Wolmaransstad weather in April

In April, Wolmaransstad sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 42 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Wolmaransstad's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wolmaransstad's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 42 mm; 7.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 6:36 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover: 35%; 7th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.8; out of 10

Wolmaransstad is place in North West, South Africa.

Founded: 1891

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

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical April day in Wolmaransstad 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 20°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C cooler than March and about 3°C warmer than May.

	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
Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	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
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	14
2	26	14
3	26	14
4	26	14
5	26	13
6	25	13
7	25	13
8	25	13
9	25	13
10	25	13
11	25	13
12	25	12
13	25	12
14	25	12
15	25	12
16	25	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	24	10
27	24	10
28	24	10
29	24	10
30	24	10

Wolmaransstad weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-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	30° / 18°	103	14.2	13.5	4.9
Feb	29° / 18°	79	12.8	13	5.3
Mar	27° / 16°	69	11.7	12.2	6.4
Apr	25° / 12°	42	7.2	11.4	7.8
May	22° / 8°	18	2.9	10.7	8.5
Jun	19° / 4°	10	1.4	10.3	8.2
Jul	19° / 4°	4	0.7	10.5	8.4
Aug	22° / 7°	12	1.7	11	8.9
Sep	26° / 11°	15	2.7	11.8	8.5
Oct	28° / 14°	48	8	12.7	6.8
Nov	29° / 16°	65	10.5	13.3	5.6
Dec	30° / 17°	87	13.9	13.7	4.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. 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
Clearer (%)	75	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	76	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	80	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	84	84	85
Cloudier (%)	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	80	20
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	85	15

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Wolmaransstad gets around 42 mm of rain over 7.2 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 24% and peaks near 33% 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
Rain chance (%)	33	32	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	25	25	24	23	22	21	21	20	19	19	18	17	17	16	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	32
3	31
4	30
5	30
6	29
7	29
8	28
9	28
10	28
11	27
12	27
13	27
14	26
15	26
16	25
17	25
18	24
19	23
20	22
21	21
22	21
23	20
24	19
25	19
26	18
27	17
28	17
29	16
30	15

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 85% 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
Dry (%)	65	67	68	70	72	73	76	77	79	80	81	82	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	93	94	95	96	96	97	97	97
Comfortable (%)	29	28	27	26	25	24	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	7	6	5	4	4	3	3	3
Humid (%)	6	5	5	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	65	29	6
2	67	28	5
3	68	27	5
4	70	26	4
5	72	25	3
6	73	24	3
7	76	22	2
8	77	21	2
9	79	20	1
10	80	19	1
11	81	18	1
12	82	17	1
13	84	16	0
14	85	15	0
15	86	14	0
16	87	13	0
17	88	12	0
18	89	11	0
19	90	10	0
20	91	9	0
21	92	8	0
22	93	7	0
23	93	7	0
24	94	6	0
25	95	5	0
26	96	4	0
27	96	4	0
28	97	3	0
29	97	3	0
30	97	3	0

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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

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

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 5:44 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
Daylight (h)	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43
Sunset (PM)	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:28	6:13
2	11.7	6:28	6:12
3	11.7	6:29	6:11
4	11.7	6:29	6:10
5	11.6	6:30	6:09
6	11.6	6:30	6:08
7	11.6	6:31	6:07
8	11.6	6:32	6:06
9	11.5	6:32	6:04
10	11.5	6:33	6:03
11	11.5	6:33	6:02
12	11.5	6:34	6:01
13	11.4	6:34	6:00
14	11.4	6:35	5:59
15	11.4	6:35	5:58
16	11.4	6:36	5:57
17	11.3	6:36	5:56
18	11.3	6:37	5:55
19	11.3	6:37	5:54
20	11.3	6:38	5:53
21	11.2	6:38	5:52
22	11.2	6:39	5:51
23	11.2	6:39	5:50
24	11.2	6:40	5:49
25	11.1	6:40	5:48
26	11.1	6:41	5:47
27	11.1	6:42	5:46
28	11.1	6:42	5:45
29	11.0	6:43	5:44
30	11.0	6:43	5:44

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 4.93 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6
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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Wolmaransstad

In seasonPeak

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

Wolmaransstad's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is April a good time to visit Wolmaransstad?

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

7.8

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

6.8

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Wolmaransstad in April

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

In April, Wolmaransstad sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

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UV index in Wolmaransstad in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April 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 Wolmaransstad peaks around January 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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)	15	13	12	8	6	5	5	7	9	10	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	5	High
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Wolmaransstad in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Wolmaransstad is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (December, 6 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)	8	11	12	14	17	20	20	20	21	12	6	6
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	12	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	12	Good
Nov	6	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Wolmaransstad?

