Goderich weather in February

In February, Goderich sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Goderich's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Goderich's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 6 mm; 1.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 7:16 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover: 35%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.2; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Goderich reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

	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
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

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

Goderich weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 26°	10	2.3	11.6	8.1
Feb	27° / 26°	6	1.4	11.7	8.2
Mar	27° / 26°	9	2.4	11.9	8.0
Apr	27° / 26°	21	5.2	12.2	7.2
May	28° / 26°	159	21.4	12.4	4.6
Jun	27° / 25°	397	29.1	12.5	3.5
Jul	26° / 25°	683	30.2	12.4	3.5
Aug	26° / 25°	751	29.9	12.3	3.5
Sep	26° / 25°	480	28.6	12	3.6
Oct	27° / 25°	232	28.1	11.8	3.8
Nov	28° / 26°	98	20.6	11.6	4.9
Dec	28° / 26°	27	7.4	11.5	7.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

	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
Clearer (%)	83	83	83	82	82	81	81	81	79	79	78	78	78	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	77
Cloudier (%)	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	19	21	21	22	22	22	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Goderich gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.4 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 8% 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
Rain chance (%)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8

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

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Muggy (%)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
Oppressive (%)	89	90	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	86	85	85	85	84	84	83	82	81	80	80	79	78	78
Miserable (%)	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	18

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	89	7
2	3	90	7
3	3	89	8
4	3	89	8
5	3	89	8
6	3	89	8
7	3	88	9
8	3	88	9
9	3	88	9
10	4	87	9
11	4	87	9
12	4	87	9
13	5	86	9
14	5	86	9
15	5	86	9
16	5	85	10
17	5	85	10
18	5	85	10
19	5	84	11
20	5	84	11
21	5	83	12
22	5	82	13
23	5	81	14
24	5	80	15
25	4	80	16
26	4	79	17
27	4	78	18
28	4	78	18

Wind in February

Winds average 15 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
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

	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	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:18 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:01 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
Daylight (h)	11.6	11.6	11.6	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	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:12
Sunset (PM)	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	7:18	6:56
2	11.6	7:18	6:56
3	11.6	7:18	6:56
4	11.7	7:18	6:57
5	11.7	7:17	6:57
6	11.7	7:17	6:57
7	11.7	7:17	6:58
8	11.7	7:17	6:58
9	11.7	7:17	6:58
10	11.7	7:17	6:58
11	11.7	7:17	6:59
12	11.7	7:17	6:59
13	11.7	7:16	6:59
14	11.7	7:16	6:59
15	11.7	7:16	6:59
16	11.7	7:16	7:00
17	11.7	7:16	7:00
18	11.7	7:15	7:00
19	11.8	7:15	7:00
20	11.8	7:15	7:00
21	11.8	7:14	7:00
22	11.8	7:14	7:01
23	11.8	7:14	7:01
24	11.8	7:13	7:01
25	11.8	7:13	7:01
26	11.8	7:13	7:01
27	11.8	7:12	7:01
28	11.8	7:12	7:01

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 5.98 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

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

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Goderich

In seasonPeak

In February, Goderich sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Goderich's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Goderich sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in February.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Goderich?

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

8.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

8.2

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Goderich in February

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

In February, Goderich sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

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Sea temperature near Goderich in February

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in November at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	27	27	28	28	28	27	27	27	28	29	29
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Warm
Feb	27	Warm
Mar	27	Warm
Apr	28	Warm
May	28	Tropical
Jun	28	Tropical
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	28	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Goderich in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Goderich peaks around August 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (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)	9	12	12	11	12	12	11	13	12	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Goderich in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Goderich is worst in February — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.8× the cleanest month (September, 10 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)	69	78	64	43	31	20	13	11	10	16	26	54
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	69	Unhealthy
Feb	78	Unhealthy
Mar	64	Unhealthy
Apr	43	Poor
May	31	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	10	Good
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	26	Moderate
Dec	54	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Goderich?

Goderich sits at 8.4°N, 13.3°W, 10 m above sea level, in Sierra Leone. The nearest listed city is Freetown, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Goderich

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Goderich has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 778 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 885 m.

The land around Goderich is covered by water (61%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, water (74%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

389 m

water 61%

16 km

778 m

water 74%

80 km

885 m

water 49%

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← January Goderich year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Freetown 9.0 km · Waterloo 26 km · Port Loko 67 km · Lunsar 87 km · Forécariah 114 km · Mile 91 118 km · Conakry 131 km · Camayenne 131 km

Sierra Leone travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type D / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 24% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $846; 2025
Happiness: 3.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 11%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2.2; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 33; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
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 Goderich (8.4276°, -13.286°, elevation 10 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	26
2	27	26
3	27	26
4	27	26
5	27	26
6	27	26
7	27	26
8	27	26
9	27	26
10	27	26
11	27	26
12	27	26
13	27	26
14	27	26
15	27	26
16	27	26
17	27	26
18	27	26
19	27	26
20	27	26
21	27	26
22	27	26
23	27	26
24	27	26
25	27	26
26	27	26
27	27	26
28	27	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	89	7
2	3	90	7
3	3	89	8
4	3	89	8
5	3	89	8
6	3	89	8
7	3	88	9
8	3	88	9
9	3	88	9
10	4	87	9
11	4	87	9
12	4	87	9
13	5	86	9
14	5	86	9
15	5	86	9
16	5	85	10
17	5	85	10
18	5	85	10
19	5	84	11
20	5	84	11
21	5	83	12
22	5	82	13
23	5	81	14
24	5	80	15
25	4	80	16
26	4	79	17
27	4	78	18
28	4	78	18

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	89	7
2	3	90	7
3	3	89	8
4	3	89	8
5	3	89	8
6	3	89	8
7	3	88	9
8	3	88	9
9	3	88	9
10	4	87	9
11	4	87	9
12	4	87	9
13	5	86	9
14	5	86	9
15	5	86	9
16	5	85	10
17	5	85	10
18	5	85	10
19	5	84	11
20	5	84	11
21	5	83	12
22	5	82	13
23	5	81	14
24	5	80	15
25	4	80	16
26	4	79	17
27	4	78	18
28	4	78	18

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	89	7
2	3	90	7
3	3	89	8
4	3	89	8
5	3	89	8
6	3	89	8
7	3	88	9
8	3	88	9
9	3	88	9
10	4	87	9
11	4	87	9
12	4	87	9
13	5	86	9
14	5	86	9
15	5	86	9
16	5	85	10
17	5	85	10
18	5	85	10
19	5	84	11
20	5	84	11
21	5	83	12
22	5	82	13
23	5	81	14
24	5	80	15
25	4	80	16
26	4	79	17
27	4	78	18
28	4	78	18