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Clark County, Washington air quality history

Daily Air Quality Index summaries from EPA monitors in Clark, Washington, 1980–2025.

83%
Good days in 2025
33
Median daily AQI, 2025
0
Days above 100 in 2025
365
Days with an AQI in 2025 (of 365)

In 2025, EPA reported a daily Air Quality Index (AQI) for Clark, Washington on 365 days. 302 of those days (83%) were in the Good range, and the median daily AQI was 33. That median is higher than the typical monitored county in Washington (median 28 across 30 counties), and lower than the typical monitored U.S. county (40). The main pollutant was fine particles (PM2.5) on 241 days. Across the years with fuller monitoring, the share of Good days fell: an average of 85% in 1980–1982 versus 82% in 2023–2025.

How the days broke down each year

Each bar is one year. The colored segments show the share of monitored days that fell in each AQI category.

Share of monitored days in each AQI category, by year0%25%50%75%100%1980: Good 317 of 365 days1980: Moderate 46 of 365 days1980: Unhealthy 2 of 365 days19801981: Good 309 of 363 days1981: Moderate 50 of 363 days1981: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 3 of 363 days1981: Unhealthy 1 of 363 days1982: Good 306 of 365 days1982: Moderate 57 of 365 days1982: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 1 of 365 days1982: Unhealthy 1 of 365 days1983: Good 322 of 365 days1983: Moderate 41 of 365 days1983: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 2 of 365 days1984: Good 336 of 362 days1984: Moderate 24 of 362 days1984: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 1 of 362 days1984: Unhealthy 1 of 362 days1985: Good 331 of 359 days1985: Moderate 23 of 359 days1985: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 5 of 359 days19851986: Good 257 of 278 days1986: Moderate 18 of 278 days1986: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 2 of 278 days1986: Unhealthy 1 of 278 days1987: Good 246 of 318 days1987: Moderate 65 of 318 days1987: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 5 of 318 days1987: Unhealthy 2 of 318 days1988: Good 271 of 340 days1988: Moderate 62 of 340 days1988: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 7 of 340 days1989: Good 283 of 358 days1989: Moderate 73 of 358 days1989: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 2 of 358 days1990: Good 283 of 355 days1990: Moderate 66 of 355 days1990: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 3 of 355 days1990: Unhealthy 3 of 355 days19901991: Good 274 of 355 days1991: Moderate 75 of 355 days1991: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 5 of 355 days1991: Unhealthy 1 of 355 days1992: Good 307 of 357 days1992: Moderate 49 of 357 days1992: Unhealthy 1 of 357 days1993: Good 328 of 361 days1993: Moderate 32 of 361 days1993: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 1 of 361 days1994: Good 323 of 363 days1994: Moderate 36 of 363 days1994: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 3 of 363 days1994: Very Unhealthy 1 of 363 days1995: Good 329 of 365 days1995: Moderate 34 of 365 days1995: Unhealthy 2 of 365 days19951996: Good 326 of 366 days1996: Moderate 33 of 366 days1996: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 4 of 366 days1996: Unhealthy 3 of 366 days1997: Good 329 of 365 days1997: Moderate 36 of 365 days1998: Good 338 of 365 days1998: Moderate 24 of 365 days1998: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 3 of 365 days1999: Good 311 of 365 days1999: Moderate 51 of 365 days1999: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 3 of 365 days2000: Good 284 of 366 days2000: Moderate 76 of 366 days2000: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 6 of 366 days20002001: Good 228 of 365 days2001: Moderate 134 of 365 days2001: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 3 of 365 days2002: Good 232 of 363 days2002: Moderate 126 of 363 days2002: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 4 of 363 days2002: Unhealthy 1 of 363 days2003: Good 227 of 365 days2003: Moderate 134 of 365 days2003: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 4 of 365 days2004: Good 254 of 366 days2004: Moderate 109 of 366 days2004: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 3 of 366 days2005: Good 257 of 365 days2005: Moderate 106 of 365 days2005: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 1 of 365 days2005: Unhealthy 1 of 365 days20052006: Good 247 of 363 days2006: Moderate 113 of 363 days2006: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 3 of 363 days2007: Good 246 of 364 days2007: Moderate 108 of 364 days2007: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 10 of 364 days2008: Good 250 of 366 days2008: Moderate 112 of 366 days2008: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 4 of 366 days2009: Good 199 of 365 days2009: Moderate 157 of 365 days2009: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 8 of 365 days2009: Unhealthy 1 of 365 days2010: Good 303 of 365 days2010: Moderate 62 of 365 days20102011: Good 256 of 365 days2011: Moderate 101 of 365 days2011: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 5 of 365 days2011: Unhealthy 3 of 365 days2012: Good 263 of 366 days2012: Moderate 102 of 366 days2012: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 1 of 366 days2013: Good 238 of 365 days2013: Moderate 114 of 365 days2013: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 10 of 365 days2013: Unhealthy 3 of 365 days2014: Good 266 of 365 days2014: Moderate 94 of 365 days2014: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 5 of 365 days2015: Good 243 of 344 days2015: Moderate 96 of 344 days2015: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 2 of 344 days2015: Unhealthy 3 of 344 days20152016: Good 304 of 366 days2016: Moderate 62 of 366 days2017: Good 264 of 365 days2017: Moderate 93 of 365 days2017: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 5 of 365 days2017: Unhealthy 3 of 365 days2018: Good 272 of 365 days2018: Moderate 87 of 365 days2018: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 6 of 365 days2019: Good 277 of 364 days2019: Moderate 86 of 364 days2019: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 1 of 364 days2020: Good 272 of 366 days2020: Moderate 85 of 366 days2020: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 1 of 366 days2020: Very Unhealthy 3 of 366 days2020: Hazardous 5 of 366 days20202021: Good 308 of 365 days2021: Moderate 57 of 365 days2022: Good 267 of 365 days2022: Moderate 93 of 365 days2022: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 2 of 365 days2022: Unhealthy 3 of 365 days2023: Good 281 of 365 days2023: Moderate 82 of 365 days2023: Unhealthy 2 of 365 days2024: Good 321 of 366 days2024: Moderate 44 of 366 days2024: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 1 of 366 days2025: Good 302 of 365 days2025: Moderate 63 of 365 days2025
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  • Very Unhealthy
  • Hazardous

