Processed on 2024-03-04 12:57:30 PST.

Disclaimer: Data presented here come from a variety of sources and do not represent official EPA measurements. Please visit AirNow for official measurements.

Cumulative exposure to smoke is an important public health metric. This report summarizes the cumulative number of days air quality monitors in Florida spent in each AQI category during the the month of February.

The tables below include only permanent monitors measuring PM2.5 and show cumulative exposure under existing NAAQS (National Ambient Air Quality Standards) and under the 2024 revised standards for PM2.5.

In the tables and plots below, ‘Old’ designates cumulative days calculated using the 2023 PM2.5 NAAQS while ‘New’ is calculated using the 2024 revised PM2.5 NAAQS. The impact of the NAAQS revision is quite clear.

February in Florida

February 2014 – 19 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 418 15 0 0 1 0 42
New 322 111 0 0 1 0 42

February 2015 – 20 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 379 49 0 0 0 0 76
New 281 147 0 0 0 0 76

February 2016 – 54 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 502 45 0 0 0 0 33
New 398 149 0 0 0 0 33

February 2017 – 29 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 500 105 0 0 0 0 39
New 271 334 0 0 0 0 39

February 2018 – 53 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 663 11 0 0 0 0 26
New 566 108 0 0 0 0 26

February 2019 – 28 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 629 28 0 0 0 0 43
New 483 174 0 0 0 0 43

February 2020 – 69 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 766 41 0 0 0 0 34
New 630 176 1 0 0 0 34

February 2021 – 37 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 792 70 0 0 0 0 90
New 608 254 0 0 0 0 90

February 2022 – 40 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 927 96 0 0 0 0 13
New 701 322 0 0 0 0 13

February 2023 – 43 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 958 177 0 0 0 0 13
New 726 409 0 0 0 0 13