Processed on 2024-03-04 13:36:57 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 Nevada spent in each AQI category during the the month of November.

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.

November in Nevada

November 2014 – 6 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 101 48 0 0 0 0 37
New 87 62 0 0 0 0 37

November 2015 – 8 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 133 47 0 0 0 0 68
New 114 66 0 0 0 0 68

November 2016 – 18 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 190 47 0 0 0 0 11
New 164 73 0 0 0 0 11

November 2017 – 12 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 245 54 0 0 0 0 11
New 221 78 0 0 0 0 11

November 2018 – 26 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 320 60 0 0 0 0 23
New 271 109 0 0 0 0 23

November 2019 – 14 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 264 66 0 0 0 0 42
New 227 103 0 0 0 0 42

November 2020 – 35 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 417 61 2 0 0 0 16
New 362 116 2 0 0 0 16

November 2021 – 21 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 570 54 0 0 0 0 27
New 519 105 0 0 0 0 27

November 2022 – 22 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 573 54 0 0 0 0 24
New 518 109 0 0 0 0 24

November 2023 – 21 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 568 60 0 0 0 0 23
New 514 114 0 0 0 0 23