5:00 PM: No wood smoke. I was home today. The air was fresh all day long. 8 degrees.
6:08 PM: No wood smoke.
7:11 PM: No wood smoke. Yet.
7:45 PM: Faint to light wood smoke.
11:15 PM: Light to moderate wood smoke.
Read the horrors of living in North St. Paul, MN. Burning sinuses, nausea, headaches, sore throat, shortness of breath, if you are healthy you can experience all of these maladies in this town. If you have asthma or respiratory disorders, North St. Paul's heavy air pollution could be DEADLY. Smoky air almost every day of your life in this polluted nightmare of a town.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Thursday 01/28/2010 Air Pollution
4:35 PM: No wood smoke. 6 degrees.
6:00 PM: No wood smoke. 3 degrees.
7:00 PM: No wood smoke.
8:00 PM: No wood smoke.
9:00 PM: A faint something is in the air. It could be smoke from a distant fireplace user. But I really can't say for certain that it is.
10:30 PM: No wood smoke.
Midnight: No wood smoke.
This was a rare evening with no real wood smoke.
6:00 PM: No wood smoke. 3 degrees.
7:00 PM: No wood smoke.
8:00 PM: No wood smoke.
9:00 PM: A faint something is in the air. It could be smoke from a distant fireplace user. But I really can't say for certain that it is.
10:30 PM: No wood smoke.
Midnight: No wood smoke.
This was a rare evening with no real wood smoke.
Wednesday 01/27/2010 Air Pollution
6:15 PM: An extremely faint smokiness is in the air. 7 degrees and windy at this time.
8:45 PM: No wood smoke.
10:45 PM: No wood smoke. Last check of the evening.
There was nothing more than the slightest trace of wood smoke this evening.
8:45 PM: No wood smoke.
10:45 PM: No wood smoke. Last check of the evening.
There was nothing more than the slightest trace of wood smoke this evening.
Tuesday 01/26/2010 Air Pollution
1:00 AM: A very faint trace of wood smoke is in the air. I can hardly smell it except enough to tell it is present.
6:25 PM: No wood smoke yet this evening. A frigid 6 degrees at this time.
9:00 PM: Light to moderate wood smoke. As I determined it was smoky this evening, I went to bed at this time.
6:25 PM: No wood smoke yet this evening. A frigid 6 degrees at this time.
9:00 PM: Light to moderate wood smoke. As I determined it was smoky this evening, I went to bed at this time.
Monday 01/25/2010 Air Pollution
5:15 PM: No wood smoke. 19 degrees..
6:30 PM: No wood smoke. Windy.
7:30 PM: There is a faint smokiness in the air at this time.
10:30 PM: No wood smoke. There was a faint trace of wood smoke in the air after midnight.
6:30 PM: No wood smoke. Windy.
7:30 PM: There is a faint smokiness in the air at this time.
10:30 PM: No wood smoke. There was a faint trace of wood smoke in the air after midnight.
Sunday 01/24/2010 Air Pollution
3:00 AM: A faint smokiness lingers in the air.
2:15 PM: No wood smoke now. No wood smoke all morning other than very early. Light drizzle at this time. 35 degrees.
4:00 PM: No wood smoke. Light sleet and snow, 33 degrees.
5:15 PM: No wood smoke. Drizzling rain.
6:35 PM: No wood smoke.
7:20 PM: No wood smoke.
8:30 PM: No wood smoke.
9:30 PM: No wood smoke.
10:20 PM: No real wood smoke. There is a faint something in the air. I cannot determine what it is. It could be wood smoke from a distant fireplace user. Last check of the evening.
This was the evening of the big Minnesota Vikings divisional championship game. People could have been too busy watching the game to pollute the air.
2:15 PM: No wood smoke now. No wood smoke all morning other than very early. Light drizzle at this time. 35 degrees.
4:00 PM: No wood smoke. Light sleet and snow, 33 degrees.
5:15 PM: No wood smoke. Drizzling rain.
6:35 PM: No wood smoke.
7:20 PM: No wood smoke.
8:30 PM: No wood smoke.
9:30 PM: No wood smoke.
10:20 PM: No real wood smoke. There is a faint something in the air. I cannot determine what it is. It could be wood smoke from a distant fireplace user. Last check of the evening.
This was the evening of the big Minnesota Vikings divisional championship game. People could have been too busy watching the game to pollute the air.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Saturday 01/23/2010 Air Pollution
7:00 AM: No wood smoke. Fresh air.
10:00 AM: No wood smoke.
12:00 PM: No wood smoke.
3:00 PM: No wood smoke. 38 degrees measured at North High School.
If people use fireplaces to heat their homes, how come we have very little wood smoke in the morning and early afternoon hours? Even in the winter, fireplace use occurs mainly in the evening. The use has to be recreational and not for home heating.
