Currently, the smoke from the wildfires in Oregon has settled down and the region is enjoying good air quality. During this break, I thought it would be interesting to take a look back at the past few weeks, since the big lightning storm on July 12th to see which areas around the state incurred the highest impacts from smoke.
The graph and table below show that Prineville, Burns, John Day, and Lakeview experienced the worst smoke, with each of these communities having at least one day exceeding 35 ug/m3 PM2.5 24-hour average. (Disclaimer, the data used for this analysis is preliminary and has not been officially quality assured by the State of Oregon). The worst of the smoke occurred during the period of July 16-19th.
The graph and table below show that Prineville, Burns, John Day, and Lakeview experienced the worst smoke, with each of these communities having at least one day exceeding 35 ug/m3 PM2.5 24-hour average. (Disclaimer, the data used for this analysis is preliminary and has not been officially quality assured by the State of Oregon). The worst of the smoke occurred during the period of July 16-19th.
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Site
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Maximum 24-hour PM2.5
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Date of Maximum 24-hour Avg
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No. of days with 24-hour Avg PM2.5 > 35 ug/m3
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Baker City
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14.5
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July 18, 2014
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0
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Bend
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23.2
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July 16, 2014
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0
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Burns
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73.8
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July 18, 2014
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2
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Enterprise
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12.5
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July 17, 2014
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0
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John Day
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60.5
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July 18, 2014
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2
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Klamath Falls
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18.3
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July 16, 2014
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0
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LaGrande
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16.2
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July 16, 2014
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0
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Lakeview
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41.7
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July 17, 2014
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1
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Mutlipor (Mt. Hood)
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10.2
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July 15, 2014
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0
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Pendelton
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13.6
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July 16, 2014
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0
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Prineville
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85.5
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July 18, 2014
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2
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Sisters
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22.1
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July 16, 2014
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0
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The Dalles
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11.9
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July 13, 2014
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0
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