Marshfield weather in April

In April, Marshfield sees average daytime highs of 54°F and overnight lows near 35°F, with 3.5 in of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 48°F in the first days to 59°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Marshfield's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marshfield's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 54°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 35°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 3.5 in; 11.5 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 5:24 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 9th clearest
Wind: 9 mph; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

Marshfield is city in Wood and Marathon counties in Wisconsin, United States.

Density: 533/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1868

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 climb over the month, from about 48°F in the first days to 59°F by the end.

A typical April day in Marshfield reaches about 54°F in the afternoon and slips back to 35°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 39°F and 68°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 14°F warmer than March and about 12°F cooler 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 (°F)	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	53	53	54	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	60	60
Avg low (°F)	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	48	30
2	48	30
3	48	30
4	49	31
5	49	31
6	50	31
7	50	32
8	51	32
9	51	33
10	52	33
11	52	33
12	53	34
13	53	34
14	53	35
15	54	35
16	55	35
17	55	36
18	55	36
19	56	37
20	56	37
21	57	37
22	57	38
23	57	38
24	58	38
25	58	39
26	58	39
27	59	40
28	59	40
29	60	40
30	60	41

How April really feels in Marshfield

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 23 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 April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Marshfield weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 8°	1.2	7.3	7.4	9	0.0
Feb	28° / 11°	1.2	5.7	5.3	10.1	0.0
Mar	40° / 22°	2.2	8.8	5.2	11.6	0.4
Apr	54° / 35°	3.5	11.5	3.3	13.2	3.1
May	66° / 47°	4.1	12.8	0.1	14.6	5.5
Jun	75° / 57°	4.4	12.3	0	15.3	6.4
Jul	78° / 61°	3.6	11.5	0	15	6.5
Aug	76° / 58°	3.9	10.4	0	13.9	6.9
Sep	69° / 50°	3.5	9.9	0	12.3	6.4
Oct	55° / 38°	3.1	9.6	0.8	10.7	3.6
Nov	40° / 26°	2.1	7.5	3.6	9.4	0.3
Dec	28° / 14°	1.6	7.2	6.6	8.7	0.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

	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 (%)	34	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	35	36	36	37	37	38	37	37	38	37	37	37	37
Cloudier (%)	66	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	67	67	66	66	66	65	64	64	63	63	62	63	63	62	63	63	63	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	38	62
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	38	62
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Marshfield gets around 3.5 in of rain and snow over 11.5 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring 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	29	30
Rain chance (%)	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38
Snow chance (%)	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	13
2	35	13
3	36	13
4	36	14
5	37	14
6	37	14
7	37	14
8	38	14
9	38	14
10	38	14
11	39	14
12	39	14
13	39	13
14	40	13
15	40	12
16	40	12
17	40	11
18	40	11
19	40	10
20	40	9
21	40	9
22	39	8
23	39	7
24	39	7
25	39	6
26	38	6
27	38	5
28	38	5
29	38	4
30	38	4

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 99% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	97
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Humid (%)	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	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	100	0	0
6	100	0	0
7	99	1	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	99	1	0
11	99	1	0
12	99	1	0
13	99	1	0
14	99	1	0
15	99	1	0
16	99	1	0
17	99	1	0
18	99	1	0
19	99	1	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	98	2	0
27	98	2	0
28	98	2	0
29	98	2	0
30	97	2	1

Wind in April

Winds average 9 mph in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 9 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	29	30
Wind speed (mph)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	9	light breeze
2	9	light breeze
3	9	light breeze
4	9	light breeze
5	9	light breeze
6	9	light breeze
7	9	light breeze
8	9	light breeze
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10	9	light breeze
11	9	light breeze
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13	9	light breeze
14	9	light breeze
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16	9	light breeze
17	9	light breeze
18	9	light breeze
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20	9	light breeze
21	9	light breeze
22	9	light breeze
23	9	light breeze
24	9	light breeze
25	9	light breeze
26	9	light breeze
27	9	light breeze
28	9	light breeze
29	9	light breeze
30	9	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 5:00 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:56 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)	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.9	13.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:51	5:50	5:48	5:46	5:44	5:42	5:40	5:38	5:36	5:34	5:33	5:31	5:29	5:27	5:25	5:24	5:22	5:20	5:18	5:17	5:15	5:13	5:11	5:10	5:08	5:06	5:05	5:03	5:02	5:00
Sunset (PM)	6:19	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:55	6:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	5:51	6:19
2	12.5	5:50	6:21
3	12.6	5:48	6:22
4	12.6	5:46	6:23
5	12.7	5:44	6:24
6	12.7	5:42	6:26
7	12.8	5:40	6:27
8	12.8	5:38	6:28
9	12.9	5:36	6:29
10	12.9	5:34	6:31
11	13.0	5:33	6:32
12	13.0	5:31	6:33
13	13.1	5:29	6:34
14	13.1	5:27	6:36
15	13.2	5:25	6:37
16	13.2	5:24	6:38
17	13.3	5:22	6:40
18	13.3	5:20	6:41
19	13.4	5:18	6:42
20	13.4	5:17	6:43
21	13.5	5:15	6:45
22	13.5	5:13	6:46
23	13.6	5:11	6:47
24	13.6	5:10	6:48
25	13.7	5:08	6:50
26	13.7	5:06	6:51
27	13.8	5:05	6:52
28	13.8	5:03	6:53
29	13.9	5:02	6:55
30	13.9	5:00	6:56

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.91 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)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3
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	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Marshfield?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Marshfield.

