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Four Highest 24-Hour PM-2.5 Concentrations in 2012
as of February 12, 2012

Use this form to retrieve the four highest 24-hour PM-2.5 (Local Conditions) Acceptable concentration averages from data collected at TCEQ monitoring sites beginning January 1, 1998 through today. Although this is our most current data, it is not considered official until it has been certified by our technical staff. This information is updated hourly. All times shown are in Local Standard Time.

The table below lists the four highest daily maximum 24-hour PM-2.5 (Local Conditions) Acceptable concentrations measured in 2012 in each community where the TCEQ measures PM-2.5. Concentrations that are rated Moderate or higher are color-highlighted based on the EPA-defined Air Quality Index colors. (See Interpreting the AQI.). All PM-2.5 measurements are in micrograms per cubic meter (local conditions). Times are shown in 24-hour format and correspond to the beginning of the 24-hour average.

Use the selection boxes below to customize this report. You may select a different year or a different report format. If you want to cut and paste data from this web page into another application, such as a spreadsheet, select the comma-delimited format. Click on the Generate Report button once you have made your selections.

YearReport Format
Highlight with AQI colors
AreaMonitoring SitePOCHighestSecond HighestThird HighestFourth Highest
DateValueDateValueDateValueDateValue
Amarillo
Amarillo Texas A&M C3203 N01/24/20129.0101/22/20128.3602/02/20127.5702/09/20126.51
Lubbock
Lubbock C3253 N01/22/201240.5201/24/201216.0201/16/201213.8901/20/201210.30
Abilene
Wichita Falls C3153 N01/22/201216.3202/02/201210.0302/09/20128.1501/24/20128.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
Midlothian OFW C52/A1373 N01/08/201215.2401/20/201214.4401/21/201210.6502/07/20129.74
Denton Airport South C56/A163/X1573 N01/22/201219.4401/08/201213.9801/20/201210.3601/21/20129.75
Arlington Municipal Airport C613 N01/22/201219.6701/08/201218.8401/20/201214.3201/06/201211.54
Kaufman C71/A304/X0713 N01/22/201220.2901/08/201214.8201/20/201214.5101/21/201212.62
Haws Athletic Center C3103 N01/22/201218.9801/08/201216.6302/02/201212.9301/20/201212.28
Dallas Hinton St. C401/C60/AH161 3 N01/22/201218.0401/08/201215.9101/20/201212.4302/02/201210.75
Italy C1044/A3233 N01/22/201217.5301/20/201214.4601/08/201212.7201/24/201211.18
Corsicana Airport C10513 N01/22/201218.9501/20/201214.6401/08/201213.4401/21/201211.67
Tyler-Longview-Marshall
Karnack C85/AFHP3033 N01/31/201218.7401/30/201218.0401/22/201216.3101/05/201215.03
El Paso-Juarez
El Paso UTEP C12/A125/X1513 N01/23/201211.5402/06/20129.5501/30/20128.6001/14/20128.60
Ascarate Park SE C37/A332/A172/X1593 N01/23/201214.7901/15/201214.6801/14/201213.4601/22/201213.46
El Paso Sun Metro C40/AP1163 N01/14/201220.8901/23/201220.2001/07/201217.0001/29/201216.97
BRAVO Big Bend C67/C316/C656/C6913 N02/10/20127.5102/02/20126.8801/24/20126.8002/03/20126.71
Odessa-Midland
Odessa Hays C47/C122 3 N01/24/201219.2402/02/201211.7301/22/201211.1101/31/20129.43
Odessa Gonzales C1014 3 N01/24/201218.2402/02/201212.0501/31/201210.1401/16/20129.30
Waco
Waco Mazanec C10373 N01/15/201215.5101/18/201215.5101/17/201215.3601/08/201214.51
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Hamshire C64/C6543 N02/08/201216.4901/24/201212.6201/05/201211.8101/21/201210.43
SETRPC Mauriceville 42 C642/C311/C6653 N01/15/201214.1001/05/201213.0601/31/201211.2601/21/201210.75
Port Arthur Memorial School C303/C6893 N02/09/201213.5001/23/201213.3601/05/201212.7501/31/201212.50
Beaumont Mary C1050/A3313 N02/09/201214.9101/24/201214.8101/05/201213.7301/30/201212.35
Austin
Austin Northwest C3/A3223 N01/08/201224.3101/05/201218.4101/22/201215.8701/06/201215.62
Audubon C383 N01/20/201215.0101/22/201211.7201/08/201210.9602/02/20129.78
