Motru weather in July

In July, Motru sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 74 mm of rain across 8.7 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 24 min at the start of July to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Motru's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Motru's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 74 mm; 8.7 wet days
Daylight: 15 h 06 min; 5:01 AM – 8:06 PM
Cloud cover: 40%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 6.15 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

Motru is locality in Gorj County, Romania.

Founded: 1966

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

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Motru reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

	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)	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17

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

How July really feels in Motru

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

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

Motru weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	3° / -4°	53	8.1	5.3	9	0.0
Feb	6° / -2°	48	7.8	4.4	10.1	0.5
Mar	11° / 2°	56	8.6	2.5	11.6	3.0
Apr	17° / 6°	70	9.5	0.1	13.2	5.4
May	22° / 11°	83	11.6	0	14.6	6.4
Jun	26° / 14°	85	11.1	0	15.3	6.7
Jul	28° / 16°	74	8.7	0	15	6.6
Aug	28° / 16°	56	8	0	13.9	6.6
Sep	23° / 12°	62	7.2	0	12.3	7.3
Oct	16° / 7°	62	8.1	0.1	10.7	5.4
Nov	9° / 2°	65	8.7	1.8	9.4	2.0
Dec	4° / -2°	66	8.5	3.8	8.7	0.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

	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 (%)	77	77	77	77	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	76
Cloudier (%)	23	23	23	23	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	76	24
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	77	23
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	76	24
29	75	25
30	75	25
31	76	24

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Motru gets around 74 mm of rain over 8.7 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 28% and peaks near 32% 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 (%)	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	28	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	32	32	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	28
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	27
8	27
9	26
10	26
11	26
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	25
16	25
17	26
18	26
19	27
20	27
21	28
22	28
23	29
24	29
25	30
26	30
27	31
28	31
29	32
30	32
31	32

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% 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
Dry (%)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	19	18	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	9	8	8
Comfortable (%)	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	27	27	27
Humid (%)	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	36	38	39	41	42	44	45	47	48	49	49	50	50
Muggy (%)	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	21	34	35	9
2	21	34	35	9
3	21	34	35	9
4	21	34	35	9
5	21	35	35	9
6	21	35	34	10
7	21	35	34	10
8	21	35	33	10
9	21	35	33	11
10	21	35	32	11
11	21	35	32	11
12	21	35	32	12
13	21	35	32	12
14	21	35	32	12
15	20	35	33	12
16	20	34	33	13
17	19	34	34	13
18	18	33	35	13
19	18	33	36	13
20	17	32	38	14
21	16	32	39	14
22	15	31	41	14
23	14	30	42	14
24	13	30	44	14
25	12	29	45	14
26	11	28	47	14
27	10	28	48	15
28	9	27	49	15
29	9	27	49	15
30	8	27	50	15
31	8	27	50	15

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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
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6	7	calm
7	7	calm
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11	7	calm
12	7	calm
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17	7	calm
18	7	calm
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21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 min at the start of July to 14 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:51 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 8:12 PM to 7:52 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)	15.4	15.3	15.3	15.3	15.3	15.3	15.3	15.3	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.1	15.1	15.1	15.1	15.0	15.0	15.0	14.9	14.9	14.9	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.6	14.6
Sunrise (AM)	4:51	4:51	4:52	4:52	4:53	4:54	4:54	4:55	4:56	4:56	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:00	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:16	5:17
Sunset (PM)	8:12	8:12	8:12	8:12	8:11	8:11	8:11	8:10	8:10	8:10	8:09	8:09	8:08	8:07	8:07	8:06	8:05	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:02	8:01	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:55	7:54	7:53	7:52

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	15.4	4:51	8:12
2	15.3	4:51	8:12
3	15.3	4:52	8:12
4	15.3	4:52	8:12
5	15.3	4:53	8:11
6	15.3	4:54	8:11
7	15.3	4:54	8:11
8	15.3	4:55	8:10
9	15.2	4:56	8:10
10	15.2	4:56	8:10
11	15.2	4:57	8:09
12	15.2	4:58	8:09
13	15.2	4:59	8:08
14	15.1	5:00	8:07
15	15.1	5:00	8:07
16	15.1	5:01	8:06
17	15.1	5:02	8:05
18	15.0	5:03	8:05
19	15.0	5:04	8:04
20	15.0	5:05	8:03
21	14.9	5:06	8:02
22	14.9	5:07	8:01
23	14.9	5:08	8:00
24	14.8	5:09	7:59
25	14.8	5:10	7:58
26	14.8	5:11	7:57
27	14.7	5:12	7:56
28	14.7	5:13	7:55
29	14.7	5:14	7:54
30	14.6	5:16	7:53
31	14.6	5:17	7:52

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.3	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.3	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	5.8	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Motru?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

7.4

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Motru in July

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

In July, Motru sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

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UV index in Motru in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Motru peaks around July 11 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	8	6	8	8	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Motru?

