Bad air days increase after a 2-year drop off during the pandemic

Ozone levels exceeded federal standards 23 days during the spring and summer in 2022.

Notes according to data source:
• Prior to 2008, the 8-hour ozone exceedance day tables reflect the 1997 federal standards of 84 ppb.
• From 2008 forward, the tables reflect the 2008 federal standards of 75 ppb.
• Tables from 2016 forward reflect the 2015 federal standards of 70 ppb.
• The ozone season was expanded in 2017 to include March through September.
Chart: José Luis Martínez Source: Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection Get the data