Typical and high-end AQI over time

The median is the middle day of the year. The 90th percentile is the level that only the highest 10% of days exceeded.

Median and 90th-percentile daily AQI, by year0501001980: 90th percentile AQI 551981: 90th percentile AQI 601982: 90th percentile AQI 581983: 90th percentile AQI 541984: 90th percentile AQI 451985: 90th percentile AQI 481986: 90th percentile AQI 441987: 90th percentile AQI 691988: 90th percentile AQI 611989: 90th percentile AQI 671990: 90th percentile AQI 661991: 90th percentile AQI 671992: 90th percentile AQI 561993: 90th percentile AQI 501994: 90th percentile AQI 521995: 90th percentile AQI 501996: 90th percentile AQI 531997: 90th percentile AQI 501998: 90th percentile AQI 461999: 90th percentile AQI 552000: 90th percentile AQI 602001: 90th percentile AQI 632002: 90th percentile AQI 622003: 90th percentile AQI 672004: 90th percentile AQI 632005: 90th percentile AQI 642006: 90th percentile AQI 662007: 90th percentile AQI 712008: 90th percentile AQI 702009: 90th percentile AQI 752010: 90th percentile AQI 572011: 90th percentile AQI 732012: 90th percentile AQI 632013: 90th percentile AQI 722014: 90th percentile AQI 632015: 90th percentile AQI 652016: 90th percentile AQI 562017: 90th percentile AQI 712018: 90th percentile AQI 592019: 90th percentile AQI 632020: 90th percentile AQI 622021: 90th percentile AQI 552022: 90th percentile AQI 662023: 90th percentile AQI 592024: 90th percentile AQI 532025: 90th percentile AQI 561980: Median AQI 321981: Median AQI 331982: Median AQI 351983: Median AQI 301984: Median AQI 281985: Median AQI 311986: Median AQI 291987: Median AQI 281988: Median AQI 341989: Median AQI 341990: Median AQI 321991: Median AQI 361992: Median AQI 311993: Median AQI 331994: Median AQI 341995: Median AQI 331996: Median AQI 341997: Median AQI 341998: Median AQI 311999: Median AQI 302000: Median AQI 342001: Median AQI 432002: Median AQI 432003: Median AQI 432004: Median AQI 382005: Median AQI 392006: Median AQI 382007: Median AQI 402008: Median AQI 402009: Median AQI 462010: Median AQI 312011: Median AQI 382012: Median AQI 372013: Median AQI 392014: Median AQI 372015: Median AQI 402016: Median AQI 312017: Median AQI 372018: Median AQI 352019: Median AQI 342020: Median AQI 322021: Median AQI 342022: Median AQI 362023: Median AQI 352024: Median AQI 312025: Median AQI 331980198519901995200020052010201520202025
  • Median daily AQI
  • 90th-percentile daily AQI

