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

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Steele County was 68 in 2001, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is down 38 from 2000. That is the 9th highest of 12 counties in 2001.

2001, index68
Change on 2000-38
Series high1062000
Series low461994

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Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Steele County, 1994 to 2001

40608010012019941996199820011994: 46 index1995: 93 index1996: 93 index1997: 101 index1998: 87 index1999: 93 index2000: 106 index2001: 68 index4060801001201994199720011994: 46 index1995: 93 index1996: 93 index1997: 101 index1998: 87 index1999: 93 index2000: 106 index2001: 68 index
index. Source: EPA, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-07-13.
All 8 values
Periodindex
200168
2000106
199993
199887
1997101
199693
199593
199446

Steele County compared with nearby places

Billings County: 67 indexBurke County: 77 indexBurleigh County: 75 indexCass County: 104 indexDunn County: 74 indexGrand Forks County: 99 indexMcKenzie County: 84 indexMcLean County: 34 indexMercer County: 83 indexOliver County: 84 indexStark County: 65 indexSteele County: 68 index
  • Under 67
  • 67 to 74
  • 74 to 81
  • 81 to 84
  • 84 and over
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Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), 2001, index. Steele 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), Steele County, 1994 to 2001) [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), Steele County, 1994 to 2001. 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/steele-county-north-dakota. 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), Steele County, 1994 to 2001. 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/steele-county-north-dakota.

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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), Steele County, 1994 to 2001 [Dataset]. Available at: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/highest-daily-air-quality-index/steele-county-north-dakota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI: Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), Steele County, 1994 to 2001}},
  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/steele-county-north-dakota. 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 Steele County?

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Steele County was 68 in 2001, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is down 38 from 2000. That is the 9th highest of 12 counties in 2001.

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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 Steele County?

106 in 2000, the highest value since 1994 in this series.

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