2008 Air Pollution Events

The links below contain descriptions and analyses of data for large-scale air pollution events in Texas in 2008. Events are listed chronologically with the most recent event first. A colored box next to each event indicates the Air Quality Index rating according to the scale shown at the bottom of this page.

Today’s Air Quality Forecast

	12/14/2008—West Texas Blowing Dust
	12/08/2008—West Texas Blowing Dust
	11/02/2008—Beaumont-Port Arthur Smoke
	10/25/2008—Houston High Ozone
	10/19/2008—Houston High Ozone
	10/09/2008—Houston High Ozone
	10/02/2008—Houston High Ozone
	10/02/2008—San Antonio High Ozone
	10/01/2008—San Antonio High Ozone
	09/30/2008—Houston High Ozone
	09/30/2008—Central Texas High Ozone
	09/29/2008—Houston High Ozone
	09/29/2008—San Antonio High Ozone
	09/28/2008—San Antonio High Ozone
	09/27/2008—Houston High Ozone
	09/27/2008—San Antonio High Ozone
	09/26/2008—San Antonio High Ozone
	09/06/2008—San Antonio High Ozone
	09/04/2008—El Paso High Ozone
	09/04/2008—Houston High Ozone
	08/26/2008—Houston High Ozone
	08/11/2008—El Paso High Ozone
	08/04/2008—Dallas-Fort Worth High Ozone
	08/04/2008—Houston High Ozone
	07/17/2008—Houston High Ozone
	07/14/2008—El Paso High Ozone
	07/01/2008—Dallas-Fort Worth High Ozone
	07/01/2008—Houston High Ozone
	06/23/2008—Houston High Ozone
	06/23/2008—Dallas-Fort Worth High Ozone
	06/23/2008—Central Texas High Ozone
	06/20/2008—Dallas-Fort Worth High Ozone
	06/19/2008—Dallas-Fort Worth High Ozone
	06/18/2008—Houston High Ozone
	06/18/2008—Dallas-Fort Worth High Ozone
	06/14/2008—El Paso High Ozone
	05/20/2008—Dallas-Fort Worth High Ozone
	05/08/2008—Houston High Ozone
	05/08/2008—San Antonio High Ozone
	04/19/2008—Houston High Ozone
	04/10/2008—West Texas Dust Storm
	04/09/2008—El Paso Blowing Dust
	03/18/2008—South Texas Blowing Dust and Smoke
	03/16/2008—El Paso Blowing Dust
	03/03/2008—South Texas Blowing Dust and Smoke
	02/25-26/2008—West Texas Blowing Dust and Smoke
	02/04/2008—El Paso Blowing Dust
	01/31/2008—Texas Dust and Smoke
	01/29/2008—West Texas Dust Storm and Smoke

Other Air Pollution Events

• 2007 Air Pollution Events
• 2006 Air Pollution Events
• 2005 Air Pollution Events
• 2004 Air Pollution Events
• 2003 Air Pollution Events
• 2002 Air Pollution Events
• 2001 Air Pollution Events
• 2000 Air Pollution Events

Air Quality Index (AQI)   scale (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency):