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