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

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in LaSalle County was 94 in 2010, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is up 7 from 2009.

2010, index94

Change on 2009+7

Series high1791989

Series low771994

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Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in LaSalle County, 1980 to 2010

index. Source: EPA, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-07-13.

All 29 values

Period	index
2010	94
2009	87
2008	91
2007	114
2006	89
2005	130
2004	104
2003	103
2002	110
2001	115
2000	109
1999	98
1998	104
1997	97
1996	93
1995	81
1994	77
1993	84
1992	92
1991	120
1990	124
1989	179
1988	100
1987	128
1986	98
1983	147
1982	108
1981	169
1980	161

LaSalle County compared with nearby places

Under 96
96 to 110
110 to 120
120 and over
No data

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), 2010, index. LaSalle 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.

Rankings

Counties in Illinois by highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) 33 places

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), LaSalle County, 1980 to 2010) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual

MLA 9

EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI, Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), LaSalle County, 1980 to 2010. 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/lasalle-county-illinois. 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), LaSalle County, 1980 to 2010. 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/lasalle-county-illinois.

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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), LaSalle County, 1980 to 2010 [Dataset]. Available at: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/highest-daily-air-quality-index/lasalle-county-illinois (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{environmental_highest_daily_air_quality_2010,
  author = {{U.S. Environmental Protection Agency}},
  title = {{EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI: Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), LaSalle County, 1980 to 2010}},
  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/lasalle-county-illinois. 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 LaSalle County?

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in LaSalle County was 94 in 2010, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is up 7 from 2009.

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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 LaSalle County?

179 in 1989, the highest value since 1980 in this series.

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