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Chicago Illinois

Change in NO2:
-47.49
Year:
2016
Average NO2:
11.42
Uncertainty (±%):
9.63
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Chicago Illinois Trend Map

OMI versus AQS data for Chicago. The filled circles represent trends for EPA AQS surface monitors.

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Chicago Illinois Line Plot

Monthly OMI Nitrogen Dioxide data (top panel) and de-seasonalized data (bottom panel) for Chicago Illinois

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Image Credit:

NASA Goddard's Scientific Visualization Studio/T. Schindler.

Chicago Comparative Imagery

Satellite data show that Chicago has seen a 43 percent decrease in nitrogen dioxide between the 2005-2007 and 2009-2011 periods. Nitrogen dioxide is a key ingredient in forming ozone, which is consistently highest above lake Michigan on hot summer days when air tends to flow northward over the lake from the Chicago area.

Large City Image
Image Credit:

Astronaut photograph ISS041-E-103791. Acquired October 28, 2014.

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 2016 Average NO2 (10^15 molec cm^-2) Uncertainty (%) Change since 2005 (%)
Akron Ohio Ohio 5.47 9.99 -37.92
Albuquerque New Mexico New Mexico 2.00 7.21 -49.38
Amarillo Texas Texas 1.62 8.68 -24.85
Anaheim California California 13.45 5.93 -63.61
Anchorage Alaska Alaska 1.50 12.60 -57.43
Arlington Texas Texas 4.69 6.26 -40.5
Atlanta Georgia Georgia 6.45 7.20 -57.71
Augusta Georgia Georgia 2.93 8.16 -39.49
Aurora Colorado Colorado 5.42 7.41 -43.2
Aurora Illinois Illinois 7.04 9.75 -33.83
Austin Texas Texas 2.90 7.88 -27.32
Bakersfield California California 4.25 7.80 -62.53
Baltimore Maryland Maryland 8.57 6.74 -49.14
Baton Rouge Louisiana Louisiana 3.63 7.94 -36.1
Birmingham Alabama Alabama 4.08 7.09 -53.35
Boise Idaho Idaho 1.91 11.35 -40.95
Boston Massachusetts Massachusetts 6.29 9.54 -43.19
Brownsville Texas Texas 1.18 8.78 -4.67
Buffalo New York New York 4.17 10.17 -38.17
Cape Coral Florida Florida 1.54 8.08 -31.69
Chandler Arizona Arizona 3.51 7.15 -52.62
Charlotte North Carolina North Carolina 4.92 6.78 -48.56
Chattanooga Tennessee Tennessee 3.97 8.03 -49.68
Chesapeake Virginia Virginia 3.57 8.20 -43.71
Chicago Illinois Illinois 11.42 9.63 -47.49
Chula Vista California California 4.88 7.97 -50.27
Cincinnati Ohio Ohio 7.28 7.83 -50.45
Cleveland Ohio Ohio 6.70 9.59 -42.81
Colorado Springs Colorado Colorado 2.32 8.00 -37.77
Columbus Georgia Georgia 2.30 8.80 -32.59
Columbus Ohio Ohio 4.90 11.72 -31.84
Corpus Christi Texas Texas 1.42 11.13 -8.54
Dallas Texas Texas 4.63 6.53 -40.25
Denver Colorado Colorado 5.42 7.41 -43.2
Des Moines Iowa Iowa 2.20 9.50 -25.86
Detroit Michigan Michigan 8.26 9.47 -44.21
Durham North Carolina North Carolina 3.83 7.38 -44.29
El Paso Texas Texas 2.48 6.41 -33.86
Elk Grove California California 4.15 7.53 -54.8
Fayetteville North Carolina North Carolina 3.28 8.04 -40.07
Fontana California California 12.37 5.43 -63.87
Fort Lauderdale Florida Florida 2.88 7.16 -46.7
Fort Wayne Indiana Indiana 3.47 11.44 -17.51
Fort Worth Texas Texas 4.03 6.46 -40.28
Fremont California California 5.26 8.70 -63.43
Fresno California California 3.09 10.39 -58.82
Garden Grove California California 12.41 6.94 -58.59
Garland Texas Texas 4.23 7.25 -35.18
Gilbert Arizona Arizona 3.95 6.64 -54.07
Glendale Arizona Arizona 6.76 7.25 -62.86
Glendale California California 15.15 5.40 -65.69
Grand Prairie Texas Texas 4.50 6.21 -40.65
Grand Rapids Michigan Michigan 4.33 13.65 -33.04
Greensboro North Carolina North Carolina 4.50 7.76 -46.85
Henderson Nevada Nevada 4.16 7.08 -58.31
Hialeah Florida Florida 3.02 6.95 -40.4
Honolulu Hawaii Hawaii 0.94 7.05 -26.7
Houston Texas Texas 5.80 7.39 -40.6
Huntington Beach California California 8.78 8.42 -52.19
Huntsville Alabama Alabama 2.84 8.85 -36.41
Indianapolis Indiana Indiana 5.54 8.79 -41.03
Irvine California California 8.30 7.42 -61.53
Irving Texas Texas 5.15 6.62 -42.28
Jackson Mississippi Mississippi 2.10 9.75 -23.89
