Calamity

This page covers the event recorded here on 2026-08-25. A later event has since been recorded at the same location. See the current event at this location.

mediumAir qualityCalamity Score: 14

Air quality near Wenatchee

ChelanUnited StatesWorld Air Quality Index

Reported by World Air Quality Index 6 days ago.

It is the 5th strongest of the 7 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 August 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.

What the source measured

World Air Quality Index reported: AQI 163 (Unhealthy) at Cashmere

The air quality index read 163 (Unhealthy) at the Cashmere station.

Nearby, since 16 August 2026

How we know

One source: World Air Quality Index. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 14 out of 100, at 43 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeAir quality
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)14 / 100
Our confidence43%
Coordinates47.5200, -120.4738
Nearest CityWenatchee (17 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-08-25T17:00:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://aqicn.org/city/@-562891

Score Breakdown

15
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

Aqi163
AqiCategoryUnhealthy
StationNameCashmere
StationUid-562891

Safety Information

When air quality is hazardous: stay indoors with windows closed, and run a filtered air purifier if you have one. Avoid outdoor exercise. Children, older adults and anyone with heart or lung conditions are affected first and worst — an N95 respirator helps outdoors, a cloth mask does not.

Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.

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Calamity.live data shows a air quality event with CalamityScore 14/100, near Wenatchee (United States), based on data from waqi. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.