Processed on 2024-03-04 13:11:19 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 Kansas spent in each AQI category during the the month of January.

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.

January in Kansas

January 2014 – 0 monitors in AirFire data archive

January 2015 – 0 monitors in AirFire data archive

January 2016 – 7 permanent monitors

January 2017 – 5 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 91 2 0 0 0 0 0
New 84 9 0 0 0 0 0

January 2018 – 10 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 120 25 0 0 0 0 10
New 98 47 0 0 0 0 10

January 2019 – 5 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 134 11 0 0 0 0 10
New 112 33 0 0 0 0 10

January 2020 – 14 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 122 19 0 0 0 0 14
New 105 36 0 0 0 0 14

January 2021 – 7 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 155 57 0 0 0 0 5
New 108 104 0 0 0 0 5

January 2022 – 7 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 200 17 0 0 0 0 0
New 167 50 0 0 0 0 0

January 2023 – 8 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 128 56 0 0 0 0 33
New 89 95 0 0 0 0 33