Jacksonville Florida Florida 3.54 7.50 -42.88
Jersey City New Jersey New Jersey 15.16 7.70 -47.23
Kansas City Missouri Missouri 4.21 7.59 -53.72
Knoxville Tennessee Tennessee 4.21 8.04 -49.98
Laredo Texas Texas 1.67 8.40 -20.92
Las Vegas Nevada Nevada 4.24 6.98 -57.67
Lexington Kentucky Kentucky 3.79 9.44 -37.44
Lincoln Nebraska Nebraska 1.85 10.62 -15
Little Rock Arkansas Arkansas 2.57 8.66 -34.03
Long Beach California California 15.81 6.71 -58.01
Los Angeles California California 13.32 6.01 -62.44
Louisville Kentucky Kentucky 5.53 9.28 -44.91
Lubbock Texas Texas 1.50 8.83 -17.96
Madison Wisconsin Wisconsin 2.69 10.42 -19.25
McKinney Texas Texas 3.15 9.06 -34.86
Memphis Tennessee Tennessee 3.41 8.28 -43.01
Mesa Arizona Arizona 4.45 6.59 -56.11
Miami Florida Florida 3.02 8.08 -36.7
Milwaukee Wisconsin Wisconsin 6.48 10.05 -46.31
Minneapolis Minnesota Minnesota 5.25 10.74 -39.41
Mobile Alabama Alabama 2.87 8.09 -29.88
Modesto California California 3.98 8.23 -58.1
Montgomery Alabama Alabama 2.59 7.97 -37.03
Moreno Valley California California 9.75 6.12 -64.18
Nashville Tennessee Tennessee 4.49 9.45 -45.51
New Orleans Louisiana Louisiana 2.97 8.19 -26.54
New York New York New York 15.95 7.24 -46.9
Newark New Jersey New Jersey 13.75 8.21 -45.07
Newport News Virginia Virginia 3.86 8.43 -46.41
Norfolk Virginia Virginia 4.10 8.01 -50.25
North Las Vegas Nevada Nevada 4.00 6.93 -59
Oakland California California 5.32 8.15 -54.3
Oceanside California California 3.33 10.99 -53.91
Oklahoma City Oklahoma Oklahoma 2.82 7.62 -35.63
Omaha Nebraska Nebraska 2.58 10.19 -27.96
Ontario California California 15.09 5.38 -66.51
Orlando Florida Florida 3.57 5.91 -37.17
Overland Park Kansas Kansas 3.52 8.18 -47.23
Oxnard California California 2.86 10.28 -49.47
Pembroke Pines Florida Florida 2.86 6.43 -45.42
Philadelphia Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 9.09 7.98 -47.59
Phoenix Arizona Arizona 6.79 7.00 -64.26
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 9.26 10.39 -50.73
Plano Texas Texas 4.28 7.55 -36.59
Port St. Lucie Florida Florida 1.82 7.62 -21.41
Portland Oregon Oregon 3.97 9.09 -53.9
Providence Rhode Island Rhode Island 4.95 9.66 -36.64
Raleigh North Carolina North Carolina 3.95 7.52 -44.46
Rancho Cucamonga California California 12.78 5.37 -65.25
Reno Nevada Nevada 1.97 9.50 -51.96
Richmond Virginia Virginia 4.87 7.87 -46.56
Riverside California California 11.42 5.95 -64.84
Rochester New York New York 3.51 11.21 -33.99
Sacramento California California 4.34 7.07 -54.89
Saint Paul Minnesota Minnesota 5.30 10.60 -38.2
Salt Lake City Utah Utah 6.11 18.38 -57.39
San Antonio Texas Texas 3.14 6.94 -30.71
San Bernardino California California 9.49 5.54 -58.45
San Diego California California 4.08 9.07 -54.16
San Francisco California California 4.33 10.15 -46.94
San Jose California California 4.19 9.42 -61.65
Santa Ana California California 11.84 6.71 -61
Santa Clarita California California 4.95 6.54 -64.02
Santa Rosa California California 1.53 11.09 -28.41
Scottsdale Arizona Arizona 4.92 7.14 -61.05
Seattle Washington Washington 5.54 8.36 -51.87
Shreveport Louisiana Louisiana 2.52 8.36 -34.35
Sioux Falls South Dakota South Dakota 1.34 11.47 5.15
Spokane Washington Washington 1.80 8.13 -28.54
St. Louis Missouri Missouri 5.25 7.73 -42.72
St. Petersburg Florida Florida 2.86 8.24 -48.35
Stockton California California 4.28 7.50 -61.29
Tacoma Washington Washington 5.47 9.85 -44.85
Tallahassee Florida Florida 1.63 8.77 -22.62
Tampa Florida Florida 3.50 7.31 -53.1
Tempe Arizona Arizona 4.84 6.59 -59.28
Toledo Ohio Ohio 6.05 8.44 -40.27
Tucson Arizona Arizona 2.25 6.50 -52.29
Tulsa Oklahoma Oklahoma 2.94 7.44 -37.62
Vancouver Washington Washington 3.74 8.93 -52.73
Virginia Beach Virginia Virginia 3.80 9.31 -46.36
Washington D.C. District of Columbia 8.65 6.80 -50.72
Wichita Kansas Kansas 1.93 8.99 -20.37
Winston Salem North Carolina North Carolina 4.10 7.81 -44.27
Worcester Massachusetts Massachusetts 4.07 12.04 -29.67
Yonkers New York New York 11.33 9.04 -50.33