Los Angeles California
Change in NO2:
-62.44
Year:
2016
Average NO2:
13.32
Uncertainty (±%):
6.01
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Los Angeles California Trend Map
OMI versus AQS data for Los Angeles. The filled circles represent trends for EPA AQS surface monitors.
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Los Angeles California Line Plot
OMI versus AQS data for Los Angeles California
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Image Credit:
NASA Goddard's Scientific Visualization Studio/T. Schindler.
Los Angeles and San Diego Comparison Imagery
Satellite data show that Los Angeles has seen a 40 percent decrease in nitrogen dioxide between the 2005-2007 and the 2009-2011 periods. Cities in the U.S. West tend to be more geographically isolated than those in the U.S. East, which means that air pollution in one city is usually not a problem for cities downwind. However, western topography comes with its own issues. Bound by mountains, the Los Angeles basin forms a trap for pollution. Even so, factors including technology improvements have led to cleaner air.
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Image Credit:
Astronaut photograph ISS006-E-36913. Acquired March 10, 2003.
Make your own plots! Download either our ASCII file or our Excel file that contain monthly-averaged OMI NO2 data for a number of US metro areas from 2005 to 2016. The file can be easily imported into Microsoft Excel, for instance.
Select from the cities below to find data and plots specific to each location. To sort, simply click on one of the column headings.
| City | State Sort descending | 2016 Average NO2 (10^15 molec cm^-2) | Uncertainty (%) | Change since 2005 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery Alabama | Alabama | 2.59 | 7.97 | -37.03 |
| Huntsville Alabama | Alabama | 2.84 | 8.85 | -36.41 |
| Mobile Alabama | Alabama | 2.87 | 8.09 | -29.88 |
| Birmingham Alabama | Alabama | 4.08 | 7.09 | -53.35 |
| Anchorage Alaska | Alaska | 1.50 | 12.60 | -57.43 |
| Tucson Arizona | Arizona | 2.25 | 6.50 | -52.29 |
| Glendale Arizona | Arizona | 6.76 | 7.25 | -62.86 |
| Gilbert Arizona | Arizona | 3.95 | 6.64 | -54.07 |
| Mesa Arizona | Arizona | 4.45 | 6.59 | -56.11 |
| Tempe Arizona | Arizona | 4.84 | 6.59 | -59.28 |
| Scottsdale Arizona | Arizona | 4.92 | 7.14 | -61.05 |
| Chandler Arizona | Arizona | 3.51 | 7.15 | -52.62 |
| Phoenix Arizona | Arizona | 6.79 | 7.00 | -64.26 |
| Little Rock Arkansas | Arkansas | 2.57 | 8.66 | -34.03 |
| Santa Ana California | California | 11.84 | 6.71 | -61 |
| Fremont California | California | 5.26 | 8.70 | -63.43 |
| Moreno Valley California | California | 9.75 | 6.12 | -64.18 |
| Elk Grove California | California | 4.15 | 7.53 | -54.8 |
| Stockton California | California | 4.28 | 7.50 | -61.29 |
| San Jose California | California | 4.19 | 9.42 | -61.65 |
| Bakersfield California | California | 4.25 | 7.80 | -62.53 |
| Oxnard California | California | 2.86 | 10.28 | -49.47 |
| Rancho Cucamonga California | California | 12.78 | 5.37 | -65.25 |
| San Francisco California | California | 4.33 | 10.15 | -46.94 |
| Oceanside California | California | 3.33 | 10.99 | -53.91 |
| Modesto California | California | 3.98 | 8.23 | -58.1 |
| Sacramento California | California | 4.34 | 7.07 | -54.89 |
| Huntington Beach California | California | 8.78 | 8.42 | -52.19 |
| Los Angeles California | California | 13.32 | 6.01 | -62.44 |
| Chula Vista California | California | 4.88 | 7.97 | -50.27 |
