Processed on 2024-03-04 13:48:02 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 North Dakota spent in each AQI category during the the month of June.

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.

June in North Dakota

June 2014 – 3 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 90 0 0 0 0 0 3
New 90 0 0 0 0 0 3

June 2015 – 3 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 79 10 0 1 0 0 3
New 79 10 0 1 0 0 3

June 2016 – 8 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 94 0 0 0 0 0 30
New 94 0 0 0 0 0 30

June 2017 – 5 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 87 0 0 0 0 0 6
New 82 5 0 0 0 0 6

June 2018 – 11 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 116 1 0 0 0 0 7
New 109 8 0 0 0 0 7

June 2019 – 5 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 136 7 0 0 0 0 12
New 121 22 0 0 0 0 12

June 2020 – 10 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 107 4 0 0 0 0 13
New 106 5 0 0 0 0 13

June 2021 – 5 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 113 1 0 0 0 0 10
New 102 12 0 0 0 0 10

June 2022 – 5 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 129 11 0 0 0 0 15
New 116 24 0 0 0 0 15

June 2023 – 5 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 81 64 3 2 0 0 5
New 56 89 3 2 0 0 5