5:30 PM: Light wood smoke varying with the wind.
8:00 PM: Faint varying wood smoke.
9:00 PM: Light varying wood smoke.
10:30 PM: Light wood smoke. Last check of the evening.
10:00 AM: No wood smoke.
12:00 PM: No wood smoke.
3:00 PM: No wood smoke. 38 degrees measured at North High School.
If people use fireplaces to heat their homes, how come we have very little wood smoke in the morning and early afternoon hours? Even in the winter, fireplace use occurs mainly in the evening. The use has to be recreational and not for home heating.
5:30 PM: Light wood smoke varying with the wind.
8:00 PM: Faint varying wood smoke.
9:00 PM: Light varying wood smoke.
10:30 PM: Light wood smoke. Last check of the evening.
Friday 01/22/2010 Air Pollution
4:30 PM: No wood smoke. Fresh air!
7:00 PM: No wood smoke.
10:50 PM: No wood smoke yet.
11:35 PM: Very faint wood smoke is in the air. Probably from a distant fireplace user.
This evening had very little wood smoke pollution.
7:00 PM: No wood smoke.
10:50 PM: No wood smoke yet.
11:35 PM: Very faint wood smoke is in the air. Probably from a distant fireplace user.
This evening had very little wood smoke pollution.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Thursday 01/21/2010 Air Pollution
4:30 PM: No wood smoke. 28 degrees.
6:10 PM: No wood smoke. Wonderful fresh air! Will it last? Will we have a third evening in a row without wood smoke pollution?
We did not have a third evening without wood smoke.
9:22 PM: Light to moderate wood smoke. The familiar air pollutant is back. Last check of the evening.
6:10 PM: No wood smoke. Wonderful fresh air! Will it last? Will we have a third evening in a row without wood smoke pollution?
We did not have a third evening without wood smoke.
9:22 PM: Light to moderate wood smoke. The familiar air pollutant is back. Last check of the evening.
Wednesday 01/20/2010 Air Pollution
5:00 AM: Fresh air. It is so nice to wake up and extend my head out the back door and take a deep breath of fresh air. We don't have a lot of fresh air in North St. Paul, MN. We have to enjoy what little we can find.
4:15 PM: No wood smoke. 28 degrees.
6:30 PM: No wood smoke.
11:00 PM: No wood smoke.
This is the second evening without wood smoke.
4:15 PM: No wood smoke. 28 degrees.
6:30 PM: No wood smoke.
11:00 PM: No wood smoke.
This is the second evening without wood smoke.
Tuesday 01/19/2010 Air Pollution
2:45 AM: Light to moderate stinky wood smoke continues to pollute the air in North St. Paul, Minnesota.
4:45 AM: Light wood smoke at this time.
7:00 AM: Faint wood smoke at this time. The air was smoky all night long and half the morning.
4:45 PM: No wood smoke. 21 degrees.
6:30 PM: No wood smoke.
9:00 PM: No wood smoke yet.
11:45 PM: No wood smoke.
It was a smoky morning and a smoke-free evening.
4:45 AM: Light wood smoke at this time.
7:00 AM: Faint wood smoke at this time. The air was smoky all night long and half the morning.
4:45 PM: No wood smoke. 21 degrees.
6:30 PM: No wood smoke.
9:00 PM: No wood smoke yet.
11:45 PM: No wood smoke.
It was a smoky morning and a smoke-free evening.
Monday 01/18/2010 Air Pollution
5:40 AM: Faint wood smoke at this early hour.
6:21 AM: Faint to light wood smoke.
1:37 PM: There has been a faint wood smoke in the air all day long.
4:30 PM: A very faint smoke lingers in the air.
5:30 PM: 32 degrees.
7:55 PM: Moderate to strong horrible smelling stinky wood smoke pollutes the air in North St. Paul! It smells awful. You don't want to breathe this toxic air! It does not get this smoky often in the winter. In the summer it gets this smoky. But not in the winter. This could be the smokiest it has been all winter.
10:45 PM: Moderately strong stinky wood smoke continues. That's 3 hours of horrible stinky air!
6:21 AM: Faint to light wood smoke.
1:37 PM: There has been a faint wood smoke in the air all day long.
4:30 PM: A very faint smoke lingers in the air.
5:30 PM: 32 degrees.
7:55 PM: Moderate to strong horrible smelling stinky wood smoke pollutes the air in North St. Paul! It smells awful. You don't want to breathe this toxic air! It does not get this smoky often in the winter. In the summer it gets this smoky. But not in the winter. This could be the smokiest it has been all winter.
10:45 PM: Moderately strong stinky wood smoke continues. That's 3 hours of horrible stinky air!
