Another very smoky day in Seattle, but believe it or not, we’ve had worse… SEATTLE — With thick wildfire smoke covering the Puget Sound region, residents are experiencing the worst air quality in the 21st Century so far — even worse than the smoky days of last summer. But air quality has been worse if you go back farther in Seattle’s history — a lot worse. Historical data from the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency going back to 1980 shows several winter days in the mid 1980s with far worse numbers. In fact, December 13, 1985 had an estimated 24-hour air quality particulate measurement (155) that was nearly double the reading Seattle had on Tuesday (80). Several other dates from December 1985 are high on the list. Many more from winters in 1982 and 1983. Tuesday’s air quality ranks somewhere around 55th on the list of worst days since 1980. Wednesday’s numbers will likely rank higher than 80, but still short of 155. Certainly no wildfires in the middle of winter, so what gives? Usually, Seattle’s worst air quality days are not from wildfire smoke, but from wintertime inversions that trap particulates near the ground. Clear skies at night allow… Read full this story
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