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Chart air quality data

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View the current smoke and dust levels across Queensland and general guidance on what actions to take to protect your health during a smoke event

    Air quality data is available from 1 January 2016. Individual stations have been monitoring for different time periods so data may not be available for all possible times.
    Coastguard station began monitoring air quality on 1 December 2007.

Solar radiation at Coastguard, Monday 3 October 2022 about Solar radiation

Coastguard station overview

Data has been validated (100% validated, all 24 records)

Data has been validated (100% validated, all 48 records)

About Solar radiation

Measuring solar radiation is beneficial for modelling photochemical smog events, as the intensity of sunlight has an important influence on the rate of the chemical reactions that produce the smog. The cloudiness of the sky, time of day and geographic location all affect sunlight intensity.

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8 July 2024