Houston Texas
Change in NO2:
-40.6
Year:
2016
Average NO2:
5.80
Uncertainty (±%):
7.39
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Houston Texas Trend Map
OMI versus AQS data for Houston Texas. The filled circles represent trends for EPA AQS surface monitors.
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Houston Texas Line Plot
Monthly OMI Nitrogen Dioxide data (top panel) and de-seasonalized data (bottom panel) for Houston Texas
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Image Credit:
NASA Goddard's Scientific Visualization Studio/T. Schindler.
Houston Comparative Imagery
Satellite data show that Houston has seen a 24 percent decrease in nitrogen dioxide between the 2005-2007 and 2009-2011 periods. In Houston, industry largely influences nitrogen dioxide pollution, centered in this image northeast of Beltway 8. Still, air quality in this region is also on the mend. In addition to satellites, NASA also used scientific instruments on aircraft in 2013 to learn about Houston's air quality as part of the DISCOVER-AQ mission.
Large City Image
Image Credit:
Astronaut photograph Acquired February 28, 2010.
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 |