I'm going to have an interesting day today as I leave suffering for misery. This morning, I'm in upstate New York. It was -11F when I woke up this morning and was brutally cold. Upstate New Yorkers like to say that there's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate dress. However, they are a hardy lot. My niece left for the bus this morning wearing a thin pair of slip on shoes. Ah, teenagers...
Later tonight I arrive in Salt Lake City where misery awaits. I've been watching the air quality there the past few days and it looks nasty as the PM2.5 concentrations have been flirting with the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for several days. One thing that is interesting and that I don't understand are the huge fluctuations from day to night in PM2.5 concentration. These are as large as I've seen. Perhaps someone out there who knows more about air chemistry can comment.
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| PM2.5 concentrations in the Salt Lake Valley. Source: Utah Division of Air Quality |
The models hint that Salt Lake may get some relief tomorrow. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that happens as I've learned to enjoy breathing clean air the past couple of weeks.
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