Processed on 2024-03-04 13:41:54 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 New Mexico spent in each AQI category during the the month of April.

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.

April in New Mexico

April 2014 – 2 permanent monitors

April 2015 – 2 permanent monitors

April 2016 – 6 permanent monitors

April 2017 – 8 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 28 2 0 0 0 0 1
New 23 7 0 0 0 0 1

April 2018 – 17 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 157 17 0 0 0 0 12
New 134 40 0 0 0 0 12

April 2019 – 13 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 239 3 1 0 0 0 36
New 235 6 2 0 0 0 36

April 2020 – 23 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 298 0 0 0 0 0 43
New 294 4 0 0 0 0 43

April 2021 – 13 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 292 27 1 0 0 0 21
New 241 78 1 0 0 0 21

April 2022 – 17 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 231 35 1 0 0 0 12
New 199 67 1 0 0 0 12

April 2023 – 127 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 328 19 0 0 0 0 25
New 296 51 0 0 0 0 25