Processed on 2024-03-04 14:16:09 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 West Virginia 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 West Virginia

June 2014 – 0 monitors in AirFire data archive

June 2015 – 0 monitors in AirFire data archive

June 2016 – 1 permanent monitors

June 2017 – 1 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 27 2 0 0 0 0 2
New 22 7 0 0 0 0 2

June 2018 – 2 permanent monitors

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June 2019 – 1 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 0 2 0 0 0 0 29
New 0 2 0 0 0 0 29

June 2020 – 2 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 28 2 0 0 0 0 1
New 25 5 0 0 0 0 1

June 2021 – 2 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 51 7 0 0 0 0 4
New 30 28 0 0 0 0 4

June 2022 – 2 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 38 13 0 0 0 0 11
New 21 30 0 0 0 0 11

June 2023 – 3 permanent monitors

Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous Missing
Old 21 34 0 2 0 0 5
New 11 44 0 1 1 0 5