2014 update: for the time being, I have stopped taking daily photos of the Chengdu sky, as the pollution in Chengdu has normalized. For the first three months of the year the pollution was exceptionally high and I wanted to document that. If an event like that happens again in the future, I will continue doing this again.
2015 update: The Air Quality in China website has published a great guide on comparing actual pollution levels with the presence of haze which you can read here.
Sometimes I take photos of the Chengdu sky from my rooftop before leaving for my office. This page is for collecting those. All of these are taken at 8:30am and are between first and second ring road, looking north. You can check Chengdu’s air quality in real time here: Chengdu’s Air Quality Index (AQI). Archives: January 2013 | February 2013
Friday, March 22nd
Temperature: 19° Pollution (US Consulate): 151 Time: 8:30am
Thursday, March 21st
Temperature: 18° Pollution (US Consulate): 164 Time: 8:30am
Wednesday, March 20th
Temperature: 19° Pollution (US Consulate): 157 Time: 8:30am
Tuesday, March 19th
Temperature: 17° Pollution (US Consulate): 176 Time: 8:30am
Monday, March 18th
Temperature: 14° Pollution (US Consulate): 166 Time: 8:30am
Friday, March 15th
Temperature: 17° Pollution (US Consulate): 192 Time: 8:30am
Thursday, March 14th
Temperature: 15° Pollution (US Consulate): 220 Time: 8:30am
Wednesday, March 13th
Temperature: 11° Pollution (US Consulate): 204 Time: 8:30am
Tuesday, March 12th
Temperature: 9° Pollution (US Consulate): 246 Time: 8:30am
Monday, March 11th
Temperature: 12° Pollution (US Consulate): 310 Time: 8:30am
Friday, March 8th
Temperature: 8° Pollution (US Consulate): 346 Time: 8:30am
Thursday, March 7th
Temperature: 10° Pollution (US Consulate): 240 Time: 8:30am
Wednesday, March 6th
Temperature: 14° Pollution (US Consulate): 209 Time: 8:30am
Tuesday, March 5th
Temperature: 5° Pollution (US Consulate): 180 Time: 8:30am
Monday, March 4th
Temperature: 11° Pollution (US Consulate): 181 Time: 8:30am
Friday, March 1st
Temperature: 15° Pollution (US Consulate): 165 Time: 8:30am