Baardheere weather in May

In May, Baardheere sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 35 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Baardheere's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baardheere's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 34°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 35 mm; 7.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:04 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 9th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

Baardheere is city.

Founded: 1700

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

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical May day in Baardheere reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than 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)	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	25
2	34	25
3	34	25
4	34	25
5	34	25
6	34	25
7	34	25
8	34	25
9	34	25
10	34	25
11	34	25
12	34	25
13	34	25
14	34	25
15	34	25
16	34	25
17	34	25
18	34	25
19	34	25
20	34	25
21	34	25
22	34	25
23	34	25
24	34	25
25	34	25
26	33	24
27	33	24
28	33	24
29	33	24
30	33	24
31	33	24

How May really feels in Baardheere

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Baardheere weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	37° / 24°	5	1	11.9	1.9
Feb	38° / 25°	1	0.3	11.9	1.4
Mar	38° / 26°	14	2.5	12	1.4
Apr	35° / 26°	78	11.5	12	2.2
May	34° / 25°	35	7.9	12.1	3.4
Jun	33° / 24°	5	1.2	12.1	4.1
Jul	32° / 23°	4	0.8	12.1	4.4
Aug	33° / 23°	4	0.8	12.1	4.1
Sep	34° / 23°	5	1	12	3.6
Oct	34° / 24°	50	7.8	11.9	3.1
Nov	33° / 24°	90	12.5	11.9	3.2
Dec	35° / 24°	20	3.6	11.9	2.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

	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 (%)	49	49	50	51	53	55	56	58	59	61	62	63	64	65	64	65	65	65	64	63	63	62	61	60	59	57	57	56	55	52	51
Cloudier (%)	51	51	50	49	47	45	44	42	41	39	38	37	36	35	36	35	35	35	36	37	37	38	39	40	41	43	43	44	45	48	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	50	50
4	51	49
5	53	47
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	61	39
11	62	38
12	63	37
13	64	36
14	65	35
15	64	36
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	64	36
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	62	38
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	56	44
29	55	45
30	52	48
31	51	49

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Baardheere gets around 35 mm of rain over 7.9 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 26% and peaks near 46% 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 (%)	46	45	44	43	41	39	37	35	33	31	29	28	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	20	19	18	17	17	16	15	14	13	13	12	11

	Rain chance (%)
1	46
2	45
3	44
4	43
5	41
6	39
7	37
8	35
9	33
10	31
11	29
12	28
13	26
14	25
15	24
16	23
17	22
18	21
19	20
20	20
21	19
22	18
23	17
24	17
25	16
26	15
27	14
28	13
29	13
30	12
31	11

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% 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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	11	12	14	15
Muggy (%)	17	17	18	18	19	20	22	24	26	28	31	33	36	38	41	43	45	48	49	51	54	55	56	57	58	60	61	61	62	63	64
Oppressive (%)	80	80	79	79	78	78	76	74	72	70	68	65	62	60	57	55	53	50	48	46	43	41	39	37	35	32	30	28	26	23	21
Miserable (%)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	17	80	3
2	0	17	80	3
3	0	18	79	3
4	0	18	79	3
5	0	19	78	3
6	0	20	78	2
7	0	22	76	2
8	0	24	74	2
9	0	26	72	2
10	0	28	70	2
11	0	31	68	1
12	1	33	65	1
13	1	36	62	1
14	1	38	60	1
15	1	41	57	1
16	1	43	55	1
17	2	45	53	0
18	2	48	50	0
19	2	49	48	0
20	3	51	46	0
21	3	54	43	0
22	4	55	41	0
23	5	56	39	0
24	6	57	37	0
25	7	58	35	0
26	8	60	32	0
27	9	61	30	0
28	11	61	28	0
29	12	62	26	0
30	14	63	23	0
31	15	64	21	0