Zavala C3263 N01/22/201218.8201/20/201216.4001/08/201212.4501/24/201212.06
Fayette County C6013 N01/22/201216.9001/08/201214.7901/21/201214.3801/20/201213.60
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria
Houston East C1/G3163 N01/24/201220.0601/21/201217.8401/22/201214.4301/05/201213.65
Houston Aldine C8/AF108/X150 3 N01/04/201227.9201/05/201226.9101/14/201224.4401/03/201221.72
Channelview C15/AH115 3 N01/05/201215.1801/04/201215.0501/30/201214.5101/31/201212.47
Hou.DeerPrk2 C35/235/1001/AFH139FP2393 N01/24/201217.1801/21/201214.7701/22/201213.2601/14/201212.71
Seabrook Friendship Park C453 N01/24/201214.4901/21/201212.5701/05/201212.2001/22/201211.89
Conroe Relocated C78/A3213 N01/08/201215.6001/04/201213.9701/07/201210.5102/09/201210.37
Kingwood C3093 N01/21/201217.0201/22/201214.7401/08/201214.6001/15/201212.65
Clinton C403/C304/AH113 3 N01/24/201222.6001/21/201218.3701/30/201216.1801/22/201215.46
Park Place C4163 N01/24/201218.2001/21/201218.1101/22/201215.4401/05/201215.16
Clear Lake High School C5723 N01/24/201215.2001/21/201215.0301/22/201212.8501/23/201212.46
Galveston 99th St. C1034/A320/X1833 N01/23/201211.9001/24/201211.1702/10/201210.1801/04/20128.93
San Antonio
San Antonio Northwest C233 N01/20/201219.0201/22/201217.4401/08/201214.2802/09/201211.26
Calaveras Lake C593 N01/22/201222.9701/20/201217.9101/08/201217.7801/01/201216.30
Selma C3013 N01/20/201220.6201/22/201218.0501/08/201213.6602/09/201211.83
Heritage Middle School C6223 N01/22/201220.1301/20/201217.7301/08/201215.9201/01/201212.22
Palo Alto C6763 N01/01/201227.3001/20/201220.7401/22/201220.5501/08/201215.66
Old Highway 90 C677/A3193 N01/01/201234.6101/20/201220.0401/22/201219.5501/08/201214.77
CPS Pecan Valley C6783 N01/20/201221.0601/22/201220.9401/08/201214.9901/01/201213.37
Corpus Christi-Victoria
Corpus Christi West C43 N01/23/201216.3601/22/201216.2201/21/201213.6201/24/201212.42
National Seashore C3143 N01/23/201220.6401/17/201216.2101/22/201213.5001/19/201212.90
Lower Rio Grande Valley
Mission C43/AP1433 N01/23/201225.6701/22/201222.2101/21/201219.5101/20/201215.95
Brownsville C80/AGP1803 N01/22/201218.6701/23/201217.5801/17/201214.5701/19/201213.52
Laredo
World Trade Bridge C3133 N01/20/201231.5501/22/201222.1801/24/201220.3401/21/201219.23
Eagle Pass C319/C6553 N01/24/201218.4301/23/201214.6001/22/201214.4501/20/201214.05
POC (Parameter Occurrence Code): a code used to correctly separate data from multiple instruments at one site.
 N - Data from this instrument does not meet EPA quality assurance criteria and cannot be used for regulatory purposes.

Interpreting the AQI

Air Quality Index

Each NAAQS pollutant has a separate AQI scale, with an AQI rating of 100 corresponding to the concentration of the Federal Standard for that pollutant. Additional information about the AQI and how it can be used is available from the EPAExit.

Place your mouse pointer over the scale displayed above to view information about the Air Quality Index, and each of the rating levels.

The actual index calculation is different for each parameter measured and is specified by the EPA. The following table shows the various breakpoints used in calculating the AQI.

AQI Breakpoint Definitions
AQI Range 24hr PM-2.5
in ug/m3
0 - 50 0 - 15.4
51 - 100 15.5 - 40.4
101 - 150 40.5 - 65.4
151 - 200 65.5 - 150.4
201 - 300 150.5 - 250.4
301 - 400 250.5 - 350.4
401 - 500 350.5 - 500.4
500 500.5 - 999.9

PLEASE NOTE:  This data has not been verified by the TCEQ and may change. This is the most current data, but it is not official until it has been certified by our technical staff. Data is collected from TCEQ ambient monitoring sites and may include data collected by other outside agencies. This data is updated hourly. All times shown are in Local Standard Time.


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Last Modified February 12, 2012
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