Sunday 01/17/2010 Air Pollution
5:45 PM: Light to moderate wood smoke. You don't want to breathe the air in North St. Paul right now. It's very polluted. 33 degrees.
10:15 PM: Moderate wood smoke. That's 4.5 hours of very smoky polluted air. Last check of the evening.
10:15 PM: Moderate wood smoke. That's 4.5 hours of very smoky polluted air. Last check of the evening.
Saturday 11/16/2010 Air Pollution
7:50 PM: Light strange smelling wood smoke. 32 degrees.
9:00 PM: Moderate wood smoke varying with the breeze. The air outside is very smoky. Last check of the evening.
9:00 PM: Moderate wood smoke varying with the breeze. The air outside is very smoky. Last check of the evening.
Friday 01/15/2010 Air Pollution
7:30 PM: No wood smoke. 27 degrees.
8:45 PM: No wood smoke.
11:30 PM: Faint something in the air. It does not smell like wood smoke. I don't know what else it could be.
8:45 PM: No wood smoke.
11:30 PM: Faint something in the air. It does not smell like wood smoke. I don't know what else it could be.
Thursday 01/14/2010 Air Pollution
5:30 PM: Faint smokiness is in the air. Ick.
5:15 PM: Very faint wood smoke varying with the breeze. 30 degrees.
6:00 PM: No wood smoke.
11:30 PM: Faint wood smoke.
5:15 PM: Very faint wood smoke varying with the breeze. 30 degrees.
6:00 PM: No wood smoke.
11:30 PM: Faint wood smoke.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Wednesday 01/13/2010 Air Pollution
Welcome home to the polluted nightmare.
4:10 PM: Faint to light wood smoke in the air varying with the breeze. 31 degrees.
4:45 PM: Light wood smoke.
7:00 PM: Light wood smoke.
9:00 PM: Moderate wood smoke. Very smoky outside.
11:45 PM: The air outside stinks. I'm not sure what it is.
4:10 PM: Faint to light wood smoke in the air varying with the breeze. 31 degrees.
4:45 PM: Light wood smoke.
7:00 PM: Light wood smoke.
9:00 PM: Moderate wood smoke. Very smoky outside.
11:45 PM: The air outside stinks. I'm not sure what it is.
Tuesday 01/12/2010 Air Pollution
The air in the morning was nice and fresh. Fresh air is a rarity in North St. Paul.
6:00 PM: No wood smoke.
9:35 PM: Faint wood smoke.
11:40 PM: A faint trace of wood smoke in the air.
I failed to record the temperature this evening. I think it was in the 20s.
6:00 PM: No wood smoke.
9:35 PM: Faint wood smoke.
11:40 PM: A faint trace of wood smoke in the air.
I failed to record the temperature this evening. I think it was in the 20s.
Monday 01/11/2010 Air Pollution
2:45 AM: Faint stinky wood smoke and a sulfur smell pollutes the air in North St. Paul. I checked the air quality on my way back to bed.
6:00 PM: Light to moderate wood smoke. The air is smoky, as it usually is in this town. 18 degrees. This was the only check of the evening.
Winter 2009 - 2010 is smokier than last year. It still is not nearly as smoky as it is in the summer.
6:00 PM: Light to moderate wood smoke. The air is smoky, as it usually is in this town. 18 degrees. This was the only check of the evening.
Winter 2009 - 2010 is smokier than last year. It still is not nearly as smoky as it is in the summer.
Sunday 01/10/2010 Air Pollution
5:41 PM: Light wood smoke. 15 degrees. There was no wood smoke earlier in the day.
8:30 PM: Faint wood smoke.
10:30 PM: Moderate wood smoke. The air outside is very smoky. Horrible polluted air.
8:30 PM: Faint wood smoke.
10:30 PM: Moderate wood smoke. The air outside is very smoky. Horrible polluted air.
Saturday 01/09/2010 Air Pollution
2:00 AM: Light to moderate wood smoke. It has gotten smokier the past few hours.
1:00 PM: Very faint trace of wood smoke is in the air. It was -14 degrees this morning.
4:45 PM: Very faint wood smoke lingers.
9:15 PM: Very faint wood smoke.
10:55 PM: Faint wood smoke.
1:00 PM: Very faint trace of wood smoke is in the air. It was -14 degrees this morning.
4:45 PM: Very faint wood smoke lingers.
9:15 PM: Very faint wood smoke.
10:55 PM: Faint wood smoke.
Friday 01/08/2010 Air Pollution
12:30 AM: Very faint trace of smokiness continues.
7:30 AM: Faint wood smoke.
6:00 PM: Light wood smoke. 13 degrees.
7:15 PM: Faint wood smoke.
