Despite the heat and humidity wood smoke made a return this evening.
5:00 PM: No wood smoke. 91 degrees with 58% humidity.
7:00 PM: No smoke.
9:00 PM: Still no wood or grass smoke.
10:15 PM: No smoke.
10:45 PM: Light to moderate wood smoke. The all too familiar wood smoke pollution makes a comeback in North St. Paul, MN. It wouldn't be North St. Paul without air pollution. Wood smoke pollution is this city's trademark. The official mascot, the snowman, should be replaced with a flaming, smoky log. It would be more befitting of our community. Our air is smoky spring, summer, fall, and winter. We have snow only one season a year. We have smoky air all four seasons. Last check of the evening. When I woke around 2:45 AM the air was clear.