Air Quality Data Sets

How to use Tuva to analyze data

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Use iQAir to see current Air Quality Index levels
Ask questions about why the AQI levels are different in different places

Use Google Maps to find places that might be interesting

higher elevation versus lower elevation
mountains or valleys
foresty areas versus industrial areas versus residential areas

Click on "Layers" and "Terrain" to see land elevation (topography)

Where to find historical US climate data

The National Weather Service (NWS) Cooperative Observer Program (COOP) observe daily maximum and minimum temperatures, rainfall, snowfall, and snow depth. Clicking on a station marker will provide information about the station's history and permits users to retrieve climate data for the station's full period of record.

Where to find historical US air quality data

There are monitors in Minnesota that collect daily data on PM2.5, PM10, Ozone, CO, SO2, NO2, and Lead.

Choose a monitor site and download the criteria pollutant data for any specific year.

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