Main pollutant by day, 2025

On each monitored day, the AQI reflects whichever measured pollutant had the highest index. This counts how many days each pollutant set the AQI. A pollutant that was not measured here cannot appear.

PollutantDays as main pollutantShare of monitored days
Fine particles (PM2.5)24166%
Ozone12434%

Year-by-year data

Annual AQI summary by year
YearDays with AQIGoodModerateUnhealthy for Sensitive GroupsUnhealthyVery UnhealthyHazardousMedian AQI90th pct.Max AQIMain pollutant
2025365302630000335683PM2.5
20243663214410003153105PM2.5
20233652818202003559153PM2.5
20223652679323003666175PM2.5
2021365308570000345598PM2.5
20203662728510353262874PM2.5
20193642778610003463128PM2.5
20183652728760003559135PM2.5
20173652649353003771161PM2.5
2016366304620000315692PM2.5
20153442439623004065159PM2.5
20143652669450003763133PM2.5
2013365238114103003972160PM2.5
201236626310210003763117PM2.5
201136525610153003873153PM2.5
2010365303620000315790PM2.5
200936519915781004675151PM2.5
200836625011240004070108PM2.5
2007364246108100004071145PM2.5
200636324711330003866115PM2.5
200536525710611003964158PM2.5
200436625410930003863125PM2.5
200336522713440004367119PM2.5
200236323212641004362152PM2.5
200136522813430004363126PM2.5
20003662847660003460134PM2.5
19993653115130003055111CO
19983653382430003146140CO
1997365329360000345093CO
19963663263343003453179CO
19953653293402003350169CO
19943633233630103452206CO
19933613283210003350126CO
19923573074901003156179CO
19913552747551003667153CO
19903552836633003266200CO
19893582837320003467106CO
19883402716270003461126CO
19873182466552002869159CO
19862782571821002944154Ozone
19853593312350003148122Ozone
19843623362411002845161CO
19833653224120003054115CO
19823653065711003558156CO
19813633095031003360151CO
19803653174602003255165CO

What this data can and can’t tell you

It is a county-level summary. EPA reports one AQI per day for the county, based on the monitors operating there. Air at a particular street, school or home can differ, especially near roads, industry or wildfire smoke.

It is not a health assessment. The AQI is EPA’s scale for communicating daily air quality. A county’s history can’t tell you what the health risk is for any particular person. For daily conditions and health guidance, see AirNow.

Rules change over time. EPA has revised AQI breakpoints, most recently for fine particles in 2024, so some year-to-year change can reflect the scale rather than the air.

Counties in Washington with a similar median AQI in 2025

All monitored counties in Washington

Source: U.S. EPA AirData, “Annual AQI by County” files for 1980–2025 (EPA download page). EPA file dates: 2026-06-26. Imported into EnviroNearby November 5, 2026. How we use this data · Report a problem