%; 7th clearest
Wind: 18 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.5; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical February day in Magṭa‘ Laḥjar reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

	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
Avg high (°C)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	18
2	32	18
3	32	18
4	32	18
5	32	19
6	32	19
7	32	19
8	32	19
9	33	19
10	33	19
11	33	19
12	33	19
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	33	19
16	33	19
17	33	19
18	33	20
19	33	20
20	34	20
21	34	20
22	34	20
23	34	20
24	34	20
25	34	20
26	34	20
27	34	20
28	34	20

How February really feels in Magṭa‘ Laḥjar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 26 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 February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Magṭa‘ Laḥjar weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 17°	2	0.2	11.1	5.8
Feb	33° / 19°	2	0.4	11.4	4.5
Mar	36° / 22°	1	0.1	11.9	2.5
Apr	39° / 25°	0	0	12.4	0.5
May	42° / 28°	1	0.3	12.8	0.0
Jun	42° / 29°	2	0.5	13	0.0
Jul	39° / 28°	9	2	12.9	0.7
Aug	37° / 28°	34	5.8	12.6	1.5
Sep	38° / 28°	28	5.2	12.1	1.0
Oct	39° / 27°	9	1.8	11.6	0.8
Nov	36° / 23°	0	0.1	11.2	2.7
Dec	32° / 19°	2	0.3	11	5.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to open up 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
Clearer (%)	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	66	67	67	68	69	70	71	72	74	74	75	76	77	78	78	78	78
Cloudier (%)	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	34	33	33	32	31	30	29	28	26	26	25	24	23	22	22	22	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	66	34
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	68	32
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	72	28
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	75	25
23	76	24
24	77	23
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Magṭa‘ Laḥjar gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 2% 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
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1

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

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February 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
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Humid (%)	0	0	0	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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	98	2	0
13	98	2	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	98	2	0
17	98	2	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	97	3	0
21	97	2	1
22	97	2	1
23	97	2	1
24	97	2	1
25	97	2	1
26	97	2	1
27	97	2	1
28	97	2	1

Wind in February

Winds average 18 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 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
Wind speed (km/h)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
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

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:29 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:54 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
Daylight (h)	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	7:29	7:29	7:29	7:29	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:27	7:27	7:27	7:26	7:26	7:25	7:25	7:25	7:24	7:24	7:23	7:23	7:22	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:20	7:19	7:19	7:18	7:17
Sunset (PM)	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	7:29	6:43
2	11.2	7:29	6:43
3	11.2	7:29	6:44
4	11.3	7:29	6:44
5	11.3	7:28	6:45
6	11.3	7:28	6:45
7	11.3	7:28	6:46
8	11.3	7:27	6:46
9	11.3	7:27	6:47
10	11.3	7:27	6:47
11	11.4	7:26	6:48
12	11.4	7:26	6:48
13	11.4	7:25	6:48
14	11.4	7:25	6:49
15	11.4	7:25	6:49
16	11.4	7:24	6:50
17	11.4	7:24	6:50
18	11.5	7:23	6:51
19	11.5	7:23	6:51
20	11.5	7:22	6:51
21	11.5	7:22	6:52
22	11.5	7:21	6:52
23	11.5	7:20	6:52
24	11.5	7:20	6:53
25	11.6	7:19	6:53
26	11.6	7:19	6:53
27	11.6	7:18	6:54
28	11.6	7:17	6:54

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 5.98 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

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

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Magṭa‘ Laḥjar

In seasonPeak

In February, Magṭa‘ Laḥjar sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Magṭa‘ Laḥjar sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Magṭa‘ Laḥjar?

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

4.5

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

7.9

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Magṭa‘ Laḥjar for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Magṭa‘ Laḥjar in February

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

In February, Magṭa‘ Laḥjar sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Magṭa‘ Laḥjar in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Magṭa‘ Laḥjar peaks around March 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (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)	8	12	12	12	11	10	10	11	12	9	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Magṭa‘ Laḥjar in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Magṭa‘ Laḥjar is worst in January — around 132 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (September, 54 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)	132	122	93	81	93	112	93	61	54	63	66	117
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	132	Unhealthy
Feb	122	Unhealthy
Mar	93	Unhealthy
Apr	81	Unhealthy
May	93	Unhealthy
Jun	112	Unhealthy
Jul	93	Unhealthy
Aug	61	Unhealthy
Sep	54	Poor
Oct	63	Unhealthy
Nov	66	Unhealthy
Dec	117	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Magṭa‘ Laḥjar?

Magṭa‘ Laḥjar sits at 17.5°N, 13.1°W, 60 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Aleg, 101 km away.

Topography around Magṭa‘ Laḥjar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Magṭa‘ Laḥjar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 423 m.

The land around Magṭa‘ Laḥjar is covered by grassland (42%) and bare terrain (38%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and bare terrain (39%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (58%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km

19 m

grassland 42%

16 km

82 m

grassland 59%

80 km

423 m

bare terrain 58%

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← January Magṭa‘ Laḥjar year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Aleg 101 km · Elghabra 105 km · Guerou 122 km · Kaédi 157 km · Bogué 161 km · Boutilimitt 170 km · Thilogne 186 km · Ndioum 199 km

Mauritania travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type C / E / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 31% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $2,198; 2025
Happiness: 4.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 1; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 25.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; 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 Magṭa‘ Laḥjar (17.506°, -13.0927°, elevation 60 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	32	18
2	32	18
3	32	18
4	32	18
5	32	19
6	32	19
7	32	19
8	32	19
9	33	19
10	33	19
11	33	19
12	33	19
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	33	19
16	33	19
17	33	19
18	33	20
19	33	20
20	34	20
21	34	20
22	34	20
23	34	20
24	34	20
25	34	20
26	34	20
27	34	20
28	34	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	66	34
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	68	32
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	72	28
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	75	25
23	76	24
24	77	23
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	98	2	0
13	98	2	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	98	2	0
17	98	2	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	97	3	0
21	97	2	1
22	97	2	1
23	97	2	1
24	97	2	1
25	97	2	1
26	97	2	1
27	97	2	1
28	97	2	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	18
2	32	18
3	32	18
4	32	18
5	32	19
6	32	19
7	32	19
8	32	19
9	33	19
10	33	19
11	33	19
12	33	19
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	33	19
16	33	19
17	33	19
18	33	20
19	33	20
20	34	20
21	34	20
22	34	20
23	34	20
24	34	20
25	34	20
26	34	20
27	34	20
28	34	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	66	34
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	68	32
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	72	28
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	75	25
23	76	24
24	77	23
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	98	2	0
13	98	2	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	98	2	0
17	98	2	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	97	3	0
21	97	2	1
22	97	2	1
23	97	2	1
24	97	2	1
25	97	2	1
26	97	2	1
27	97	2	1
28	97	2	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	18
2	32	18
3	32	18
4	32	18
5	32	19
6	32	19
7	32	19
8	32	19
9	33	19
10	33	19
11	33	19
12	33	19
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	33	19
16	33	19
17	33	19
18	33	20
19	33	20
20	34	20
21	34	20
22	34	20
23	34	20
24	34	20
25	34	20
26	34	20
27	34	20
28	34	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	66	34
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	68	32
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	72	28
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	75	25
23	76	24
24	77	23
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	98	2	0
13	98	2	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	98	2	0
17	98	2	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	97	3	0
21	97	2	1
22	97	2	1
23	97	2	1
24	97	2	1
25	97	2	1
26	97	2	1
27	97	2	1
28	97	2	1