Ranyah weather in December

In December, Ranyah sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of December to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ranyah's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ranyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 2 mm; 0.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 6:43 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover: 18%; 5th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.81 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.1; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical December day in Ranyah reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 1°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)	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

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

How December really feels in Ranyah

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.

Ranyah weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-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	24° / 11°	5	1.2	10.9	9.1
Feb	27° / 14°	4	0.7	11.3	8.4
Mar	31° / 17°	11	2	11.8	5.7
Apr	35° / 21°	13	3.3	12.5	3.2
May	39° / 25°	3	0.8	13	1.0
Jun	41° / 27°	0	0	13.3	0.0
Jul	41° / 28°	0	0	13.2	0.0
Aug	41° / 28°	0	0.1	12.7	0.0
Sep	39° / 25°	0	0	12.1	0.8
Oct	34° / 19°	0	0.2	11.5	4.2
Nov	29° / 15°	2	0.5	11	7.5
Dec	25° / 12°	2	0.6	10.7	9.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

	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 (%)	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	89
Cloudier (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	92	8
8	91	9
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	89	11

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ranyah gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 3% 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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

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

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 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	29	30	31
Dry (%)	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98
Comfortable (%)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
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	98	2

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13
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	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of December to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:33 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)	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50
Sunset (PM)	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	6:34	5:22
2	10.8	6:35	5:22
3	10.8	6:36	5:23
4	10.8	6:36	5:23
5	10.8	6:37	5:23
6	10.8	6:38	5:23
7	10.8	6:38	5:23
8	10.7	6:39	5:24
9	10.7	6:39	5:24
10	10.7	6:40	5:24
11	10.7	6:41	5:24
12	10.7	6:41	5:25
13	10.7	6:42	5:25
14	10.7	6:42	5:25
15	10.7	6:43	5:26
16	10.7	6:43	5:26
17	10.7	6:44	5:27
18	10.7	6:44	5:27
19	10.7	6:45	5:27
20	10.7	6:45	5:28
21	10.7	6:46	5:28
22	10.7	6:46	5:29
23	10.7	6:47	5:29
24	10.7	6:47	5:30
25	10.7	6:48	5:30
26	10.7	6:48	5:31
27	10.7	6:49	5:31
28	10.7	6:49	5:32
29	10.7	6:49	5:32
30	10.7	6:50	5:33
31	10.7	6:50	5:33

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.81 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.53 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 4.81 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)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
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	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Ranyah

In seasonPeak

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

Ranyah sees seasonal dust haze (February–September), heaviest in July.

Dust

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Ranyah?

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

9.1

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

8.3

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Ranyah for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ranyah in December

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

In December, Ranyah sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ranyah in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ranyah peaks around July 13 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 5 (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)	8	11	11	12	10	12	12	11	10	10	7	5
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	7	High
Dec	5	Moderate

Air quality in Ranyah 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 Ranyah is worst in February — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 44 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)	86	95	93	82	67	59	72	67	48	44	65	78
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	86	Unhealthy
Feb	95	Unhealthy
Mar	93	Unhealthy
Apr	82	Unhealthy
May	67	Unhealthy
Jun	59	Unhealthy
Jul	72	Unhealthy
Aug	67	Unhealthy
Sep	48	Poor
Oct	44	Poor
Nov	65	Unhealthy
Dec	78	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Ranyah?

Ranyah sits at 21.3°N, 42.8°E, 920 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Al Khurmah, 112 km away.

Topography around Ranyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ranyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 918 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 488 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 800 m.

The land around Ranyah is covered by bare terrain (78%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km

29 m

bare terrain 78%

16 km

488 m

bare terrain 98%

80 km

800 m

bare terrain 100%

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

December weather nearby: Al Khurmah 112 km · Turabah 126 km · Qal‘at Bīshah 141 km · Al ‘Aqīq 163 km · Al Bahah 199 km · Baljurashi 205 km · Sabt Alalayah 208 km · An Nimas 246 km

Saudi Arabia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type G; 230 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 47% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $34,537; 2025
Happiness: 6.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 0.9; per 100k, 2019
Road deaths: 35.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 404

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 Ranyah (21.2504°, 42.8475°, elevation 920 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	27	14
2	27	14
3	27	13
4	27	13
5	26	13
6	26	13
7	26	13
8	26	13
9	26	13
10	26	13
11	26	12
12	26	12
13	26	12
14	26	12
15	25	12
16	25	12
17	25	12
18	25	12
19	25	12
20	25	12
21	25	11
22	25	11
23	25	11
24	25	11
25	25	11
26	25	11
27	25	11
28	24	11
29	24	11
30	24	11
31	24	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	92	8
8	91	9
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	89	11

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
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	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	92	8
8	91	9
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	89	11

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
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	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	92	8
8	91	9
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	89	11

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
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	98	2