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Air Quality Index Report

The report below displays data on the total number of days in Ohio with an Air Quality Index Value of over 100. This data has been compiled from 1990-2007. Some states have multiple monitoring stations and each will be listed in the reports below. Other states do not have any monitoring stations in which case we have selected the closest station available.

Year Akron Cincinnati Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria Columbus Dayton-Springfield Toledo Youngstown-Warren
1990 26 32 17 14 28 15 0
1991 47 29 44 46 25 14 0
1992 12 6 21 13 8 8 15
1993 17 24 32 16 14 13 19
1994 23 29 32 23 28 12 7
1995 21 33 30 27 28 15 14
1996 26 30 29 26 28 20 15
1997 16 20 23 17 22 8 14
1998 37 36 40 40 38 15 34
1999 40 40 50 37 28 18 24
2000 14 22 29 16 14 9 11
2001 28 28 44 20 15 24 25
2002 38 42 39 38 45 23 28
2003 15 22 22 12 13 15 11
2004 10 8 22 3 8 9 4
2005 30 33 36 20 22 25 17
2006 5 15 17 5 5 4 2
2007 22 39 22 13 11 5 14

According to the EPA, an Air Quality Index Value of over 100 presents some level of health concern. The higher the number, the higher the level of concern. The EPA provides the following table and more information on Air Quality Index can be found at WikiPedia.

Air Quality Index Values Levels of Health Concern
0 to 50 Good
51 to 100 Moderate
101 to 150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151 to 200 Unhealthy
201 to 300 Very Unhealthy
301 to 500 Hazardous
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