Matamoros weather in October

In October, Matamoros sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 19 mm of rain across 2.9 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Matamoros's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Matamoros's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 19 mm; 2.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 6:56 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover: 28%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

Matamoros is municipal seat of Matamoros, State of Coahuila, Mexico.

Founded: 1842

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical October day in Matamoros reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 4°C warmer than November.

	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	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15

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

How October really feels in Matamoros

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

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

Matamoros weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	22° / 9°	10	1.8	10.6	8.2
Feb	25° / 11°	6	1	11.1	8.6
Mar	29° / 14°	8	1.5	11.8	7.4
Apr	32° / 18°	3	0.9	12.6	4.9
May	35° / 21°	10	2.1	13.2	3.2
Jun	35° / 23°	23	3.6	13.6	2.9
Jul	34° / 23°	40	6	13.4	3.4
Aug	34° / 23°	29	4.8	12.9	3.7
Sep	32° / 21°	42	6.6	12.2	4.8
Oct	29° / 17°	19	2.9	11.4	6.6
Nov	25° / 13°	9	1.7	10.8	8.7
Dec	22° / 9°	7	1.4	10.4	8.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

	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 (%)	79	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	80	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	82
Cloudier (%)	21	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Matamoros gets around 19 mm of rain over 2.9 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	6	5

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

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 66% 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 (%)	48	49	50	50	51	53	54	55	56	57	59	61	61	63	64	65	66	68	69	71	72	73	75	75	78	79	80	80	82	82	84
Comfortable (%)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	27	26	25	25	24	23	23	22	21	21	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	14
Humid (%)	20	19	18	18	17	16	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	3	3	2
Muggy (%)	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	48	29	20	4
2	49	29	19	3
3	50	29	18	3
4	50	29	18	3
5	51	29	17	3
6	53	29	16	2
7	54	29	15	2
8	55	28	15	2
9	56	28	14	2
10	57	27	14	2
11	59	26	13	2
12	61	25	12	2
13	61	25	12	2
14	63	24	11	2
15	64	23	11	2
16	65	23	10	2
17	66	22	10	2
18	68	21	9	2
19	69	21	9	1
20	71	20	8	1
21	72	19	8	1
22	73	19	7	1
23	75	18	6	1
24	75	18	6	1
25	78	17	5	0
26	79	17	4	0
27	80	16	4	0
28	80	16	4	0
29	82	15	3	0
30	82	15	3	0
31	84	14	2	0

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

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

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 6:35 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)	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:05
Sunset (PM)	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:49	6:35
2	11.7	6:49	6:34
3	11.7	6:50	6:33
4	11.7	6:50	6:32
5	11.7	6:51	6:31
6	11.6	6:51	6:29
7	11.6	6:52	6:28
8	11.6	6:52	6:27
9	11.6	6:53	6:26
10	11.5	6:53	6:25
11	11.5	6:54	6:24
12	11.5	6:54	6:23
13	11.5	6:55	6:22
14	11.4	6:55	6:21
15	11.4	6:56	6:21
16	11.4	6:56	6:20
17	11.4	6:57	6:19
18	11.3	6:57	6:18
19	11.3	6:58	6:17
20	11.3	6:58	6:16
21	11.3	6:59	6:15
22	11.2	7:00	6:14
23	11.2	7:00	6:14
24	11.2	7:01	6:13
25	11.2	7:01	6:12
26	11.2	7:02	6:11
27	11.1	7:03	6:11
28	11.1	7:03	6:10
29	11.1	7:04	6:09
30	11.1	7:05	6:08
31	11.0	7:05	6:08

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 5.55 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)	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1
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	5.9	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Matamoros?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

8.4

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Matamoros for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Matamoros in October

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

In October, Matamoros sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Matamoros in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Matamoros peaks around July 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (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)	6	8	10	12	13	13	13	12	11	8	6	5
Level	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	6	High
Feb	8	Very high
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	6	High
Dec	5	High

Location & terrain

Where is Matamoros?

Matamoros sits at 25.5°N, 103.2°W, 1,117 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Torreón, 19 km away.

Topography around Matamoros

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matamoros has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 1,114 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 550 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,032 m.

The land around Matamoros is covered by shrubs (29%), artificial surfaces (28%) and bare terrain (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (35%), cropland (27%) and bare terrain (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (63%) and bare terrain (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

12 m

shrubs 29%

16 km

550 m

shrubs 35%

80 km

2,032 m

shrubs 63%

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← September Matamoros year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Torreón 19 km · Gómez Palacio 28 km · Francisco I. Madero 28 km · Lerdo 30 km · San Pedro 35 km · Parras de la Fuente 106 km · Juan Aldama 138 km · Guadalupe Victoria 150 km

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 54% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $13,889; 2025
Happiness: 7.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 43%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 24.9; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12.8; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 440
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 Matamoros (25.527°, -103.2285°, elevation 1,117 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. 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	19
2	31	19
3	31	19
4	31	19
5	31	19
6	31	19
7	30	18
8	30	18
9	30	18
10	30	18
11	30	18
12	30	18
13	30	18
14	30	18
15	30	17
16	30	17
17	30	17
18	29	17
19	29	17
20	29	17
21	29	17
22	29	16
23	29	16
24	29	16
25	29	16
26	28	16
27	28	15
28	28	15
29	28	15
30	28	15
31	28	15

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	48	29	20	4
2	49	29	19	3
3	50	29	18	3
4	50	29	18	3
5	51	29	17	3
6	53	29	16	2
7	54	29	15	2
8	55	28	15	2
9	56	28	14	2
10	57	27	14	2
11	59	26	13	2
12	61	25	12	2
13	61	25	12	2
14	63	24	11	2
15	64	23	11	2
16	65	23	10	2
17	66	22	10	2
18	68	21	9	2
19	69	21	9	1
20	71	20	8	1
21	72	19	8	1
22	73	19	7	1
23	75	18	6	1
24	75	18	6	1
25	78	17	5	0
26	79	17	4	0
27	80	16	4	0
28	80	16	4	0
29	82	15	3	0
30	82	15	3	0
31	84	14	2	0

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

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	48	29	20	4
2	49	29	19	3
3	50	29	18	3
4	50	29	18	3
5	51	29	17	3
6	53	29	16	2
7	54	29	15	2
8	55	28	15	2
9	56	28	14	2
10	57	27	14	2
11	59	26	13	2
12	61	25	12	2
13	61	25	12	2
14	63	24	11	2
15	64	23	11	2
16	65	23	10	2
17	66	22	10	2
18	68	21	9	2
19	69	21	9	1
20	71	20	8	1
21	72	19	8	1
22	73	19	7	1
23	75	18	6	1
24	75	18	6	1
25	78	17	5	0
26	79	17	4	0
27	80	16	4	0
28	80	16	4	0
29	82	15	3	0
30	82	15	3	0
31	84	14	2	0

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

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	48	29	20	4
2	49	29	19	3
3	50	29	18	3
4	50	29	18	3
5	51	29	17	3
6	53	29	16	2
7	54	29	15	2
8	55	28	15	2
9	56	28	14	2
10	57	27	14	2
11	59	26	13	2
12	61	25	12	2
13	61	25	12	2
14	63	24	11	2
15	64	23	11	2
16	65	23	10	2
17	66	22	10	2
18	68	21	9	2
19	69	21	9	1
20	71	20	8	1
21	72	19	8	1
22	73	19	7	1
23	75	18	6	1
24	75	18	6	1
25	78	17	5	0
26	79	17	4	0
27	80	16	4	0
28	80	16	4	0
29	82	15	3	0
30	82	15	3	0
31	84	14	2	0