Description:
Unverified raw hourly air pollutant monitoring and meteorological data collected by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. These data sets contain __2021 to the most recent hourly readings__ from air quality monitoring stations across B.C, up to the latest hour in Pacific Standard Time (PST). This does not include data originating from Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley Regional Districts. For current conditions for Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley Regional Districts please visit http://gis.metrovancouver.org/airmap/
This data is not quality-assured. Historical quality-assured air data is available here:
https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/77eeadf4-0c19-48bf-a47a-fa9eef01f409
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#### Current Air Quality Data:
* Air Quality Health Index (Learn more about this index: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/epd/bcairquality/readings/aqhi-table.xml)
* Carbon monoxide (CO) in parts per million (ppm)
* Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and Total reduced sulfur (TRS) in ppb
* Nitric oxide (NO) in parts per billion (ppb)
* Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in ppb
* Sulfur dioxide (SO2) in ppb
* Ground-level ozone (O3) in ppb
* PM2.5 (particulate matter with diameter of 2.5 micrometres or less) in micrograms per cubic metre (ug/m3)
* PM10 (particulate matter with diameter of 10 micrometres or less) in ug/m3
#### Current Meteorological Data:
* Air Temperature (TEMP) in degrees Celsius (°C)
* Relative Humidity (HUMIDITY) in percent (%)
* Wind Speed (WSPD) in meters per second (m/s)
* Wind Direction (WDIR) in degrees from true north/azimuth (°)
* Precipitation (PRECIP) in millimeters (mm)
* Snow depth (SNOW) in centimeters (cm)
* Barometric Pressue (PRESSURE) in kilopascals (kPA) or millibars (mb)
* Water Vapor Pressure (VAPOUR) in kilopascals (kPA) or millibars (mb)
#### Monitoring Locations
* Locations of all current and historical air and meteorological stations including Latitude and Longitude
Source Repository:
BC Data Catalogue
Publisher(s):
Environmental Monitoring and Analysis Branch
Access:
Public
License:
Open Government Licence - British Columbia
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content?id=A519A56BC2BF44E4A008B33FCF527F61
URL:
https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/01867404-ba2a-470e-94b7-0604607cfa30
Publication date:
2016-06-29
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