Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Giles County

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Giles County was 80 in 2025, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is unchanged from 2024.

2025, index80
Change on 20240
Series high1901998
Series low672020

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Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Giles County, 1990 to 2025

507510012515017520019901996200220082014202020251990: 161 index1991: 166 index1992: 156 index1993: 159 index1994: 166 index1995: 172 index1996: 150 index1997: 156 index1998: 190 index1999: 172 index2000: 161 index2001: 156 index2002: 159 index2003: 169 index2004: 108 index2005: 150 index2006: 115 index2007: 133 index2008: 129 index2009: 100 index2010: 119 index2011: 101 index2012: 115 index2013: 84 index2014: 90 index2015: 93 index2016: 115 index2017: 101 index2018: 93 index2019: 84 index2020: 67 index2021: 74 index2022: 100 index2023: 101 index2024: 80 index2025: 80 index5010015020019902002201420251990: 161 index1991: 166 index1992: 156 index1993: 159 index1994: 166 index1995: 172 index1996: 150 index1997: 156 index1998: 190 index1999: 172 index2000: 161 index2001: 156 index2002: 159 index2003: 169 index2004: 108 index2005: 150 index2006: 115 index2007: 133 index2008: 129 index2009: 100 index2010: 119 index2011: 101 index2012: 115 index2013: 84 index2014: 90 index2015: 93 index2016: 115 index2017: 101 index2018: 93 index2019: 84 index2020: 67 index2021: 74 index2022: 100 index2023: 101 index2024: 80 index2025: 80 index
index. Source: EPA, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-07-13.
All 36 values
Periodindex
202580
202480
2023101
2022100
202174
202067
201984
201893
2017101
2016115
201593
201490
201384
2012115
2011101
2010119
2009100
2008129
2007133
2006115
2005150
2004108
2003169
2002159
2001156
2000161
1999172
1998190
1997156
1996150
1995172
1994166
1993159
1992156
1991166
1990161

Giles County compared with nearby places

Albemarle County: 77 indexArlington County: 140 indexCaroline County: 74 indexCarroll County: 19 indexCharles City County: 101 indexChesterfield County: 80 indexFairfax County: 124 indexFauquier County: 77 indexFrederick County: 85 indexGiles County: 80 indexHanover County: 77 indexHenrico County: 85 indexLoudoun County: 120 indexMadison County: 87 indexPrince Edward County: 67 indexPrince William County: 87 indexRoanoke County: 80 indexRockbridge County: 67 indexRockingham County: 80 indexStafford County: 77 indexWythe County: 77 indexBristol city: 61 indexHampton city: 105 indexHopewell city: 15 indexLynchburg city: 69 indexNorfolk city: 94 indexRichmond city: 77 indexSalem city: 76 indexSuffolk city: 101 indexVirginia Beach city: 98 index
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Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), 2025, index. Giles County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Highest daily Air Quality Index (AQI) value recorded in a US county during the year, from the EPA AirData annual summaries. Values above 500 are beyond the AQI scale and are published as EPA computes them.

A single day decides the value, so one wildfire or dust event can set it. Dust from the dry Owens Lake bed puts Inyo and Mono counties in California in the thousands. United States counties with air quality monitors only, about 1,000 of some 3,100 in recent years; a county without monitors has no value. The number of days with an AQI differs between counties because some monitors run only in the ozone season.

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System, AirData. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI. https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2026). EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI (Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), Giles County, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual

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EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI, Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), Giles County, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 13 July 2026, https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/highest-daily-air-quality-index/giles-county-virginia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2026. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI. Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), Giles County, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/highest-daily-air-quality-index/giles-county-virginia.

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2026) EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI, Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), Giles County, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/highest-daily-air-quality-index/giles-county-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Environmental Protection Agency}},
  title = {{EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI: Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), Giles County, 1990 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/highest-daily-air-quality-index/giles-county-virginia. Publisher attribution: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System, AirData. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI. https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download\_files.html\#Annual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Giles County?

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Giles County was 80 in 2025, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is unchanged from 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Giles County?

190 in 1998, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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