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 18 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)	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	18
Feels	calm	calm	calm	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	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	16	light breeze
21	16	light breeze
22	16	light breeze
23	16	light breeze
24	16	light breeze
25	17	light breeze
26	17	light breeze
27	17	light breeze
28	17	light breeze
29	17	light breeze
30	18	light breeze
31	18	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:12 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)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05
Sunset (PM)	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	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	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:06	6:11
2	12.1	6:05	6:10
3	12.1	6:05	6:10
4	12.1	6:05	6:10
5	12.1	6:05	6:10
6	12.1	6:05	6:10
7	12.1	6:05	6:10
8	12.1	6:05	6:10
9	12.1	6:04	6:10
10	12.1	6:04	6:10
11	12.1	6:04	6:10
12	12.1	6:04	6:10
13	12.1	6:04	6:10
14	12.1	6:04	6:10
15	12.1	6:04	6:10
16	12.1	6:04	6:10
17	12.1	6:04	6:10
18	12.1	6:04	6:10
19	12.1	6:04	6:11
20	12.1	6:04	6:11
21	12.1	6:04	6:11
22	12.1	6:04	6:11
23	12.1	6:04	6:11
24	12.1	6:04	6:11
25	12.1	6:04	6:11
26	12.1	6:04	6:11
27	12.1	6:04	6:11
28	12.1	6:04	6:12
29	12.1	6:04	6:12
30	12.1	6:04	6:12
31	12.1	6:05	6:12

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1
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	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.1	Bright
31	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Baardheere?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

6.4

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Baardheere. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Baardheere in May

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

In May, Baardheere sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

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UV index in Baardheere 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 Baardheere peaks around March 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 11 (extreme).

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)	13	14	15	15	13	10	11	13	13	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Baardheere?

Baardheere sits at 2.3°N, 42.3°E, 97 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Diinsoor, 78 km away.

Topography around Baardheere

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baardheere has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 103 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 831 m.

The land around Baardheere is covered by grassland (43%) and shrubs (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (72%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (92%) within 80 km.

3 km

22 m

grassland 43%

16 km

203 m

shrubs 72%

80 km

831 m

shrubs 92%

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

May weather nearby: Diinsoor 78 km · Dhamas 138 km · Bu’aale 144 km · Lafey 151 km · El Wak 158 km · Luuq 165 km · Baidoa 175 km · Beled Hawo 182 km

Somalia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / G; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 52% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $661; 2025
Happiness: 4.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths: 27.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 399
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 Baardheere (2.3446°, 42.2764°, elevation 97 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	34	25
2	34	25
3	34	25
4	34	25
5	34	25
6	34	25
7	34	25
8	34	25
9	34	25
10	34	25
11	34	25
12	34	25
13	34	25
14	34	25
15	34	25
16	34	25
17	34	25
18	34	25
19	34	25
20	34	25
21	34	25
22	34	25
23	34	25
24	34	25
25	34	25
26	33	24
27	33	24
28	33	24
29	33	24
30	33	24
31	33	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	50	50
4	51	49
5	53	47
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	61	39
11	62	38
12	63	37
13	64	36
14	65	35
15	64	36
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	64	36
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	62	38
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	56	44
29	55	45
30	52	48
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	46
2	45
3	44
4	43
5	41
6	39
7	37
8	35
9	33
10	31
11	29
12	28
13	26
14	25
15	24
16	23
17	22
18	21
19	20
20	20
21	19
22	18
23	17
24	17
25	16
26	15
27	14
28	13
29	13
30	12
31	11

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	17	80	3
2	0	17	80	3
3	0	18	79	3
4	0	18	79	3
5	0	19	78	3
6	0	20	78	2
7	0	22	76	2
8	0	24	74	2
9	0	26	72	2
10	0	28	70	2
11	0	31	68	1
12	1	33	65	1
13	1	36	62	1
14	1	38	60	1
15	1	41	57	1
16	1	43	55	1
17	2	45	53	0
18	2	48	50	0
19	2	49	48	0
20	3	51	46	0
21	3	54	43	0
22	4	55	41	0
23	5	56	39	0
24	6	57	37	0
25	7	58	35	0
26	8	60	32	0
27	9	61	30	0
28	11	61	28	0
29	12	62	26	0
30	14	63	23	0
31	15	64	21	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	25
2	34	25
3	34	25
4	34	25
5	34	25
6	34	25
7	34	25
8	34	25
9	34	25
10	34	25
11	34	25
12	34	25
13	34	25
14	34	25
15	34	25
16	34	25
17	34	25
18	34	25
19	34	25
20	34	25
21	34	25
22	34	25
23	34	25
24	34	25
25	34	25
26	33	24
27	33	24
28	33	24
29	33	24
30	33	24
31	33	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	50	50
4	51	49
5	53	47
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	61	39
11	62	38
12	63	37
13	64	36
14	65	35
15	64	36
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	64	36
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	62	38
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	56	44
29	55	45
30	52	48
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	46
2	45
3	44
4	43
5	41
6	39
7	37
8	35
9	33
10	31
11	29
12	28
13	26
14	25
15	24
16	23
17	22
18	21
19	20
20	20
21	19
22	18
23	17
24	17
25	16
26	15
27	14
28	13
29	13
30	12
31	11

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	17	80	3
2	0	17	80	3
3	0	18	79	3
4	0	18	79	3
5	0	19	78	3
6	0	20	78	2
7	0	22	76	2
8	0	24	74	2
9	0	26	72	2
10	0	28	70	2
11	0	31	68	1
12	1	33	65	1
13	1	36	62	1
14	1	38	60	1
15	1	41	57	1
16	1	43	55	1
17	2	45	53	0
18	2	48	50	0
19	2	49	48	0
20	3	51	46	0
21	3	54	43	0
22	4	55	41	0
23	5	56	39	0
24	6	57	37	0
25	7	58	35	0
26	8	60	32	0
27	9	61	30	0
28	11	61	28	0
29	12	62	26	0
30	14	63	23	0
31	15	64	21	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	25
2	34	25
3	34	25
4	34	25
5	34	25
6	34	25
7	34	25
8	34	25
9	34	25
10	34	25
11	34	25
12	34	25
13	34	25
14	34	25
15	34	25
16	34	25
17	34	25
18	34	25
19	34	25
20	34	25
21	34	25
22	34	25
23	34	25
24	34	25
25	34	25
26	33	24
27	33	24
28	33	24
29	33	24
30	33	24
31	33	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	50	50
4	51	49
5	53	47
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	61	39
11	62	38
12	63	37
13	64	36
14	65	35
15	64	36
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	64	36
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	62	38
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	56	44
29	55	45
30	52	48
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	46
2	45
3	44
4	43
5	41
6	39
7	37
8	35
9	33
10	31
11	29
12	28
13	26
14	25
15	24
16	23
17	22
18	21
19	20
20	20
21	19
22	18
23	17
24	17
25	16
26	15
27	14
28	13
29	13
30	12
31	11

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	17	80	3
2	0	17	80	3
3	0	18	79	3
4	0	18	79	3
5	0	19	78	3
6	0	20	78	2
7	0	22	76	2
8	0	24	74	2
9	0	26	72	2
10	0	28	70	2
11	0	31	68	1
12	1	33	65	1
13	1	36	62	1
14	1	38	60	1
15	1	41	57	1
16	1	43	55	1
17	2	45	53	0
18	2	48	50	0
19	2	49	48	0
20	3	51	46	0
21	3	54	43	0
22	4	55	41	0
23	5	56	39	0
24	6	57	37	0
25	7	58	35	0
26	8	60	32	0
27	9	61	30	0
28	11	61	28	0
29	12	62	26	0
30	14	63	23	0
31	15	64	21	0