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Ozone - O3 updated 05/20/2013 10:00 PM EDT
| O3 concentration | Current | Today's Maximum |
Yesterday's Maximum |
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| 8-hour average | 42 ppb | 47 ppb | 37 ppb |
| 1-hour average | 39 ppb | 51 ppb | 41 ppb |
*Ozone (O3) is measured in parts per billion (ppb)
Weather updated 05/20/2013 11:00 PM EDT
| Current temperature | 63 F |
| Yesterday's minimum temperature | 56 F |
| Yesterday's maximum temperature | 64 F |
| Current relative humidity | 88 % |
| Yesterday's minimum relative humidity | 91 % |
| Yesterday's maximum relative humidity | 100 % |
| Current wind speed | 1 mph |
| Current wind direction | S |
| Precipitation in last hour | 0.00 in. |
| Precipitation since midnight | 0.00 in. |
| Yesterday's precipitation | 0.02 in. |
*Air quality monitoring at Purchace Knob is jointly supported by the Friends of Great Smoky Mountains NP, the National Park Service, the State of North Carolina - Division of Air Quality, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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updated 05/20/2013 11:00 PM EDT
Temperature
63 F
Humidity
88 %
Wind
S-1 mph
Precipitation - 1 hr
0 in.
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