Wolmaransstad sits at 27.2°S, 26.0°E, 1,357 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Makwassie, 13 km away.

Topography around Wolmaransstad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wolmaransstad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 1,365 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 433 m.

The land around Wolmaransstad is covered by grassland (72%) within 3 km, grassland (79%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and cropland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km

66 m

grassland 72%

16 km

224 m

grassland 79%

80 km

433 m

grassland 51%

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← March Wolmaransstad year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Makwassie 13 km · Leeudoringstad 25 km · Ottosdal 43 km · Bloemhof 62 km · Hartbeesfontein 65 km · Schweizer-Reneke 65 km · Bothaville 66 km · Hoopstad 71 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 Wolmaransstad (-27.1974°, 25.9831°, elevation 1,357 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	26	14
2	26	14
3	26	14
4	26	14
5	26	13
6	25	13
7	25	13
8	25	13
9	25	13
10	25	13
11	25	13
12	25	12
13	25	12
14	25	12
15	25	12
16	25	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	24	10
27	24	10
28	24	10
29	24	10
30	24	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	80	20
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	85	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	32
3	31
4	30
5	30
6	29
7	29
8	28
9	28
10	28
11	27
12	27
13	27
14	26
15	26
16	25
17	25
18	24
19	23
20	22
21	21
22	21
23	20
24	19
25	19
26	18
27	17
28	17
29	16
30	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	65	29	6
2	67	28	5
3	68	27	5
4	70	26	4
5	72	25	3
6	73	24	3
7	76	22	2
8	77	21	2
9	79	20	1
10	80	19	1
11	81	18	1
12	82	17	1
13	84	16	0
14	85	15	0
15	86	14	0
16	87	13	0
17	88	12	0
18	89	11	0
19	90	10	0
20	91	9	0
21	92	8	0
22	93	7	0
23	93	7	0
24	94	6	0
25	95	5	0
26	96	4	0
27	96	4	0
28	97	3	0
29	97	3	0
30	97	3	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	14
2	26	14
3	26	14
4	26	14
5	26	13
6	25	13
7	25	13
8	25	13
9	25	13
10	25	13
11	25	13
12	25	12
13	25	12
14	25	12
15	25	12
16	25	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	24	10
27	24	10
28	24	10
29	24	10
30	24	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	80	20
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	85	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	32
3	31
4	30
5	30
6	29
7	29
8	28
9	28
10	28
11	27
12	27
13	27
14	26
15	26
16	25
17	25
18	24
19	23
20	22
21	21
22	21
23	20
24	19
25	19
26	18
27	17
28	17
29	16
30	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	65	29	6
2	67	28	5
3	68	27	5
4	70	26	4
5	72	25	3
6	73	24	3
7	76	22	2
8	77	21	2
9	79	20	1
10	80	19	1
11	81	18	1
12	82	17	1
13	84	16	0
14	85	15	0
15	86	14	0
16	87	13	0
17	88	12	0
18	89	11	0
19	90	10	0
20	91	9	0
21	92	8	0
22	93	7	0
23	93	7	0
24	94	6	0
25	95	5	0
26	96	4	0
27	96	4	0
28	97	3	0
29	97	3	0
30	97	3	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	14
2	26	14
3	26	14
4	26	14
5	26	13
6	25	13
7	25	13
8	25	13
9	25	13
10	25	13
11	25	13
12	25	12
13	25	12
14	25	12
15	25	12
16	25	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	24	10
27	24	10
28	24	10
29	24	10
30	24	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	80	20
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	85	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	32
3	31
4	30
5	30
6	29
7	29
8	28
9	28
10	28
11	27
12	27
13	27
14	26
15	26
16	25
17	25
18	24
19	23
20	22
21	21
22	21
23	20
24	19
25	19
26	18
27	17
28	17
29	16
30	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	65	29	6
2	67	28	5
3	68	27	5
4	70	26	4
5	72	25	3
6	73	24	3
7	76	22	2
8	77	21	2
9	79	20	1
10	80	19	1
11	81	18	1
12	82	17	1
13	84	16	0
14	85	15	0
15	86	14	0
16	87	13	0
17	88	12	0
18	89	11	0
19	90	10	0
20	91	9	0
21	92	8	0
22	93	7	0
23	93	7	0
24	94	6	0
25	95	5	0
26	96	4	0
27	96	4	0
28	97	3	0
29	97	3	0
30	97	3	0