British Columbia
Air Quality

  • Air Quality Monitoring: Unverified Hourly Air Quality and Meteorological Data

    The Unverified Air Quality Monitoring dataset contains unverified historical raw hourly air pollutant concentrations and meteorological data recorded at monitoring stations across BC. These datasets contain the latest month of raw hourly readings from air quality monitoring stations across BC up to the latest hour in Pacific Standard Time (PST). Data are available for download in tabular format. These data are not quality-assured.
    Organization: Government of British Columbia – Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy

  • Air Quality Monitoring: Verified Hourly Data

    The Verified Air Quality Monitoring dataset contains verified hourly air pollutant concentrations and meteorological data prepared and published annually by the BC Ministry of Environment. These datasets contain quality-assured point measurements from air quality monitoring stations across B.C., from 1980 up to the end of 2016.
    Organization: Government of British Columbia – Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy

  • BC Air Data Archive Website

    The BC Air Data Archive provides access to historical data from ambient air quality and meteorological stations across BC, including Metro Vancouver’s coverage of the lower mainland. Specific variables include pollutant concentrations, temperature, humidity, wind speed & direction, and atmospheric pressure. Data are available for download in graphical or tabular forms, and in 1, 3, 4, 6, 12, or 24 hour averages over daily, weekly, or monthly summary periods.
    Organization: Government of British Columbia – Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy

  • Long-term Change in Air Temperature in B.C. (1900-2013)

    The Long Term Change in Air Temperature dataset includes long-term changes in minimum, maximum and mean air temperature observed for the entire province of BC as well as its nine ecoprovinces in the historical period from 1900 to 2013. Results are provided annually and seasonally, and are available for download in tabular format.
    Organization: Government of British Columbia – Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy