Louis Trichardt weather in May

In May, Louis Trichardt sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Louis Trichardt's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Louis Trichardt's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 10 mm; 1.9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 54 min; 6:30 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover: 24%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.36 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.9; out of 10

Louis Trichardt is town in Limpopo, South Africa.

Founded: 1899

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

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Louis Trichardt reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°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)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10

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

Louis Trichardt weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 19°	102	13.2	13.3	5.9
Feb	28° / 19°	87	10.5	12.8	6.2
Mar	27° / 17°	50	9	12.2	6.8
Apr	26° / 15°	21	5.2	11.5	7.8
May	24° / 12°	10	1.9	10.9	8.9
Jun	22° / 9°	5	1.1	10.6	8.8
Jul	22° / 9°	5	0.9	10.7	8.7
Aug	24° / 11°	3	0.9	11.2	9.1
Sep	27° / 14°	10	2.1	11.9	8.4
Oct	27° / 16°	22	4.6	12.5	7.4
Nov	28° / 17°	77	10.3	13.1	6.0
Dec	28° / 18°	103	13.5	13.4	5.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	80	82	82	83	84	84	85	85	86	86	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	87
Cloudier (%)	20	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	82	18
3	82	18
4	83	17
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	86	14
10	86	14
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	88	12
31	87	13

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Louis Trichardt gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.9 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 6% and peaks near 9% 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 (%)	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 86% 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 (%)	66	69	70	72	75	76	77	79	81	82	83	84	86	87	88	88	89	90	91	91	92	92	93	94	94	95	96	96	97	97	97
Comfortable (%)	29	27	26	25	23	22	21	20	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	12	11	10	9	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	4	4	3	3	3
Humid (%)	5	4	4	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	66	29	5
2	69	27	4
3	70	26	4
4	72	25	3
5	75	23	2
6	76	22	2
7	77	21	2
8	79	20	1
9	81	18	1
10	82	17	1
11	83	16	1
12	84	15	1
13	86	14	0
14	87	13	0
15	88	12	0
16	88	12	0
17	89	11	0
18	90	10	0
19	91	9	0
20	91	9	0
21	92	8	0
22	92	8	0
23	93	7	0
24	94	6	0
25	94	6	0
26	95	5	0
27	96	4	0
28	96	4	0
29	97	3	0
30	97	3	0
31	97	3	0

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
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10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
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15	8	calm
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17	8	calm
18	8	calm
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26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:19 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)	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37
Sunset (PM)	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	6:23	5:32
2	11.1	6:23	5:32
3	11.1	6:24	5:31
4	11.1	6:24	5:30
5	11.1	6:25	5:30
6	11.1	6:25	5:29
7	11.0	6:26	5:28
8	11.0	6:26	5:28
9	11.0	6:26	5:27
10	11.0	6:27	5:27
11	11.0	6:27	5:26
12	11.0	6:28	5:25
13	10.9	6:28	5:25
14	10.9	6:29	5:24
15	10.9	6:29	5:24
16	10.9	6:30	5:23
17	10.9	6:30	5:23
18	10.9	6:31	5:23
19	10.8	6:31	5:22
20	10.8	6:32	5:22
21	10.8	6:32	5:21
22	10.8	6:33	5:21
23	10.8	6:33	5:21
24	10.8	6:34	5:20
25	10.8	6:34	5:20
26	10.8	6:35	5:20
27	10.7	6:35	5:20
28	10.7	6:35	5:19
29	10.7	6:36	5:19
30	10.7	6:36	5:19
31	10.7	6:37	5:19

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 4.36 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	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1
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	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	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Louis Trichardt?

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

8.9

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

7.5

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Louis Trichardt in May

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

In May, Louis Trichardt sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Louis Trichardt in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Louis Trichardt peaks around January 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 5 (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)	14	14	13	9	7	5	6	8	9	10	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	7	High
Jun	5	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Louis Trichardt 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 Louis Trichardt is worst in July — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (January, 7 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)	7	9	11	16	21	21	23	22	21	14	10	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	16	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Louis Trichardt?

Louis Trichardt sits at 23.0°S, 29.9°E, 956 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Thohoyandou, 61 km away.

Topography around Louis Trichardt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Louis Trichardt has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m around an average of 978 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 920 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,302 m.

The land around Louis Trichardt is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (57%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

392 m

trees 51%

16 km

920 m

trees 57%

80 km

1,302 m

shrubs 57%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

May weather nearby: Thohoyandou 61 km · Tshitereke 63 km · Duiwelskloof 76 km · Musina 79 km · Malamulele 79 km · Giyani 88 km · Tzaneen 92 km · Beitbridge 93 km

South Africa travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / M / N; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 41% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $6,598; 2025
Happiness: 5.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 68%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 43.7; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 22.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 602
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 Louis Trichardt (-23.0438°, 29.9032°, elevation 956 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	25	14
2	25	13
3	25	13
4	25	13
5	25	13
6	25	13
7	25	13
8	25	13
9	25	13
10	25	13
11	25	12
12	24	12
13	24	12
14	24	12
15	24	12
16	24	12
17	24	12
18	24	12
19	24	11
20	24	11
21	24	11
22	24	11
23	24	11
24	24	11
25	24	11
26	23	11
27	23	11
28	23	10
29	23	10
30	23	10
31	23	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	82	18
3	82	18
4	83	17
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	86	14
10	86	14
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	88	12
31	87	13

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	66	29	5
2	69	27	4
3	70	26	4
4	72	25	3
5	75	23	2
6	76	22	2
7	77	21	2
8	79	20	1
9	81	18	1
10	82	17	1
11	83	16	1
12	84	15	1
13	86	14	0
14	87	13	0
15	88	12	0
16	88	12	0
17	89	11	0
18	90	10	0
19	91	9	0
20	91	9	0
21	92	8	0
22	92	8	0
23	93	7	0
24	94	6	0
25	94	6	0
26	95	5	0
27	96	4	0
28	96	4	0
29	97	3	0
30	97	3	0
31	97	3	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	82	18
3	82	18
4	83	17
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	86	14
10	86	14
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	88	12
31	87	13

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	66	29	5
2	69	27	4
3	70	26	4
4	72	25	3
5	75	23	2
6	76	22	2
7	77	21	2
8	79	20	1
9	81	18	1
10	82	17	1
11	83	16	1
12	84	15	1
13	86	14	0
14	87	13	0
15	88	12	0
16	88	12	0
17	89	11	0
18	90	10	0
19	91	9	0
20	91	9	0
21	92	8	0
22	92	8	0
23	93	7	0
24	94	6	0
25	94	6	0
26	95	5	0
27	96	4	0
28	96	4	0
29	97	3	0
30	97	3	0
31	97	3	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	82	18
3	82	18
4	83	17
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	86	14
10	86	14
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	88	12
31	87	13

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	66	29	5
2	69	27	4
3	70	26	4
4	72	25	3
5	75	23	2
6	76	22	2
7	77	21	2
8	79	20	1
9	81	18	1
10	82	17	1
11	83	16	1
12	84	15	1
13	86	14	0
14	87	13	0
15	88	12	0
16	88	12	0
17	89	11	0
18	90	10	0
19	91	9	0
20	91	9	0
21	92	8	0
22	92	8	0
23	93	7	0
24	94	6	0
25	94	6	0
26	95	5	0
27	96	4	0
28	96	4	0
29	97	3	0
30	97	3	0
31	97	3	0