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Air Quality Index Report

The report below displays data on the total number of days in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma City Tulsa
1990 14 27
1991 12 29
1992 7 7
1993 7 6
1994 21 26
1995 29 39
1996 10 23
1997 15 12
1998 35 24
1999 17 24
2000 16 21
2001 24 21
2002 10 22
2003 13 16
2004 6 1
2005 12 19
2006 31 24
2007 4 2

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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