Doka weather in January

In January, Doka sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Doka's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Doka's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 36°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 7:08 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover: 20%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.0; out of 10

Doka is town of the state of Gedaref, Sudan.

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

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month.

A typical January day in Doka reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

	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)	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	21
2	35	21
3	35	21
4	35	21
5	35	21
6	35	20
7	35	20
8	35	20
9	35	20
10	35	20
11	35	20
12	35	20
13	35	20
14	35	20
15	35	20
16	35	20
17	35	20
18	35	20
19	35	20
20	36	20
21	36	20
22	36	20
23	36	21
24	36	21
25	36	21
26	36	21
27	36	21
28	36	21
29	36	21
30	36	21
31	36	21

How January really feels in Doka

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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 January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Doka weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	36° / 20°	0	0	11.3	3.0
Feb	38° / 22°	0	0	11.6	1.7
Mar	40° / 24°	1	0.2	11.9	0.3
Apr	41° / 26°	6	1.5	12.3	0.0
May	39° / 27°	40	8.3	12.6	0.3
Jun	37° / 25°	76	15.6	12.8	1.5
Jul	33° / 23°	147	21.7	12.7	2.7
Aug	31° / 22°	191	23.8	12.4	3.1
Sep	32° / 23°	96	16.5	12.1	3.2
Oct	35° / 23°	35	8.4	11.7	2.7
Nov	37° / 23°	2	0.6	11.4	2.1
Dec	36° / 22°	0	0	11.2	2.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

	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 (%)	89	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90
Cloudier (%)	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	88	12
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	87	13
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Doka gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% 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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 96% 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 (%)	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
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	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
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12	13	light breeze
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14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	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	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:04 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:32 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	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08
Sunset (PM)	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	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

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	7:04	6:17
2	11.2	7:04	6:17
3	11.2	7:04	6:18
4	11.2	7:05	6:18
5	11.2	7:05	6:19
6	11.2	7:05	6:19
7	11.2	7:06	6:20
8	11.2	7:06	6:20
9	11.2	7:06	6:21
10	11.2	7:06	6:21
11	11.3	7:07	6:22
12	11.3	7:07	6:23
13	11.3	7:07	6:23
14	11.3	7:07	6:24
15	11.3	7:08	6:24
16	11.3	7:08	6:25
17	11.3	7:08	6:25
18	11.3	7:08	6:26
19	11.3	7:08	6:26
20	11.3	7:08	6:27
21	11.3	7:08	6:27
22	11.3	7:08	6:28
23	11.3	7:08	6:28
24	11.3	7:09	6:29
25	11.3	7:09	6:29
26	11.4	7:09	6:30
27	11.4	7:09	6:30
28	11.4	7:08	6:31
29	11.4	7:08	6:31
30	11.4	7:08	6:32
31	11.4	7:08	6:32

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.19 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.92 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)	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	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	6.2	6.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	6.0	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Intense
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Doka

In seasonPeak

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

Doka's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Doka sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in June.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Doka?

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

3.0

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

6.7

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Doka in January

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

In January, Doka sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Doka in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Doka peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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)	10	12	13	13	11	11	9	11	11	11	9	8
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Doka in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Doka is worst in April — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 14 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)	20	23	27	27	17	21	21	18	18	16	14	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	20	Moderate
Feb	23	Moderate
Mar	27	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Doka?

Doka sits at 13.5°N, 35.8°E, 643 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Al Qadarif, 71 km away.

Topography around Doka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Doka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m around an average of 652 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 738 m.

The land around Doka is covered by cropland (51%) and grassland (46%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

132 m

cropland 51%

16 km

321 m

cropland 77%

80 km

738 m

cropland 65%

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← December Doka year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Al Qadarif 71 km · Metemma 75 km · Ābderafī 78 km · Al-Fashaqah 99 km · May Cadera 106 km · Al Ḩawātah 123 km · Himora 126 km · Adebaye 132 km

Sudan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / D / F / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 215% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,165; 2025
Happiness: 4.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate: 5.1; per 100k, 2008
Road deaths: 26.8; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 421

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 Doka (13.5167°, 35.7667°, elevation 643 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	35	21
2	35	21
3	35	21
4	35	21
5	35	21
6	35	20
7	35	20
8	35	20
9	35	20
10	35	20
11	35	20
12	35	20
13	35	20
14	35	20
15	35	20
16	35	20
17	35	20
18	35	20
19	35	20
20	36	20
21	36	20
22	36	20
23	36	21
24	36	21
25	36	21
26	36	21
27	36	21
28	36	21
29	36	21
30	36	21
31	36	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	88	12
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	87	13
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	21
2	35	21
3	35	21
4	35	21
5	35	21
6	35	20
7	35	20
8	35	20
9	35	20
10	35	20
11	35	20
12	35	20
13	35	20
14	35	20
15	35	20
16	35	20
17	35	20
18	35	20
19	35	20
20	36	20
21	36	20
22	36	20
23	36	21
24	36	21
25	36	21
26	36	21
27	36	21
28	36	21
29	36	21
30	36	21
31	36	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	88	12
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	87	13
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	21
2	35	21
3	35	21
4	35	21
5	35	21
6	35	20
7	35	20
8	35	20
9	35	20
10	35	20
11	35	20
12	35	20
13	35	20
14	35	20
15	35	20
16	35	20
17	35	20
18	35	20
19	35	20
20	36	20
21	36	20
22	36	20
23	36	21
24	36	21
25	36	21
26	36	21
27	36	21
28	36	21
29	36	21
30	36	21
31	36	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	88	12
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	87	13
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2