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AIR QUALITY, PAGE 3


Average Visibility, June-August, 1981-1985 (5) Technical Note
Average Visibility, June-August, 1981-1985
SOURCE: R.B. Husar, 1999
Average Visibility, June-August, 1991-1995 (6) Technical Note
Average Visibility, June-August, 1991-1995
SOURCE: R.B. Husar, 1999

These maps display the number of miles one can see on the average summer day. The darkest shading represents the worst visibility with less than 7 miles while the lightest shade corresponds to greater than 30 miles visibility.

The maps display average visibility during June, July, and August, typically the worst season of the year, over a five-year period. The most recent time period for which these airport measurements are available, 1990 to 1995) is compared to a similar time span ten years earlier.


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