La Banda weather in May

In May, La Banda sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 166 mm of rain across 22.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is La Banda's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Banda's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 166 mm; 22.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:10 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 5th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in La Banda reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

	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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

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

How May really feels in La Banda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May 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

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

La Banda weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 21°	176	23.2	12.3	3.6
Feb	29° / 21°	196	23.3	12.2	3.4
Mar	29° / 21°	273	28	12	3.2
Apr	29° / 21°	220	25.1	11.9	3.5
May	29° / 20°	166	22.6	11.7	4.0
Jun	28° / 20°	111	18.1	11.6	4.7
Jul	28° / 19°	92	15.5	11.7	5.1
Aug	29° / 20°	89	14.5	11.8	4.9
Sep	30° / 20°	115	17.6	12	4.1
Oct	30° / 21°	161	22.5	12.1	3.6
Nov	29° / 21°	187	24.2	12.3	3.3
Dec	29° / 21°	170	24.8	12.4	3.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

	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 (%)	29	30	30	32	32	33	34	33	34	33	34	33	33	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	37	37	38	39	40
Cloudier (%)	71	70	70	68	68	67	66	67	66	67	66	67	67	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	65	65	64	63	63	62	61	60

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	33	67
7	34	66
8	33	67
9	34	66
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	36	64
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	38	62
30	39	61
31	40	60

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

La Banda gets around 166 mm of rain over 22.6 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 73% and peaks near 77% 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 (%)	77	76	76	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	72	72	71	71	70	69	69	68	67	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	76
3	76
4	75
5	75
6	74
7	74
8	74
9	74
10	74
11	74
12	74
13	74
14	74
15	74
16	74
17	74
18	74
19	73
20	73
21	73
22	72
23	72
24	71
25	71
26	70
27	69
28	69
29	68
30	67
31	67

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

	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
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Muggy (%)	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	21	22	23	23
Oppressive (%)	84	84	83	83	82	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	79	79	78	78	77	77

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	16	84
2	0	16	84
3	0	17	83
4	0	17	83
5	1	17	82
6	1	18	81
7	1	18	81
8	1	18	81
9	1	18	81
10	1	19	80
11	1	19	80
12	1	19	80
13	1	19	80
14	1	19	80
15	1	19	80
16	1	18	81
17	1	18	81
18	1	18	81
19	1	18	81
20	1	18	81
21	1	18	81
22	1	18	81
23	1	19	80
24	1	19	80
25	1	19	80
26	1	20	79
27	1	20	79
28	1	21	78
29	0	22	78
30	0	23	77
31	0	23	77

Wind in May

Winds average 3 km/h in May.

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

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:52 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	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13
Sunset (PM)	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:09	5:56
2	11.8	6:09	5:56
3	11.8	6:09	5:55
4	11.8	6:09	5:55
5	11.8	6:09	5:55
6	11.8	6:10	5:55
7	11.7	6:10	5:54
8	11.7	6:10	5:54
9	11.7	6:10	5:54
10	11.7	6:10	5:54
11	11.7	6:10	5:53
12	11.7	6:10	5:53
13	11.7	6:10	5:53
14	11.7	6:10	5:53
15	11.7	6:10	5:53
16	11.7	6:10	5:53
17	11.7	6:11	5:53
18	11.7	6:11	5:53
19	11.7	6:11	5:52
20	11.7	6:11	5:52
21	11.7	6:11	5:52
22	11.7	6:11	5:52
23	11.7	6:12	5:52
24	11.7	6:12	5:52
25	11.7	6:12	5:52
26	11.7	6:12	5:52
27	11.7	6:12	5:52
28	11.7	6:13	5:52
29	11.7	6:13	5:52
30	11.7	6:13	5:52
31	11.7	6:13	5:52

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.43 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)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3
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	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit La Banda?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit La Banda for sightseeing.

What to pack for La Banda in May

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

In May, La Banda sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in La Banda in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in La Banda peaks around February 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 10 (very 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)	15	17	15	12	13	10	10	10	12	13	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in La Banda in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in La Banda is worst in August — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.2× the cleanest month (May, 12 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)	22	22	17	14	12	13	18	49	47	18	15	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	12	Good
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	49	Poor
Sep	47	Poor
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is La Banda?

