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

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Shasta County was 154 in 2025, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is down 78 from 2024.

2025, index154
Change on 2024-78
Series high1,4352023
Series low1002019

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

05001,0001,50019801987199420012008201520251980: 179 index1981: 187 index1982: 164 index1983: 169 index1984: 164 index1985: 200 index1986: 179 index1987: 203 index1988: 200 index1989: 143 index1990: 205 index1991: 174 index1992: 164 index1993: 156 index1994: 197 index1995: 143 index1996: 187 index1997: 202 index1998: 222 index1999: 182 index2000: 154 index2001: 134 index2002: 147 index2003: 177 index2004: 177 index2005: 159 index2006: 151 index2007: 133 index2008: 275 index2009: 122 index2010: 119 index2011: 153 index2012: 180 index2013: 105 index2014: 126 index2015: 157 index2016: 140 index2017: 159 index2018: 206 index2019: 100 index2020: 171 index2021: 240 index2022: 119 index2023: 1,435 index2024: 232 index2025: 154 index05001,0001,50019801996201220251980: 179 index1981: 187 index1982: 164 index1983: 169 index1984: 164 index1985: 200 index1986: 179 index1987: 203 index1988: 200 index1989: 143 index1990: 205 index1991: 174 index1992: 164 index1993: 156 index1994: 197 index1995: 143 index1996: 187 index1997: 202 index1998: 222 index1999: 182 index2000: 154 index2001: 134 index2002: 147 index2003: 177 index2004: 177 index2005: 159 index2006: 151 index2007: 133 index2008: 275 index2009: 122 index2010: 119 index2011: 153 index2012: 180 index2013: 105 index2014: 126 index2015: 157 index2016: 140 index2017: 159 index2018: 206 index2019: 100 index2020: 171 index2021: 240 index2022: 119 index2023: 1,435 index2024: 232 index2025: 154 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
2025154
2024232
20231,435
2022119
2021240
2020171
2019100
2018206
2017159
2016140
2015157
2014126
2013105
2012180
2011153
2010119
2009122
2008275
2007133
2006151
2005159
2004177
2003177
2002147
2001134
2000154
1999182
1998222
1997202
1996187
1995143
1994197
1993156
1992164
1991174
1990205
1989143
1988200
1987203
1986179
1985200
1984164
1983169
1982164
1981187
1980179

Shasta County compared with nearby places

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  • 79 to 96
  • 96 to 110
  • 110 to 140
  • 140 to 160
  • 160 and over
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Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), 2025, index. Shasta 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), Shasta 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), Shasta 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/shasta-county-california. 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), Shasta 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/shasta-county-california.

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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), Shasta 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/shasta-county-california (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), Shasta 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/shasta-county-california. 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 Shasta County?

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Shasta County was 154 in 2025, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is down 78 from 2024.

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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 Shasta County?

1,435 in 2023, the highest value since 1980 in this series.

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