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Detailed Air Quality Summary for 05/16/12 (Today)

Front Range Air Quality Forecast & Colorado Smoke Outlook
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All data are collected real-time and have not been corrected nor validated.		 Current Air Quality

Current Hour:

Area Site Air Quality Max AQI Pollutant Conc. Period Time *
(MST)
Denver [+] DMAS Moderate 51 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 16 µg/m3 24-hour 12:00 PM
Ft. Collins - Greeley [+] FTCR Good 43 Ozone 51 PPB 8-hour 12:00 PM
Colorado Springs [+] MAN Good 44 Ozone 52 PPB 8-hour 12:00 PM
Grand Junction [+] PAL Good 39 Ozone 46 PPB 8-hour 12:00 PM
Colorado River Valley [+] RIFLO3 Good 31 Ozone 37 PPB 8-hour 12:00 PM
Other [+] CTZ Good 48 Ozone 57 PPB 8-hour 12:00 PM

Area Site Visibility Max VSI 4-hour Average
(1/km)
 Beta Extinction
(1/km)
 Time *
(MST)
Denver DES Moderate 79 0.065 0.046 12:00 PM
Ft. Collins - Greeley DMA Poor 113 0.085 0.078 12:00 PM

Daily Highs:

Area Site Air Quality Max AQI Pollutant Conc. Period Time *
(MST)
Denver [+] DMAS Moderate 55 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 17 µg/m3 24-hour 2:00 AM
Ft. Collins - Greeley [+] FTCF Moderate 60 Particulate < 2.5 micrometers 19 µg/m3 24-hour 1:00 AM
Colorado Springs [+] MAN Moderate 61 Ozone 63 PPB 8-hour 1:00 AM
Grand Junction [+] PAL Moderate 54 Ozone 61 PPB 8-hour 1:00 AM
Colorado River Valley [+] RIFLO3 Good 31 Ozone 36 PPB 8-hour 1:00 AM
Other [+] CTZ Good 48 Ozone 57 PPB 8-hour 12:00 PM

Area Site Visibility Max VSI 4-hour Average
(1/km)
 Beta Extinction
(1/km)
 Time *
(MST)
Denver DES Poor 108 0.081 0.032 11:00 AM
Ft. Collins - Greeley DMA Poor 113 0.085 0.092 11:00 AM

* All data are reported in Mountain Standard Time (MST). During daylight savings time add one hour to the reported hour.
 
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