What to pack for Marshfield in April

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

In April, Marshfield sees daytime highs around 54°F and nights near 35°F. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

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UV index in Marshfield in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Marshfield peaks around June 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	5	7	9	8	7	6	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	7	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Marshfield?

Marshfield sits at 44.7°N, 90.2°W, 1,286 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Wisconsin Rapids, 26 mi away.

Topography around Marshfield

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Marshfield has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 ft around an average of 1,266 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,188 ft.

The land around Marshfield is covered by trees (38%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 2 miles, cropland (51%) and trees (34%) within 10 miles, and trees (60%) and cropland (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

200 ft

trees 38%

10 miles

331 ft

cropland 51%

50 miles

1,188 ft

trees 60%

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

April weather nearby: Wisconsin Rapids 26 mi · Stevens Point 31 mi · Wausau 34 mi · Weston 34 mi · Eau Claire 66 mi · Onalaska 76 mi · North La Crosse 78 mi · La Crosse 80 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 Marshfield (44.6688°, -90.1718°, elevation 1,286 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. 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	48	30
2	48	30
3	48	30
4	49	31
5	49	31
6	50	31
7	50	32
8	51	32
9	51	33
10	52	33
11	52	33
12	53	34
13	53	34
14	53	35
15	54	35
16	55	35
17	55	36
18	55	36
19	56	37
20	56	37
21	57	37
22	57	38
23	57	38
24	58	38
25	58	39
26	58	39
27	59	40
28	59	40
29	60	40
30	60	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	38	62
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	38	62
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	13
2	35	13
3	36	13
4	36	14
5	37	14
6	37	14
7	37	14
8	38	14
9	38	14
10	38	14
11	39	14
12	39	14
13	39	13
14	40	13
15	40	12
16	40	12
17	40	11
18	40	11
19	40	10
20	40	9
21	40	9
22	39	8
23	39	7
24	39	7
25	39	6
26	38	6
27	38	5
28	38	5
29	38	4
30	38	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	100	0	0
6	100	0	0
7	99	1	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	99	1	0
11	99	1	0
12	99	1	0
13	99	1	0
14	99	1	0
15	99	1	0
16	99	1	0
17	99	1	0
18	99	1	0
19	99	1	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	98	2	0
27	98	2	0
28	98	2	0
29	98	2	0
30	97	2	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	48	30
2	48	30
3	48	30
4	49	31
5	49	31
6	50	31
7	50	32
8	51	32
9	51	33
10	52	33
11	52	33
12	53	34
13	53	34
14	53	35
15	54	35
16	55	35
17	55	36
18	55	36
19	56	37
20	56	37
21	57	37
22	57	38
23	57	38
24	58	38
25	58	39
26	58	39
27	59	40
28	59	40
29	60	40
30	60	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	38	62
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	38	62
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	13
2	35	13
3	36	13
4	36	14
5	37	14
6	37	14
7	37	14
8	38	14
9	38	14
10	38	14
11	39	14
12	39	14
13	39	13
14	40	13
15	40	12
16	40	12
17	40	11
18	40	11
19	40	10
20	40	9
21	40	9
22	39	8
23	39	7
24	39	7
25	39	6
26	38	6
27	38	5
28	38	5
29	38	4
30	38	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	100	0	0
6	100	0	0
7	99	1	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	99	1	0
11	99	1	0
12	99	1	0
13	99	1	0
14	99	1	0
15	99	1	0
16	99	1	0
17	99	1	0
18	99	1	0
19	99	1	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	98	2	0
27	98	2	0
28	98	2	0
29	98	2	0
30	97	2	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	48	30
2	48	30
3	48	30
4	49	31
5	49	31
6	50	31
7	50	32
8	51	32
9	51	33
10	52	33
11	52	33
12	53	34
13	53	34
14	53	35
15	54	35
16	55	35
17	55	36
18	55	36
19	56	37
20	56	37
21	57	37
22	57	38
23	57	38
24	58	38
25	58	39
26	58	39
27	59	40
28	59	40
29	60	40
30	60	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	38	62
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	38	62
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	13
2	35	13
3	36	13
4	36	14
5	37	14
6	37	14
7	37	14
8	38	14
9	38	14
10	38	14
11	39	14
12	39	14
13	39	13
14	40	13
15	40	12
16	40	12
17	40	11
18	40	11
19	40	10
20	40	9
21	40	9
22	39	8
23	39	7
24	39	7
25	39	6
26	38	6
27	38	5
28	38	5
29	38	4
30	38	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	100	0	0
6	100	0	0
7	99	1	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	99	1	0
11	99	1	0
12	99	1	0
13	99	1	0
14	99	1	0
15	99	1	0
16	99	1	0
17	99	1	0
18	99	1	0
19	99	1	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	98	2	0
27	98	2	0
28	98	2	0
29	98	2	0
30	97	2	1