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Wildfire Smoke by City
How many days a year smoke drifted over 545 US cities from 2021 through 2025, from NOAA satellite smoke maps. Look up yours.
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- Most smokeFargo50 medium or heavy days a year
- Least smokeWest Palm Beach73 smoke days a year
- Years2021-2025of daily satellite maps
All 546 cities
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How often wildfire and other smoke covered each city from 2021 through 2025, from NOAA satellite smoke maps. Medium and heavy plumes are the ones most likely to reach the ground.
Most medium and heavy smoke
| City | Medium or heavy smoke days a year | Any smoke overhead, days a year |
|---|---|---|
| Fargo, ND | 50.0 | 132.4 |
| Duluth, MN | 48.8 | 121.6 |
| Bloomington, MN | 45.0 | 133.2 |
| Bismarck, ND | 45.0 | 123.4 |
| Woodbury, MN | 44.8 | 132.6 |
| Plymouth, MN | 44.8 | 131.8 |
| Minneapolis, MN | 44.6 | 132.2 |
| Blaine, MN | 44.6 | 131.8 |
| St. Paul, MN | 44.4 | 131.8 |
| Lakeville, MN | 44.2 | 134.2 |
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 44.2 | 132.0 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 43.0 | 139.2 |
| Rochester, MN | 43.0 | 135.6 |
| Ankeny, IA | 41.4 | 150.2 |
| Sioux City, IA | 41.4 | 144.8 |
| Omaha, NE | 40.8 | 150.0 |
| Des Moines, IA | 40.6 | 150.2 |
| Appleton, WI | 40.4 | 121.6 |
| Topeka, KS | 40.2 | 159.8 |
| Green Bay, WI | 40.0 | 119.8 |
| Kansas City, MO | 39.8 | 157.2 |
| Kansas City, KS | 39.8 | 156.4 |
| Iowa City, IA | 39.8 | 145.8 |
| Lincoln, NE | 39.6 | 149.6 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | 39.6 | 123.6 |
| Rapid City, SD | 39.6 | 115.0 |
| Lawrence, KS | 39.4 | 159.8 |
| Olathe, KS | 39.2 | 157.2 |
| Overland Park, KS | 39.0 | 156.8 |
| Lee's Summit, MO | 38.8 | 156.4 |
| Independence, MO | 38.8 | 156.2 |
| Davenport, IA | 38.8 | 143.8 |
| Wyoming, MI | 38.8 | 124.0 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 38.6 | 146.0 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 38.2 | 158.6 |
| Rockford, IL | 38.2 | 136.0 |
| Madison, WI | 38.2 | 132.2 |
| Milwaukee, WI | 38.0 | 128.8 |
| Flint, MI | 38.0 | 120.4 |
| Racine, WI | 37.6 | 130.2 |
Least smoke
| City | Medium or heavy smoke days a year | Any smoke overhead, days a year |
|---|---|---|
| West Palm Beach, FL | 1.8 | 73.4 |
| Boynton Beach, FL | 1.8 | 74.2 |
| Miami Beach, FL | 2.0 | 57.8 |
| Homestead, FL | 2.0 | 59.2 |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 2.0 | 67.0 |
| Plantation, FL | 2.0 | 68.6 |
| Deerfield Beach, FL | 2.0 | 70.6 |
| Boca Raton, FL | 2.0 | 71.6 |
| Coral Springs, FL | 2.0 | 75.4 |
| Miami, FL | 2.2 | 58.6 |
| Hialeah, FL | 2.2 | 61.2 |
| Doral, FL | 2.2 | 62.4 |
| Hollywood, FL | 2.2 | 62.8 |
| Davie, FL | 2.2 | 67.2 |
| Lauderhill, FL | 2.2 | 69.2 |
| Pompano Beach, FL | 2.2 | 70.4 |
| Sunrise, FL | 2.2 | 70.8 |
| Miami Gardens, FL | 2.6 | 61.4 |
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 2.6 | 64.6 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 2.6 | 85.8 |
| Miramar, FL | 2.8 | 64.8 |
| Fort Myers, FL | 3.2 | 89.4 |
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 3.2 | 90.8 |
| Cape Coral, FL | 3.6 | 89.6 |
| North Port, FL | 3.8 | 93.6 |
NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System, daily analyst-drawn smoke plumes over each city center, averaged over 2021-2025. Plumes show smoke anywhere in the air column, which can stay aloft. Hawaii is outside the analysis area. Smoke from farm and prescribed burns counts too, which is why parts of South Texas rank high.