Nova Scotia Hourly PM2.5 Air Quality Data Up to 2024

Hourly ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) data in micrograms per cubic metre from provincial ambient air quality monitoring stations across Nova Scotia up to the end of 2024. The dataset is provided by the Government of Nova Scotia and was last updated on the platform in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Model hourly PM2.5 concentration trends based on the time-series nature of the data.
• Assess spatial air quality variations across Nova Scotia based on data from multiple monitoring stations.
• Correlate PM2.5 levels with other environmental or health datasets based on the standardized pollutant measurement.
• Develop air quality forecasting models based on the high-frequency hourly readings.

Strengths

• Data is updated through the end of 2024, providing recent measurements.
• Measurements are standardized in micrograms per cubic metre.
• Data is sourced from official provincial monitoring stations.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV and XML.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last platform update was in 2026.

Provenance

Source

Government of Nova Scotia

Collection Method

Collected from provincial ambient air quality monitoring stations.

Time Range

Up to the end of 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:27:02.525657; data covers up to the end of 2024.

Geography

Nova Scotia, Canada.