Click on the map icons to access near-real time hourly readings from the monitoring stations and microsensors in the WCAS region.
Questions about the data? Contact us – we can help!
Things to remember:
- Community AQHIs can also be found on the Alberta AQHI Map.
- Hourly average concentrations of PM2.5 from microsensors are displayed using the BC CDC AQHI+ colour scale, a modification of the Canadian AQHI scale that only considers PM2.5 for smoke related issues.
Reference for Correction Factor
Reference for Smoke-optimized AQHI Scale
- Click here for more information about the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI).
- The data are recorded in Mountain Standard Time. Data are generally indicative of ambient conditions but it is raw data. Our quality controls validate the information and then it is stored in a Government of Alberta Air Quality Data Management Platform.
- If there are breaks in the data, it simply means data was not recorded for that time period. Often, this is due to scheduled equipment maintenance or calibrations being made at that time.
- From time to time data points may be removed after they have been found to be in error due to instrument malfunction.
- Negative numbers that may appear have not yet been referenced to the daily zero check.
The parameters measured at each station are summarized in the following table – click here to learn more about what they are and why we monitor for them.
