-40.6
OMI versus AQS data for Houston Texas. The filled circles represent trends for EPA AQS surface monitors.
Monthly OMI Nitrogen Dioxide data (top panel) and de-seasonalized data (bottom panel) for Houston Texas
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.
Astronaut photograph Acquired February 28, 2010.
| City | State | 2016 Avg. NO2 | Uncertainty (±%) | Change in NO2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | Ohio | 5.47 | 9.99 |
-37.92 |
| Albuquerque | New Mexico | 2.00 | 7.21 |
-49.38 |
| Amarillo | Texas | 1.62 | 8.68 |
-24.85 |
| Anaheim | California | 13.45 | 5.93 |
-63.61 |
| Anchorage | Alaska | 1.50 | 12.60 |
-57.43 |
| Arlington | Texas | 4.69 | 6.26 |
-40.5 |
| Atlanta | Georgia | 6.45 | 7.20 |
-57.71 |
| Augusta | Georgia | 2.93 | 8.16 |
-39.49 |
| Aurora | Colorado | 5.42 | 7.41 |
-43.2 |
| Aurora | Illinois | 7.04 | 9.75 |
-33.83 |
| Austin | Texas | 2.90 | 7.88 |
-27.32 |
| Bakersfield | California | 4.25 | 7.80 |
-62.53 |
| Baltimore | Maryland | 8.57 | 6.74 |
-49.14 |
| Baton Rouge | Louisiana | 3.63 | 7.94 |
-36.1 |
| Birmingham | Alabama | 4.08 | 7.09 |
-53.35 |
| Boise | Idaho | 1.91 | 11.35 |
-40.95 |
| Boston | Massachusetts | 6.29 | 9.54 |
-43.19 |
| Brownsville | Texas | 1.18 | 8.78 |
-4.67 |
| Buffalo | New York | 4.17 | 10.17 |
-38.17 |
| Cape Coral | Florida | 1.54 | 8.08 |
-31.69 |
| Chandler | Arizona | 3.51 | 7.15 |
-52.62 |
| Charlotte | North Carolina | 4.92 | 6.78 |
-48.56 |
| Chattanooga | Tennessee | 3.97 | 8.03 |
-49.68 |
| Chesapeake | Virginia | 3.57 | 8.20 |
-43.71 |
| Chicago | Illinois | 11.42 | 9.63 |
-47.49 |
| Chula Vista | California | 4.88 | 7.97 |
-50.27 |
| Cincinnati | Ohio | 7.28 | 7.83 |
-50.45 |
| Cleveland | Ohio | 6.70 | 9.59 |
-42.81 |
| Colorado Springs | Colorado | 2.32 | 8.00 |
-37.77 |
| Columbus | Ohio | 4.90 | 11.72 |
-31.84 |
| Columbus | Georgia | 2.30 | 8.80 |
-32.59 |
| Corpus Christi | Texas | 1.42 | 11.13 |
-8.54 |
| Dallas | Texas | 4.63 | 6.53 |
-40.25 |
| Denver | Colorado | 5.42 | 7.41 |
-43.2 |
| Des Moines | Iowa | 2.20 | 9.50 |
-25.86 |
| Detroit | Michigan | 8.26 | 9.47 |
-44.21 |
| Durham | North Carolina | 3.83 | 7.38 |
-44.29 |
| El Paso | Texas | 2.48 | 6.41 |
-33.86 |
| Elk Grove | California | 4.15 | 7.53 |
-54.8 |
| Fayetteville | North Carolina | 3.28 | 8.04 |
-40.07 |
| Fontana | California | 12.37 | 5.43 |
-63.87 |
| Fort Lauderdale | Florida | 2.88 | 7.16 |
-46.7 |
| Fort Wayne | Indiana | 3.47 | 11.44 |
-17.51 |
| Fort Worth | Texas | 4.03 | 6.46 |
-40.28 |
| Fremont | California | 5.26 | 8.70 |
-63.43 |
| Fresno | California | 3.09 | 10.39 |
