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