PM10 on Silvester: 2022 Update
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Update to the earlier PM10 comparison, now covering five years (2018–2022) of hourly fine particulate matter readings from the Untere Grenzstraße station in Offenbach.
The 2022/23 New Year’s Eve clearly produced the highest PM10 spike in this five-year window – significantly above both 2018 and 2019. Possible explanation: after two years of fireworks bans (2020 and 2021), people went harder than usual. Weather conditions (temperature, wind) also play a role in how quickly particulate matter disperses.
The effect of the two ban years remains clearly visible as flat lines near the baseline.
Data source: HLNUG.