Motru sits at 44.8°N, 23.0°E, 182 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Drobeta-Turnu Severin, 32 km away.

Topography around Motru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Motru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 220 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,461 m.

The land around Motru is covered by trees (42%), grassland (27%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

153 m

trees 42%

16 km

270 m

trees 60%

80 km

2,461 m

trees 57%

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← June Motru year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Drobeta-Turnu Severin 32 km · Târgu Jiu 37 km · Filiaşi 51 km · Lupeni 65 km · Vulcan 69 km · Negotin 73 km · Petroşani 75 km · Petrila 80 km

Romania travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 44% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $22,538; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 82%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.1; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 10.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 605
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 Motru (44.8033°, 22.9719°, elevation 182 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	27	15
2	27	15
3	28	15
4	28	15
5	28	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	28	16
9	28	16
10	28	16
11	28	16
12	28	16
13	28	16
14	28	16
15	28	16
16	28	16
17	28	16
18	28	16
19	28	16
20	28	16
21	28	16
22	28	16
23	28	16
24	29	16
25	29	16
26	29	16
27	29	17
28	29	17
29	29	17
30	29	17
31	29	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	76	24
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	77	23
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	76	24
29	75	25
30	75	25
31	76	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	28
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	27
8	27
9	26
10	26
11	26
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	25
16	25
17	26
18	26
19	27
20	27
21	28
22	28
23	29
24	29
25	30
26	30
27	31
28	31
29	32
30	32
31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	21	34	35	9
2	21	34	35	9
3	21	34	35	9
4	21	34	35	9
5	21	35	35	9
6	21	35	34	10
7	21	35	34	10
8	21	35	33	10
9	21	35	33	11
10	21	35	32	11
11	21	35	32	11
12	21	35	32	12
13	21	35	32	12
14	21	35	32	12
15	20	35	33	12
16	20	34	33	13
17	19	34	34	13
18	18	33	35	13
19	18	33	36	13
20	17	32	38	14
21	16	32	39	14
22	15	31	41	14
23	14	30	42	14
24	13	30	44	14
25	12	29	45	14
26	11	28	47	14
27	10	28	48	15
28	9	27	49	15
29	9	27	49	15
30	8	27	50	15
31	8	27	50	15

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	76	24
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	77	23
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	76	24
29	75	25
30	75	25
31	76	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	28
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	27
8	27
9	26
10	26
11	26
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	25
16	25
17	26
18	26
19	27
20	27
21	28
22	28
23	29
24	29
25	30
26	30
27	31
28	31
29	32
30	32
31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	21	34	35	9
2	21	34	35	9
3	21	34	35	9
4	21	34	35	9
5	21	35	35	9
6	21	35	34	10
7	21	35	34	10
8	21	35	33	10
9	21	35	33	11
10	21	35	32	11
11	21	35	32	11
12	21	35	32	12
13	21	35	32	12
14	21	35	32	12
15	20	35	33	12
16	20	34	33	13
17	19	34	34	13
18	18	33	35	13
19	18	33	36	13
20	17	32	38	14
21	16	32	39	14
22	15	31	41	14
23	14	30	42	14
24	13	30	44	14
25	12	29	45	14
26	11	28	47	14
27	10	28	48	15
28	9	27	49	15
29	9	27	49	15
30	8	27	50	15
31	8	27	50	15

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	76	24
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	77	23
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	76	24
29	75	25
30	75	25
31	76	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	28
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	27
8	27
9	26
10	26
11	26
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	25
16	25
17	26
18	26
19	27
20	27
21	28
22	28
23	29
24	29
25	30
26	30
27	31
28	31
29	32
30	32
31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	21	34	35	9
2	21	34	35	9
3	21	34	35	9
4	21	34	35	9
5	21	35	35	9
6	21	35	34	10
7	21	35	34	10
8	21	35	33	10
9	21	35	33	11
10	21	35	32	11
11	21	35	32	11
12	21	35	32	12
13	21	35	32	12
14	21	35	32	12
15	20	35	33	12
16	20	34	33	13
17	19	34	34	13
18	18	33	35	13
19	18	33	36	13
20	17	32	38	14
21	16	32	39	14
22	15	31	41	14
23	14	30	42	14
24	13	30	44	14
25	12	29	45	14
26	11	28	47	14
27	10	28	48	15
28	9	27	49	15
29	9	27	49	15
30	8	27	50	15
31	8	27	50	15