Chapel Hill weather in February

In February, Chapel Hill sees average daytime highs of 54°F and overnight lows near 35°F, with 3.2 in of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 51°F in the first days to 56°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Chapel Hill's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chapel Hill's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 54°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 35°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 3.2 in; 8.9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 7:11 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 9th clearest
Wind: 7 mph; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.29 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; out of 10

Chapel Hill is town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States.

Density: 1,078/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1793

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 51°F in the first days to 56°F by the end.

A typical February day in Chapel Hill reaches about 54°F in the afternoon and slips back to 35°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 40°F and 68°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 4°F warmer than January and about 8°F cooler than March.

	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
Avg high (°F)	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	57	57
Avg low (°F)	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	51	33
2	51	33
3	51	33
4	52	34
5	52	34
6	52	34
7	52	34
8	52	34
9	52	34
10	53	35
11	53	35
12	53	35
13	53	35
14	53	35
15	54	35
16	54	36
17	54	36
18	54	36
19	55	36
20	55	37
21	55	37
22	55	37
23	56	37
24	56	37
25	56	37
26	56	38
27	57	38
28	57	38

How February really feels in Chapel Hill

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 25 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Chapel Hill weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	50° / 33°	3.6	9.4	1.4	9.8	2.4
Feb	54° / 35°	3.2	8.9	1.3	10.6	3.3
Mar	62° / 42°	4.3	10.5	0.5	11.7	5.2
Apr	71° / 51°	3.5	9.3	0	12.9	6.7
May	78° / 60°	3.4	10.6	0	13.9	6.6
Jun	85° / 68°	3.9	12	0	14.4	5.0
Jul	88° / 71°	4.3	14.9	0	14.2	3.9
Aug	86° / 70°	3.9	11.6	0	13.4	4.7
Sep	81° / 64°	4.4	9.4	0	12.2	6.4
Oct	71° / 53°	3.1	7.5	0	11.1	7.1
Nov	61° / 42°	3.3	7.7	0.1	10.1	5.5
Dec	53° / 36°	3.5	9.2	0.6	9.6	3.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

	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
Clearer (%)	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	49
Cloudier (%)	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	53	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	49	51

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Chapel Hill gets around 3.2 in of rain and snow over 8.9 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 32% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	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
Rain chance (%)	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Snow chance (%)	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 97% 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
Dry (%)	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	95
Comfortable (%)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

Wind in February

Winds average 7 mph in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph 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
Wind speed (mph)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:24 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 6:03 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
Daylight (h)	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:56
Sunset (PM)	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.2	7:24	5:36
2	10.2	7:23	5:37
3	10.3	7:22	5:38
4	10.3	7:21	5:39
5	10.3	7:21	5:40
6	10.4	7:20	5:41
7	10.4	7:19	5:42
8	10.4	7:18	5:43
9	10.4	7:17	5:44
10	10.5	7:16	5:45
11	10.5	7:15	5:46
12	10.5	7:14	5:47
13	10.6	7:14	5:48
14	10.6	7:13	5:49
15	10.6	7:11	5:50
16	10.7	7:10	5:51
17	10.7	7:09	5:52
18	10.7	7:08	5:53
19	10.8	7:07	5:54
20	10.8	7:06	5:55
21	10.9	7:05	5:56
22	10.9	7:04	5:57
23	10.9	7:03	5:58
24	11.0	7:01	5:59
25	11.0	7:00	6:00
26	11.0	6:59	6:01
27	11.1	6:58	6:02
28	11.1	6:56	6:03

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.29 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8
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	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.0	Moderate
2	3.0	Moderate
3	3.0	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.1	Moderate
6	3.1	Moderate
7	3.1	Moderate
8	3.1	Moderate
9	3.2	Moderate
10	3.2	Moderate
11	3.2	Moderate
12	3.2	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.3	Moderate
15	3.3	Moderate
16	3.3	Moderate
17	3.4	Moderate
18	3.4	Moderate
19	3.4	Moderate
20	3.4	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.5	Moderate
23	3.5	Moderate
24	3.6	Moderate
25	3.6	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.7	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Chapel Hill?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chapel Hill.

What to pack for Chapel Hill in February

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

In February, Chapel Hill sees daytime highs around 54°F and nights near 35°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Chapel Hill in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chapel Hill peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	6	7	8	9	10	8	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Chapel Hill in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Chapel Hill is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 8 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	10	12	12	13	16	18	16	12	9	8	8
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	12	Moderate
Apr	12	Moderate
May	13	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	9	Good
Nov	8	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Chapel Hill?

Chapel Hill sits at 35.9°N, 79.1°W, 486 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Carrboro, 1.2 mi away.

Topography around Chapel Hill

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Chapel Hill.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Chapel Hill has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 ft around an average of 433 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 696 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,227 ft.

The land around Chapel Hill is covered by trees (81%) within 2 miles, trees (83%) within 10 miles, and trees (79%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

354 ft

trees 81%

10 miles

696 ft

trees 83%

50 miles

1,227 ft

trees 79%

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← January Chapel Hill year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Carrboro 1.2 mi · Durham 11 mi · Morrisville 14 mi · Apex 17 mi · Cary 17 mi · Holly Springs 22 mi · West Raleigh 24 mi · Burlington 25 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 100% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $90,027; 2025
Happiness: 6.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 98%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 5.8; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
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 Chapel Hill (35.9132°, -79.0558°, elevation 486 ft), 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 (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	51	33
2	51	33
3	51	33
4	52	34
5	52	34
6	52	34
7	52	34
8	52	34
9	52	34
10	53	35
11	53	35
12	53	35
13	53	35
14	53	35
15	54	35
16	54	36
17	54	36
18	54	36
19	55	36
20	55	37
21	55	37
22	55	37
23	56	37
24	56	37
25	56	37
26	56	38
27	57	38
28	57	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	49	51

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

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

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	51	33
2	51	33
3	51	33
4	52	34
5	52	34
6	52	34
7	52	34
8	52	34
9	52	34
10	53	35
11	53	35
12	53	35
13	53	35
14	53	35
15	54	35
16	54	36
17	54	36
18	54	36
19	55	36
20	55	37
21	55	37
22	55	37
23	56	37
24	56	37
25	56	37
26	56	38
27	57	38
28	57	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	49	51

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

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

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	51	33
2	51	33
3	51	33
4	52	34
5	52	34
6	52	34
7	52	34
8	52	34
9	52	34
10	53	35
11	53	35
12	53	35
13	53	35
14	53	35
15	54	35
16	54	36
17	54	36
18	54	36
19	55	36
20	55	37
21	55	37
22	55	37
23	56	37
24	56	37
25	56	37
26	56	38
27	57	38
28	57	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	49	51

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

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