9:30 PM: Very faint trace of wood smoke is in the air.
11:30 PM: Light wood smoke.
7:30 AM: Faint wood smoke.
6:00 PM: Light wood smoke. 13 degrees.
7:15 PM: Faint wood smoke.
9:30 PM: Very faint trace of wood smoke is in the air.
11:30 PM: Light wood smoke.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Thursday 01/07/2010 Air Pollution
4:15 PM: No wood smoke. Windy, cold, 10 degrees. We got a few inches of snow today.
6:20 PM: No wood smoke.
8:30 PM: Very faint trace of smoke in the air. I can hardly smell it.
10:30 PM: Very faint trace of smokiness continues.
6:20 PM: No wood smoke.
8:30 PM: Very faint trace of smoke in the air. I can hardly smell it.
10:30 PM: Very faint trace of smokiness continues.
Wednesday 01/06/2010 Air Pollution
7:30 AM: Faint to light wood smoke. -2 degrees.
5:20 PM: No detectable wood smoke. The air is not fresh. It isn't smoky. 13 degrees.
8:45 PM: No wood smoke. 14 degrees.
10:30 PM: Faint wood smoke.
11:00 PM: Very faint trace of wood smoke. Last check of the evening.
5:20 PM: No detectable wood smoke. The air is not fresh. It isn't smoky. 13 degrees.
8:45 PM: No wood smoke. 14 degrees.
10:30 PM: Faint wood smoke.
11:00 PM: Very faint trace of wood smoke. Last check of the evening.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Tuesday 01/05/2010 Air Pollution
4:10 PM: Light wood smoke. It is smokiest just outside the back door, less smoky elsewhere in front of the house and in the driveway. 8 degrees, sunny.
6:30 PM: Faint wood smoke and vehicle exhaust or some other type of pollution.
8:15 PM: Light to moderate wood smoke. 4 degrees.
9:30 PM: Moderate wood smoke. It's very smoky outside. Last check of the evening.
6:30 PM: Faint wood smoke and vehicle exhaust or some other type of pollution.
8:15 PM: Light to moderate wood smoke. 4 degrees.
9:30 PM: Moderate wood smoke. It's very smoky outside. Last check of the evening.
Monday 01/04/2010 Air Pollution
7:30 AM: Light wood smoke. -9 degrees.
4:30 PM: No wood smoke. 6 degrees.
7:45 PM: Faint to light wood smoke. 2 degrees. Last check of the evening.
4:30 PM: No wood smoke. 6 degrees.
7:45 PM: Faint to light wood smoke. 2 degrees. Last check of the evening.
Sunday 01/03/2010 Air Pollution
12:55 AM: Light to moderate wood smoke.
6:40 AM: Very faint trace of wood smoke lingers in the air. -11 degrees.
1:00 PM: No wood smoke.
3:00 PM: No wood smoke.
5:30 PM: Moderate wood smoke. It is really smoky outside. 6 degrees.
7:20 PM: Moderate wood smoke continues. 3 degrees. Last check of the evening.
6:40 AM: Very faint trace of wood smoke lingers in the air. -11 degrees.
1:00 PM: No wood smoke.
3:00 PM: No wood smoke.
5:30 PM: Moderate wood smoke. It is really smoky outside. 6 degrees.
7:20 PM: Moderate wood smoke continues. 3 degrees. Last check of the evening.
Saturday 01/02/2010 Air Pollution
7:30 AM: A very faint trace of wood smoke is in the air. -14 degrees. We are in a deep freeze. It is warmer inside the freezer than it is outside.
1:00 PM: No wood smoke. -6 degrees.
8:00 PM: Very faint trace of wood smoke. -6 degrees. This was the last check of the evening. It was smokier after midnight.
1:00 PM: No wood smoke. -6 degrees.
8:00 PM: Very faint trace of wood smoke. -6 degrees. This was the last check of the evening. It was smokier after midnight.
Friday 01/01/2010 Air Pollution
The new year has arrived. And with it wood smoke.
4:45 PM: No wood smoke. 6 degrees. There was no wood smoke all day long.
6:00 PM: No wood smoke.
11:30 PM: Light to moderate wood smoke. -6 degrees.
4:45 PM: No wood smoke. 6 degrees. There was no wood smoke all day long.
6:00 PM: No wood smoke.
11:30 PM: Light to moderate wood smoke. -6 degrees.
Thursday 12/31/2009 Air Pollution
5:30 AM: No wood smoke.
8:30 AM: No wood smoke. 8 degrees measured at North High School.
7:00 PM: Light wood smoke. 9 degrees. This was the last check of the evening.
8:30 AM: No wood smoke. 8 degrees measured at North High School.
7:00 PM: Light wood smoke. 9 degrees. This was the last check of the evening.