| San Diego California | California | 4.08 | 9.07 | -54.16 |
| Oakland California | California | 5.32 | 8.15 | -54.3 |
| Santa Rosa California | California | 1.53 | 11.09 | -28.41 |
| Garden Grove California | California | 12.41 | 6.94 | -58.59 |
| Anaheim California | California | 13.45 | 5.93 | -63.61 |
| Long Beach California | California | 15.81 | 6.71 | -58.01 |
| San Bernardino California | California | 9.49 | 5.54 | -58.45 |
| Fontana California | California | 12.37 | 5.43 | -63.87 |
| Santa Clarita California | California | 4.95 | 6.54 | -64.02 |
| Ontario California | California | 15.09 | 5.38 | -66.51 |
| Fresno California | California | 3.09 | 10.39 | -58.82 |
| Glendale California | California | 15.15 | 5.40 | -65.69 |
| Riverside California | California | 11.42 | 5.95 | -64.84 |
| Irvine California | California | 8.30 | 7.42 | -61.53 |
| Colorado Springs Colorado | Colorado | 2.32 | 8.00 | -37.77 |
| Denver Colorado | Colorado | 5.42 | 7.41 | -43.2 |
| Aurora Colorado | Colorado | 5.42 | 7.41 | -43.2 |
| Washington D.C. | District of Columbia | 8.65 | 6.80 | -50.72 |
| Pembroke Pines Florida | Florida | 2.86 | 6.43 | -45.42 |
| Port St. Lucie Florida | Florida | 1.82 | 7.62 | -21.41 |
| Miami Florida | Florida | 3.02 | 8.08 | -36.7 |
| St. Petersburg Florida | Florida | 2.86 | 8.24 | -48.35 |
| Jacksonville Florida | Florida | 3.54 | 7.50 | -42.88 |
| Fort Lauderdale Florida | Florida | 2.88 | 7.16 | -46.7 |
| Tampa Florida | Florida | 3.50 | 7.31 | -53.1 |
| Orlando Florida | Florida | 3.57 | 5.91 | -37.17 |
| Cape Coral Florida | Florida | 1.54 | 8.08 | -31.69 |
| Tallahassee Florida | Florida | 1.63 | 8.77 | -22.62 |
| Hialeah Florida | Florida | 3.02 | 6.95 | -40.4 |
| Atlanta Georgia | Georgia | 6.45 | 7.20 | -57.71 |
| Columbus Georgia | Georgia | 2.30 | 8.80 | -32.59 |
| Augusta Georgia | Georgia | 2.93 | 8.16 | -39.49 |
| Honolulu Hawaii | Hawaii | 0.94 | 7.05 | -26.7 |
| Boise Idaho | Idaho | 1.91 | 11.35 | -40.95 |
| Aurora Illinois | Illinois | 7.04 | 9.75 | -33.83 |
| Chicago Illinois | Illinois | 11.42 | 9.63 | -47.49 |
| Indianapolis Indiana | Indiana | 5.54 | 8.79 | -41.03 |
| Fort Wayne Indiana | Indiana | 3.47 | 11.44 | -17.51 |
| Des Moines Iowa | Iowa | 2.20 | 9.50 | -25.86 |
| Wichita Kansas | Kansas | 1.93 | 8.99 | -20.37 |
| Overland Park Kansas | Kansas | 3.52 | 8.18 | -47.23 |
| Lexington Kentucky | Kentucky | 3.79 | 9.44 | -37.44 |
| Louisville Kentucky | Kentucky | 5.53 | 9.28 | -44.91 |
| Shreveport Louisiana | Louisiana | 2.52 | 8.36 | -34.35 |
| New Orleans Louisiana | Louisiana | 2.97 | 8.19 | -26.54 |
| Baton Rouge Louisiana | Louisiana | 3.63 | 7.94 | -36.1 |
| Baltimore Maryland | Maryland | 8.57 | 6.74 | -49.14 |
| Boston Massachusetts | Massachusetts | 6.29 | 9.54 | -43.19 |
| Worcester Massachusetts | Massachusetts | 4.07 | 12.04 | -29.67 |
| Grand Rapids Michigan | Michigan | 4.33 | 13.65 | -33.04 |
| Detroit Michigan | Michigan | 8.26 | 9.47 | -44.21 |
| Saint Paul Minnesota | Minnesota | 5.30 | 10.60 | -38.2 |
| Minneapolis Minnesota | Minnesota | 5.25 | 10.74 | -39.41 |
| Jackson Mississippi | Mississippi | 2.10 | 9.75 | -23.89 |
| Kansas City Missouri | Missouri | 4.21 | 7.59 | -53.72 |
| St. Louis Missouri | Missouri | 5.25 | 7.73 | -42.72 |
| Omaha Nebraska | Nebraska | 2.58 | 10.19 | -27.96 |
| Lincoln Nebraska | Nebraska | 1.85 | 10.62 | -15 |
| Henderson Nevada | Nevada | 4.16 | 7.08 | -58.31 |
| Reno Nevada | Nevada | 1.97 | 9.50 | -51.96 |
