{"id":1525,"date":"2019-06-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spokanecleanair.org\/yesterdays-wildfire-smoke-recap-and-outlook-for-today\/"},"modified":"2021-04-09T17:57:56","modified_gmt":"2021-04-10T00:57:56","slug":"yesterdays-wildfire-smoke-recap-and-outlook-for-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spokanecleanair.org\/yesterdays-wildfire-smoke-recap-and-outlook-for-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Yesterday&#8217;s wildfire smoke recap and outlook for today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday&#8217;s <a href=\"\/air-quality\/wildfire-smoke\">wildfire smoke<\/a> resulted in a 24-hour average, midnight to midnight, of <span style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:&#10;EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\">31.4 micrograms or 92 on the AQI scale.&nbsp; The federal, health-based standard for fine particles is 35 micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged 24-hours, midnight to midnight (or 100 on the AQI<\/span>&nbsp;scale)<span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:&#10;EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\">Below is a graph depicting the hourly levels on Current Air Quality.&nbsp; The highest hourly update was at 10 pm, with a 164 reading.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spokanecleanair.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-184.png\" width=\"450\" height=\"396\" align=\"left\" alt=\"\" \/>What&#8217;s the difference between the <strong>Current Air Quality&nbsp;<\/strong>and the <strong>daily Air Quality Index<\/strong>?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>The daily AQI is used for      reporting daily air quality and is based on a daily maximum exposure (8-hour      average for ozone and a midnight to midnight 24-hour average for PM.)<br \/>\n    &nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>The purpose of the Current Air      Quality is to give people real-time information so they can act to reduce      their exposure to high levels of air pollution. This is important when we      have temporary spikes in air pollution levels from events like dust storms      and wildfire smoke.\n<p>    <o_p><\/o_p><\/li>\n<li>The main reason we report two      values for air quality is because by the time the daily AQI is calculated,      it would be too late for people to take actions that reduce their      pollution exposure. So, we use short-term data to report Current Air      Quality. To do so, we use a&nbsp;national, standardized method (called the      NowCast) developed by EPA.\n<p>    <o_p><\/o_p><\/li>\n<li>The NowCast is EPA&rsquo;s method for      relating short-term (less than 24-hour) data to the Air Quality Index for      the purposes of real-time reporting.<span style=\"font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;&#10;     mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\">&nbsp;<o_p><\/o_p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday&#8217;s wildfire smoke resulted in a 24-hour average, midnight to midnight, of 31.4 micrograms or 92 on the AQI scale.&nbsp; The federal, health-based standard for fine particles is 35 micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged 24-hours, midnight to midnight (or 100 on the AQI&nbsp;scale). 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