Jericho weather in December

In December, Jericho sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 37 mm of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of December to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Jericho's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jericho's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 37 mm; 6.7 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 54 min; 6:37 AM – 4:32 PM
Cloud cover: 41%; 10th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 2.91 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.9; out of 10

Jericho is city in West Bank, Palestine.

Density: 335/km²; people per km²
Founded: ~9600 BCE

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 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical December day in Jericho reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°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)	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17
Avg low (°C)	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	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

How December really feels in Jericho

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.

Jericho weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 11°	56	8.2	10.2	5.9
Feb	18° / 12°	45	7.8	10.8	6.3
Mar	21° / 14°	29	5.7	11.8	7.5
Apr	25° / 16°	9	2.6	12.8	8.4
May	30° / 20°	4	0.8	13.6	6.7
Jun	33° / 23°	1	0.1	14	4.9
Jul	35° / 25°	0	0	13.9	3.6
Aug	35° / 25°	0	0	13.2	3.5
Sep	33° / 24°	1	0.2	12.2	4.7
Oct	30° / 21°	5	1.7	11.2	6.7
Nov	24° / 16°	18	4	10.4	8.1
Dec	19° / 13°	37	6.7	10	6.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to cloud over 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	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	74	74	73	73	73	73	72	72	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	67	66	66
Cloudier (%)	26	26	27	27	27	27	28	28	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	34	34

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	67	33
30	66	34
31	66	34

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Jericho gets around 37 mm of rain over 6.7 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 22% and peaks near 24% 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 (%)	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

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 96% 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 (%)	89	90	90	91	92	93	93	94	95	95	96	96	97	97	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	11	10	10	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	89	11
2	90	10
3	90	10
4	91	9
5	92	8
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	94	6
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	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	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of December to 9 h 54 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 6:26 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 4:30 PM to 4:40 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)	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43
Sunset (PM)	4:30	4:30	4:30	4:30	4:30	4:30	4:30	4:30	4:30	4:31	4:31	4:31	4:31	4:32	4:32	4:32	4:33	4:33	4:33	4:34	4:34	4:35	4:35	4:36	4:36	4:37	4:37	4:38	4:38	4:39	4:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	6:26	4:30
2	10.1	6:27	4:30
3	10.0	6:27	4:30
4	10.0	6:28	4:30
5	10.0	6:29	4:30
6	10.0	6:30	4:30
7	10.0	6:31	4:30
8	10.0	6:31	4:30
9	10.0	6:32	4:30
10	10.0	6:33	4:31
11	10.0	6:33	4:31
12	10.0	6:34	4:31
13	9.9	6:35	4:31
14	9.9	6:35	4:32
15	9.9	6:36	4:32
16	9.9	6:37	4:32
17	9.9	6:37	4:33
18	9.9	6:38	4:33
19	9.9	6:38	4:33
20	9.9	6:39	4:34
21	9.9	6:39	4:34
22	9.9	6:40	4:35
23	9.9	6:40	4:35
24	9.9	6:41	4:36
25	9.9	6:41	4:36
26	9.9	6:41	4:37
27	9.9	6:42	4:37
28	9.9	6:42	4:38
29	9.9	6:42	4:38
30	9.9	6:43	4:39
31	9.9	6:43	4:40

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.91 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.91 kWh/m² to a high of 7.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.91 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)	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9
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	3.1	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.0	Moderate
6	3.0	Moderate
7	3.0	Moderate
8	3.0	Moderate
9	3.0	Moderate
10	3.0	Moderate
11	2.9	Moderate
12	2.9	Moderate
13	2.9	Moderate
14	2.9	Moderate
15	2.9	Moderate
16	2.9	Moderate
17	2.9	Moderate
18	2.9	Moderate
19	2.9	Moderate
20	2.9	Moderate
21	2.9	Moderate
22	2.9	Moderate
23	2.9	Moderate
24	2.9	Moderate
25	2.9	Moderate
26	2.9	Moderate
27	2.9	Moderate
28	2.9	Moderate
29	2.9	Moderate
30	2.9	Moderate
31	2.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Jericho

In seasonPeak

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

Jericho sees seasonal dust haze (May), 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 Jericho?

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

6.9

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

2.9

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Jericho for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jericho in December

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

In December, Jericho sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 13°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 7 days see rain.

UV index in Jericho in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jericho peaks around June 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

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)	3	4	6	7	10	11	10	10	9	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	High
May	10	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Jericho 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 Jericho is worst in December — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 35 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)	68	68	63	58	50	40	35	36	41	48	64	70
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	68	Unhealthy
Feb	68	Unhealthy
Mar	63	Unhealthy
Apr	58	Unhealthy
May	50	Poor
Jun	40	Poor
Jul	35	Poor
Aug	36	Poor
Sep	41	Poor
Oct	48	Poor
Nov	64	Unhealthy
Dec	70	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Jericho?

Jericho sits at 31.9°N, 35.5°E, -233 m above sea level, in Palestinian Territory. The nearest listed city is Ma‘ale Adummim, 17 km away.

Topography around Jericho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jericho has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m around an average of -191 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,209 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,660 m.

The land around Jericho is covered by bare terrain (40%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, bare terrain (48%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (30%) and bare terrain (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

434 m

bare terrain 40%

16 km

1,209 m

bare terrain 48%

80 km

1,660 m

grassland 30%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

December weather nearby: Ma‘ale Adummim 17 km · Al ‘Ayzarīyah 20 km · Ar Rām wa Ḑāḩiyat al Barīd 20 km · Bayt Ḩanīnā 22 km · Shu‘fāţ 22 km · ‘Aţārūt 22 km · East Jerusalem 22 km · Al Bīrah 23 km

Palestinian Territory travel facts

Power plugs: Type C / H; 230 V · 50 Hz
GDP per capita: $3,171; 2025
Happiness: 4.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 81%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.6; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 5.3; per 100k/yr, 2016
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 463

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 Jericho (31.8667°, 35.45°, elevation -233 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	21	14
2	21	14
3	20	14
4	20	14
5	20	14
6	20	14
7	20	13
8	20	13
9	20	13
10	19	13
11	19	13
12	19	13
13	19	13
14	19	13
15	19	13
16	19	13
17	19	12
18	18	12
19	18	12
20	18	12
21	18	12
22	18	12
23	18	12
24	18	12
25	18	12
26	18	12
27	18	12
28	18	12
29	18	12
30	18	12
31	17	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	67	33
30	66	34
31	66	34

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	89	11
2	90	10
3	90	10
4	91	9
5	92	8
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	94	6
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	67	33
30	66	34
31	66	34

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	89	11
2	90	10
3	90	10
4	91	9
5	92	8
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	94	6
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	67	33
30	66	34
31	66	34

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	89	11
2	90	10
3	90	10
4	91	9
5	92	8
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	94	6
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1