| Las Vegas Nevada | Nevada | 4.24 | 6.98 | -57.67 |
| North Las Vegas Nevada | Nevada | 4.00 | 6.93 | -59 |
| Jersey City New Jersey | New Jersey | 15.16 | 7.70 | -47.23 |
| Newark New Jersey | New Jersey | 13.75 | 8.21 | -45.07 |
| Albuquerque New Mexico | New Mexico | 2.00 | 7.21 | -49.38 |
| Yonkers New York | New York | 11.33 | 9.04 | -50.33 |
| New York New York | New York | 15.95 | 7.24 | -46.9 |
| Rochester New York | New York | 3.51 | 11.21 | -33.99 |
| Buffalo New York | New York | 4.17 | 10.17 | -38.17 |
| Charlotte North Carolina | North Carolina | 4.92 | 6.78 | -48.56 |
| Greensboro North Carolina | North Carolina | 4.50 | 7.76 | -46.85 |
| Durham North Carolina | North Carolina | 3.83 | 7.38 | -44.29 |
| Raleigh North Carolina | North Carolina | 3.95 | 7.52 | -44.46 |
| Winston Salem North Carolina | North Carolina | 4.10 | 7.81 | -44.27 |
| Fayetteville North Carolina | North Carolina | 3.28 | 8.04 | -40.07 |
| Cleveland Ohio | Ohio | 6.70 | 9.59 | -42.81 |
| Toledo Ohio | Ohio | 6.05 | 8.44 | -40.27 |
| Akron Ohio | Ohio | 5.47 | 9.99 | -37.92 |
| Cincinnati Ohio | Ohio | 7.28 | 7.83 | -50.45 |
| Columbus Ohio | Ohio | 4.90 | 11.72 | -31.84 |
| Oklahoma City Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 2.82 | 7.62 | -35.63 |
| Tulsa Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 2.94 | 7.44 | -37.62 |
| Portland Oregon | Oregon | 3.97 | 9.09 | -53.9 |
| Pittsburgh Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | 9.26 | 10.39 | -50.73 |
| Philadelphia Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | 9.09 | 7.98 | -47.59 |
| Providence Rhode Island | Rhode Island | 4.95 | 9.66 | -36.64 |
| Sioux Falls South Dakota | South Dakota | 1.34 | 11.47 | 5.15 |
| Chattanooga Tennessee | Tennessee | 3.97 | 8.03 | -49.68 |
| Memphis Tennessee | Tennessee | 3.41 | 8.28 | -43.01 |
| Knoxville Tennessee | Tennessee | 4.21 | 8.04 | -49.98 |
| Nashville Tennessee | Tennessee | 4.49 | 9.45 | -45.51 |
| Brownsville Texas | Texas | 1.18 | 8.78 | -4.67 |
| Lubbock Texas | Texas | 1.50 | 8.83 | -17.96 |
| Dallas Texas | Texas | 4.63 | 6.53 | -40.25 |
| Arlington Texas | Texas | 4.69 | 6.26 | -40.5 |
| El Paso Texas | Texas | 2.48 | 6.41 | -33.86 |
| Plano Texas | Texas | 4.28 | 7.55 | -36.59 |
| Austin Texas | Texas | 2.90 | 7.88 | -27.32 |
| Corpus Christi Texas | Texas | 1.42 | 11.13 | -8.54 |
| Garland Texas | Texas | 4.23 | 7.25 | -35.18 |
| Fort Worth Texas | Texas | 4.03 | 6.46 | -40.28 |
| Laredo Texas | Texas | 1.67 | 8.40 | -20.92 |
| Grand Prairie Texas | Texas | 4.50 | 6.21 | -40.65 |
| Houston Texas | Texas | 5.80 | 7.39 | -40.6 |
| Irving Texas | Texas | 5.15 | 6.62 | -42.28 |
| McKinney Texas | Texas | 3.15 | 9.06 | -34.86 |
| Amarillo Texas | Texas | 1.62 | 8.68 | -24.85 |
| San Antonio Texas | Texas | 3.14 | 6.94 | -30.71 |
| Salt Lake City Utah | Utah | 6.11 | 18.38 | -57.39 |
| Richmond Virginia | Virginia | 4.87 | 7.87 | -46.56 |
| Newport News Virginia | Virginia | 3.86 | 8.43 | -46.41 |
| Virginia Beach Virginia | Virginia | 3.80 | 9.31 | -46.36 |
| Chesapeake Virginia | Virginia | 3.57 | 8.20 | -43.71 |
| Norfolk Virginia | Virginia | 4.10 | 8.01 | -50.25 |
| Seattle Washington | Washington | 5.54 | 8.36 | -51.87 |
| Vancouver Washington | Washington | 3.74 | 8.93 | -52.73 |
| Spokane Washington | Washington | 1.80 | 8.13 | -28.54 |
| Tacoma Washington | Washington | 5.47 | 9.85 | -44.85 |
| Milwaukee Wisconsin | Wisconsin | 6.48 | 10.05 | -46.31 |
| Madison Wisconsin | Wisconsin | 2.69 | 10.42 | -19.25 |