Tak weather in August

In August, Tak sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 217 mm of rain across 21.2 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Tak's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tak's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 217 mm; 21.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 6:10 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover: 92%; 12th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 3.76 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; out of 10

Tak is town in Tak province, Thailand.

Air quality: High; PM2.5 28 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 3,322/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1937

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Tak reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
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	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	25
2	31	25
3	31	25
4	31	25
5	31	25
6	31	25
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8	31	25
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10	31	25
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15	31	25
16	32	25
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18	32	25
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22	32	25
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24	32	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

How August really feels in Tak

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

Tak weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 18°	15	2.1	11.1	5.6
Feb	34° / 19°	9	1.3	11.4	3.9
Mar	36° / 23°	31	4.2	11.9	2.2
Apr	37° / 25°	51	8.6	12.4	1.5
May	35° / 26°	191	17.8	12.8	2.0
Jun	33° / 26°	204	20.6	13	2.5
Jul	32° / 25°	203	20.2	12.9	2.9
Aug	32° / 25°	217	21.2	12.6	2.9
Sep	32° / 25°	192	19.5	12.1	2.9
Oct	32° / 24°	101	12.2	11.6	4.0
Nov	31° / 22°	18	3.2	11.2	5.3
Dec	30° / 19°	10	1.4	11	6.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

	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 (%)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5
Cloudier (%)	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	95

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	4	96
31	5	95

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tak gets around 217 mm of rain over 21.2 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 68% and peaks near 71% 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 (%)	71	71	71	71	71	71	70	70	70	69	69	68	68	67	67	66	66	66	65	65	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	68	68	68	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	71
3	71
4	71
5	71
6	71
7	70
8	70
9	70
10	69
11	69
12	68
13	68
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27	67
28	68
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30	68
31	68

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 52% 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	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	48	48	47	47	46	46	45	45	44	44	43	43
Miserable (%)	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	53	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	57

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	49	51
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19	49	51
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
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24	46	54
25	46	54
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	43	57
31	43	57

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
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31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:34 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)	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13
Sunset (PM)	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.8	6:07	6:52
2	12.8	6:07	6:52
3	12.7	6:07	6:52
4	12.7	6:07	6:51
5	12.7	6:08	6:51
6	12.7	6:08	6:50
7	12.7	6:08	6:50
8	12.7	6:09	6:49
9	12.7	6:09	6:49
10	12.7	6:09	6:48
11	12.6	6:09	6:48
12	12.6	6:10	6:47
13	12.6	6:10	6:47
14	12.6	6:10	6:46
15	12.6	6:10	6:45
16	12.6	6:10	6:45
17	12.6	6:11	6:44
18	12.5	6:11	6:43
19	12.5	6:11	6:43
20	12.5	6:11	6:42
21	12.5	6:11	6:41
22	12.5	6:12	6:41
23	12.5	6:12	6:40
24	12.5	6:12	6:39
25	12.4	6:12	6:39
26	12.4	6:12	6:38
27	12.4	6:12	6:37
28	12.4	6:13	6:36
29	12.4	6:13	6:36
30	12.4	6:13	6:35
31	12.3	6:13	6:34

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.76 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 3.76 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)	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.6	Moderate
2	3.6	Moderate
3	3.6	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.6	Moderate
6	3.6	Moderate
7	3.6	Moderate
8	3.6	Moderate
9	3.6	Moderate
10	3.6	Moderate
11	3.6	Moderate
12	3.7	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.7	Moderate
15	3.7	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.8	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.9	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	4.0	Moderate
24	4.0	Moderate
25	4.0	Moderate
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.0	Bright
28	4.0	Bright
29	4.0	Bright
30	4.0	Bright
31	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Tak

In seasonPeak

In August, Tak sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tak's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Tak?

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

2.9

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tak.

What to pack for Tak in August

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

In August, Tak sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Tak in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Tak peaks around August 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (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)	8	10	10	11	12	13	13	13	12	10	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	10	Extreme
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Tak in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Tak is worst in March — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.0× the cleanest month (June, 14 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Tak's WHO annual average of 28 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	27	41	85	46	21	14	14	14	16	18	19	22
Level	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	27	Moderate
Feb	41	Poor
Mar	85	Unhealthy
Apr	46	Poor
May	21	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	22	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Tak?

Tak sits at 16.9°N, 99.1°E, 113 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Ban Tak, 20 km away.

Topography around Tak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 115 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 975 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,059 m.

The land around Tak is covered by trees (33%), cropland (28%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (60%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

49 m

trees 33%

16 km

975 m

trees 60%

80 km

2,059 m

trees 59%

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← July Tak year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Ban Tak 20 km · Kamphaeng Phet 60 km · Mae Sot 62 km · Ban Na 66 km · Mae Ramat 66 km · Myawaddy 69 km · Sukhothai 75 km · Thoen 83 km

Thailand travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type A / B / C; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 31% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $8,057; 2025
Happiness: 6.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 4.8; per 100k, 2011
Road deaths: 32.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 402
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 Tak (16.8697°, 99.129°, elevation 113 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	31	25
2	31	25
3	31	25
4	31	25
5	31	25
6	31	25
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8	31	25
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10	31	25
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15	31	25
16	32	25
17	32	25
18	32	25
19	32	25
20	32	25
21	32	25
22	32	25
23	32	25
24	32	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	4	96
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	71
3	71
4	71
5	71
6	71
7	70
8	70
9	70
10	69
11	69
12	68
13	68
14	67
15	67
16	66
17	66
18	66
19	65
20	65
21	66
22	66
23	66
24	66
25	67
26	67
27	67
28	68
29	68
30	68
31	68

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	43	57
31	43	57

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	25
2	31	25
3	31	25
4	31	25
5	31	25
6	31	25
7	31	25
8	31	25
9	31	25
10	31	25
11	31	25
12	31	25
13	31	25
14	31	25
15	31	25
16	32	25
17	32	25
18	32	25
19	32	25
20	32	25
21	32	25
22	32	25
23	32	25
24	32	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	4	96
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	71
3	71
4	71
5	71
6	71
7	70
8	70
9	70
10	69
11	69
12	68
13	68
14	67
15	67
16	66
17	66
18	66
19	65
20	65
21	66
22	66
23	66
24	66
25	67
26	67
27	67
28	68
29	68
30	68
31	68

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	43	57
31	43	57

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	25
2	31	25
3	31	25
4	31	25
5	31	25
6	31	25
7	31	25
8	31	25
9	31	25
10	31	25
11	31	25
12	31	25
13	31	25
14	31	25
15	31	25
16	32	25
17	32	25
18	32	25
19	32	25
20	32	25
21	32	25
22	32	25
23	32	25
24	32	25
25	32	25
26	32	25
27	32	25
28	32	25
29	32	25
30	32	25
31	32	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	4	96
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	71
3	71
4	71
5	71
6	71
7	70
8	70
9	70
10	69
11	69
12	68
13	68
14	67
15	67
16	66
17	66
18	66
19	65
20	65
21	66
22	66
23	66
24	66
25	67
26	67
27	67
28	68
29	68
30	68
31	68

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	43	57
31	43	57