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

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Niagara County was 115 in 2025, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is up 10 from 2024.

2025, index115
Change on 2024+10
Series high2231988
Series low802019

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Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Niagara County, 1980 to 2025

5010015020025019801987199420012008201520251980: 206 index1981: 179 index1982: 185 index1983: 202 index1984: 208 index1985: 166 index1986: 197 index1987: 218 index1988: 223 index1989: 156 index1990: 192 index1991: 177 index1992: 182 index1993: 150 index1994: 161 index1995: 190 index1996: 174 index1997: 159 index1998: 172 index1999: 166 index2000: 156 index2001: 207 index2002: 192 index2003: 205 index2004: 140 index2005: 185 index2006: 133 index2007: 159 index2008: 129 index2009: 129 index2010: 115 index2011: 150 index2012: 169 index2013: 101 index2014: 90 index2015: 101 index2016: 119 index2017: 105 index2018: 101 index2019: 80 index2020: 87 index2021: 108 index2022: 133 index2023: 97 index2024: 105 index2025: 115 index5010015020025019801996201220251980: 206 index1981: 179 index1982: 185 index1983: 202 index1984: 208 index1985: 166 index1986: 197 index1987: 218 index1988: 223 index1989: 156 index1990: 192 index1991: 177 index1992: 182 index1993: 150 index1994: 161 index1995: 190 index1996: 174 index1997: 159 index1998: 172 index1999: 166 index2000: 156 index2001: 207 index2002: 192 index2003: 205 index2004: 140 index2005: 185 index2006: 133 index2007: 159 index2008: 129 index2009: 129 index2010: 115 index2011: 150 index2012: 169 index2013: 101 index2014: 90 index2015: 101 index2016: 119 index2017: 105 index2018: 101 index2019: 80 index2020: 87 index2021: 108 index2022: 133 index2023: 97 index2024: 105 index2025: 115 index
index. Source: EPA, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-07-13.
All 46 values
Periodindex
2025115
2024105
202397
2022133
2021108
202087
201980
2018101
2017105
2016119
2015101
201490
2013101
2012169
2011150
2010115
2009129
2008129
2007159
2006133
2005185
2004140
2003205
2002192
2001207
2000156
1999166
1998172
1997159
1996174
1995190
1994161
1993150
1992182
1991177
1990192
1989156
1988223
1987218
1986197
1985166
1984208
1983202
1982185
1981179
1980206

Niagara County compared with nearby places

Albany County: 136 indexBronx County: 143 indexChautauqua County: 108 indexDutchess County: 140 indexErie County: 140 indexEssex County: 159 indexHamilton County: 87 indexJefferson County: 87 indexKings County: 99 indexMonroe County: 135 indexNassau County: 92 indexNew York County: 136 indexNiagara County: 115 indexOneida County: 99 indexOnondaga County: 125 indexOrange County: 108 indexOswego County: 80 indexPutnam County: 97 indexQueens County: 154 indexRichmond County: 129 indexRockland County: 136 indexSaratoga County: 93 indexSteuben County: 143 indexSuffolk County: 154 indexTompkins County: 74 indexWayne County: 90 indexWestchester County: 136 index
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Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), 2025, index. Niagara 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), Niagara County, 1980 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), Niagara County, 1980 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/niagara-county-new-york. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), Niagara County, 1980 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/niagara-county-new-york.

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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), Niagara County, 1980 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/niagara-county-new-york (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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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), Niagara County, 1980 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/niagara-county-new-york. 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 Niagara County?

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Niagara County was 115 in 2025, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is up 10 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 Niagara County?

223 in 1988, the highest value since 1980 in this series.

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