La Banda sits at 6.5°S, 76.3°W, 386 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Bellavista, 68 km away.

Topography around La Banda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Banda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m around an average of 385 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,445 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,435 m.

The land around La Banda is covered by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km

485 m

trees 54%

16 km

1,445 m

trees 76%

80 km

2,435 m

trees 91%

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← April La Banda year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Bellavista 68 km · Yurimaguas 70 km · Moyobamba 86 km · Juanjuí 87 km · Rioja 103 km · Chachapoyas 171 km · Contamana 174 km · Tocache 189 km

Peru travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / B / C; 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 51% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $9,684; 2025
Happiness: 6.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 49%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 8.6; per 100k, 2021
Road deaths: 13.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 519
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 La Banda (-6.4927°, -76.3422°, elevation 386 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	29	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	29	20
27	29	20
28	29	20
29	29	20
30	29	20
31	29	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	33	67
7	34	66
8	33	67
9	34	66
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	36	64
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	38	62
30	39	61
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	76
3	76
4	75
5	75
6	74
7	74
8	74
9	74
10	74
11	74
12	74
13	74
14	74
15	74
16	74
17	74
18	74
19	73
20	73
21	73
22	72
23	72
24	71
25	71
26	70
27	69
28	69
29	68
30	67
31	67

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	16	84
2	0	16	84
3	0	17	83
4	0	17	83
5	1	17	82
6	1	18	81
7	1	18	81
8	1	18	81
9	1	18	81
10	1	19	80
11	1	19	80
12	1	19	80
13	1	19	80
14	1	19	80
15	1	19	80
16	1	18	81
17	1	18	81
18	1	18	81
19	1	18	81
20	1	18	81
21	1	18	81
22	1	18	81
23	1	19	80
24	1	19	80
25	1	19	80
26	1	20	79
27	1	20	79
28	1	21	78
29	0	22	78
30	0	23	77
31	0	23	77

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	33	67
7	34	66
8	33	67
9	34	66
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	36	64
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	38	62
30	39	61
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	76
3	76
4	75
5	75
6	74
7	74
8	74
9	74
10	74
11	74
12	74
13	74
14	74
15	74
16	74
17	74
18	74
19	73
20	73
21	73
22	72
23	72
24	71
25	71
26	70
27	69
28	69
29	68
30	67
31	67

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	16	84
2	0	16	84
3	0	17	83
4	0	17	83
5	1	17	82
6	1	18	81
7	1	18	81
8	1	18	81
9	1	18	81
10	1	19	80
11	1	19	80
12	1	19	80
13	1	19	80
14	1	19	80
15	1	19	80
16	1	18	81
17	1	18	81
18	1	18	81
19	1	18	81
20	1	18	81
21	1	18	81
22	1	18	81
23	1	19	80
24	1	19	80
25	1	19	80
26	1	20	79
27	1	20	79
28	1	21	78
29	0	22	78
30	0	23	77
31	0	23	77

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	33	67
7	34	66
8	33	67
9	34	66
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	36	64
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	38	62
30	39	61
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	76
3	76
4	75
5	75
6	74
7	74
8	74
9	74
10	74
11	74
12	74
13	74
14	74
15	74
16	74
17	74
18	74
19	73
20	73
21	73
22	72
23	72
24	71
25	71
26	70
27	69
28	69
29	68
30	67
31	67

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	16	84
2	0	16	84
3	0	17	83
4	0	17	83
5	1	17	82
6	1	18	81
7	1	18	81
8	1	18	81
9	1	18	81
10	1	19	80
11	1	19	80
12	1	19	80
13	1	19	80
14	1	19	80
15	1	19	80
16	1	18	81
17	1	18	81
18	1	18	81
19	1	18	81
20	1	18	81
21	1	18	81
22	1	18	81
23	1	19	80
24	1	19	80
25	1	19	80
26	1	20	79
27	1	20	79
28	1	21	78
29	0	22	78
30	0	23	77
31	0	23	77