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Visual Range is about 28 miles • updated 02/15/2013 12:00 AM EST
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Ozone (O3) at McMillan NCORE Monitoring Site 
updated 02/14/2013 10:00 PM EST

O3 concentration Current Today's
Maximum		 Yesterday's
Maximum
8-hour average 27 ppb 33 ppb   22 ppb  
1-hour average 0 ppb 38 ppb   26 ppb  

*Ozone (O3) is measured in parts per billion (ppb)



AQI Ozone

*The McMillan NCORE monitoring site is operated by the
District of Columbia Department of the Environment.




Particulate Matter (PM2.5) at McMillan NCORE Monitoring Site 
updated 02/14/2013 10:00 PM EST

PM2.5 concentration
Current Today's
Maximum		 Yesterday's
Maximum
24-hour average 17.9 μg/m3 — 16 μg/m3
1-hour average 18.0 μg/m3 29 μg/m3  25 μg/m3

*Particulate Matter (PM2.5) is measured in micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m3)



Particulate Matter (PM2.5)

*The McMillan NCORE monitoring site is operated by the
District of Columbia Department of the Environment.




Weather at NPS Park Police Headquarters Monitoring Site  updated 02/15/2013 12:00 AM EST

Current temperature  42 F 
Yesterday's minimum temperature  37 F 
Yesterday's maximum temperature  49 F 
Current relative humidity  73 % 
Yesterday's minimum relative humidity  49 % 
Yesterday's maximum relative humidity  92 % 


Visibility at NPS Park Police Headquarters Monitoring Site
updated 02/15/2013 12:00 AM EST

Approximate Visual Range
 Current Yesterday's
Maximum		 Yesterday's
Minimum
  28 miles 56 miles 8 miles


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Current Air Quality »
at McMillan NCORE
Ozone - O3
updated 02/14/2013 10:00 PM EST
Ozone concentration is ***O3*** parts per billion air quality index (AQI) for Ozone and Particulate Matter from good to unhealthy PM 2.5 is 18.0 micrograms per cubic meter
Particulate Matter - PM2.5
updated 02/14/2013 10:00 PM EST

at Park Police Headquarters
Visual Range
28 miles

updated 02/15/2013 12:00 AM EST
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    • Current Weather »
    at Park Police Headquarters
    updated 02/15/2013 12:00 AM EST
    Temperature
    42 F

    Humidity
    73 %

    Wind
    SSE-3 mph

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    Last Updated: February 14, 2013