-58.82 |
| Garden Grove | California | 12.41 | 6.94 |
-58.59 |
| Garland | Texas | 4.23 | 7.25 |
-35.18 |
| Gilbert | Arizona | 3.95 | 6.64 |
-54.07 |
| Glendale | Arizona | 6.76 | 7.25 |
-62.86 |
| Glendale | California | 15.15 | 5.40 |
-65.69 |
| Grand Prairie | Texas | 4.50 | 6.21 |
-40.65 |
| Grand Rapids | Michigan | 4.33 | 13.65 |
-33.04 |
| Greensboro | North Carolina | 4.50 | 7.76 |
-46.85 |
| Henderson | Nevada | 4.16 | 7.08 |
-58.31 |
| Hialeah | Florida | 3.02 | 6.95 |
-40.4 |
| Honolulu | Hawaii | 0.94 | 7.05 |
-26.7 |
| Houston | Texas | 5.80 | 7.39 |
-40.6 |
| Huntington Beach | California | 8.78 | 8.42 |
-52.19 |
| Huntsville | Alabama | 2.84 | 8.85 |
-36.41 |
| Indianapolis | Indiana | 5.54 | 8.79 |
-41.03 |
| Irvine | California | 8.30 | 7.42 |
-61.53 |
| Irving | Texas | 5.15 | 6.62 |
-42.28 |
| Jackson | Mississippi | 2.10 | 9.75 |
-23.89 |
| Jacksonville | Florida | 3.54 | 7.50 |
-42.88 |
| Jersey City | New Jersey | 15.16 | 7.70 |
-47.23 |
| Kansas City | Missouri | 4.21 | 7.59 |
-53.72 |
| Knoxville | Tennessee | 4.21 | 8.04 |
-49.98 |
| Laredo | Texas | 1.67 | 8.40 |
-20.92 |
| Las Vegas | Nevada | 4.24 | 6.98 |
-57.67 |
| Lexington | Kentucky | 3.79 | 9.44 |
-37.44 |
| Lincoln | Nebraska | 1.85 | 10.62 |
-15 |
| Little Rock | Arkansas | 2.57 | 8.66 |
-34.03 |
| Long Beach | California | 15.81 | 6.71 |
-58.01 |
| Los Angeles | California | 13.32 | 6.01 |
-62.44 |
| Louisville | Kentucky | 5.53 | 9.28 |
-44.91 |
| Lubbock | Texas | 1.50 | 8.83 |
-17.96 |
| Madison | Wisconsin | 2.69 | 10.42 |
-19.25 |
| McKinney | Texas | 3.15 | 9.06 |
-34.86 |
| Memphis | Tennessee | 3.41 | 8.28 |
-43.01 |
| Mesa | Arizona | 4.45 | 6.59 |
-56.11 |
| Miami | Florida | 3.02 | 8.08 |
-36.7 |
| Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 6.48 | 10.05 |
-46.31 |
| Minneapolis | Minnesota | 5.25 | 10.74 |
-39.41 |
| Mobile | Alabama | 2.87 | 8.09 |
-29.88 |
| Modesto | California | 3.98 | 8.23 |
-58.1 |
| Montgomery | Alabama | 2.59 | 7.97 |
-37.03 |
| Moreno Valley | California | 9.75 | 6.12 |
-64.18 |
| Nashville | Tennessee | 4.49 | 9.45 |
-45.51 |
| New Orleans | Louisiana | 2.97 | 8.19 |
-26.54 |
| New York City | New York | 15.95 | 7.24 |
-46.9 |
| Newark | New Jersey | 13.75 | 8.21 |
-45.07 |
| Newport News | Virginia | 3.86 | 8.43 |
-46.41 |
| Norfolk | Virginia | 4.10 | 8.01 |
-50.25 |
| North Las Vegas | Nevada | 4.00 | 6.93 |
-59 |
| Oakland | California | 5.32 | 8.15 |
-54.3 |
| Oceanside | California | 3.33 | 10.99 |
-53.91 |
| Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | 2.82 | 7.62 |
-35.63 |
| Omaha | Nebraska | 2.58 | 10.19 |
-27.96 |
| Ontario | California | 15.09 | 5.38 |
-66.51 |
| Orlando | Florida | 3.57 | 5.91 |
-37.17 |
| Overland Park | Kansas | 3.52 | 8.18 |
-47.23 |
| Oxnard | California | 2.86 | 10.28 |
-49.47 |
| Pembroke Pines | Florida | 2.86 | 6.43 |
-45.42 |
| Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 9.09 | 7.98 |
-47.59 |
| Phoenix | Arizona | 6.79 | 7.00 |
-64.26 |
| Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 9.26 | 10.39 |
-50.73 |
| Plano | Texas | 4.28 | 7.55 |
-36.59 |
| Port St. Lucie | Florida | 1.82 | 7.62 |
-21.41 |
| Portland | Oregon | 3.97 | 9.09 |
-53.9 |
| Providence | Rhode Island | 4.95 | 9.66 |
-36.64 |
| Raleigh | North Carolina | 3.95 | 7.52 |
-44.46 |
| Rancho Cucamonga | California | 12.78 | 5.37 |
-65.25 |
| Reno | Nevada | 1.97 | 9.50 |
-51.96 |
| Richmond | Virginia | 4.87 | 7.87 |
-46.56 |
| Riverside | California | 11.42 | 5.95 |
-64.84 |
| Rochester | New York | 3.51 | 11.21 |
-33.99 |
| Sacramento | California | 4.34 | 7.07 |
-54.89 |
| Saint Paul | Minnesota | 5.30 | 10.60 |
-38.2 |
| Salt Lake City | Utah | 6.11 | 18.38 |
-57.39 |
| San Antonio | Texas | 3.14 | 6.94 |
-30.71 |
| San Bernardino | California | 9.49 | 5.54 |
-58.45 |
| San Diego | California | 4.08 | 9.07 |
-54.16 |
| San Francisco | California | 4.33 | 10.15 |
-46.94 |
| San Jose | California | 4.19 | 9.42 |
-61.65 |
| Santa Ana | California | 11.84 | 6.71 |
-61 |
| Santa Clarita | California | 4.95 | 6.54 |
-64.02 |
| Santa Rosa | California | 1.53 | 11.09 |
-28.41 |
| Scottsdale | Arizona | 4.92 | 7.14 |
-61.05 |
| Seattle | Washington | 5.54 | 8.36 |
-51.87 |
| Shreveport | Louisiana | 2.52 | 8.36 |
-34.35 |
| Sioux Falls | South Dakota | 1.34 | 11.47 |
5.15 |
| Spokane | Washington | 1.80 | 8.13 |
-28.54 |
| St. Louis | Missouri | 5.25 | 7.73 |
-42.72 |
| St. Petersburg | Florida | 2.86 | 8.24 |
-48.35 |
| Stockton | California | 4.28 | 7.50 |
-61.29 |
| Tacoma | Washington | 5.47 | 9.85 |
-44.85 |
| Tallahassee | Florida | 1.63 | 8.77 |
-22.62 |
| Tampa | Florida | 3.50 | 7.31 |
-53.1 |
| Tempe | Arizona | 4.84 | 6.59 |
-59.28 |
| Toledo | Ohio | 6.05 | 8.44 |
-40.27 |
| Tucson | Arizona | 2.25 | 6.50 |
-52.29 |
| Tulsa | Oklahoma | 2.94 | 7.44 |
-37.62 |
| Vancouver | Washington | 3.74 | 8.93 |
-52.73 |
| Virginia Beach | Virginia | 3.80 | 9.31 |
-46.36 |
| Washington D.C. | District of Columbia | 8.65 | 6.80 |
-50.72 |
| Wichita | Kansas | 1.93 | 8.99 |
-20.37 |
| Winston Salem | North Carolina | 4.10 | 7.81 |
-44.27 |
| Worcester | Massachusetts | 4.07 | 12.04 |
-29.67 |
| Yonkers | New York | 11.33 | 9.04 |
-50.33 |