How bad is the pollen in Georgia? Saturday has set a new record for most pollen in the air
Georgians, and all of the deep south, laugh at the measurement used for extreme pollen.
Tree pollen is considered extremely high when it exceeds 1,500 grains per cubic meter of air.
Saturday's number, according to Atlanta Allergy & Asthma: 14,801. That's nearly 10 times what is considered extremely high by pollen standards.
That smashes the previous record of 9,368 set 13 years ago, according to meteorologist Mike Seidel.
Atlanta meteorologist Brad Nitz of WSB-TV provided a look of previous records in the 35 years of pollen record keeping.
Atlanta Allergy & Asthma also shows weed pollen being in the high range while mold and grass pollen are extremely low.
The total on Sunday shot drastically high after much lower totals earlier in the week (although those, too, would be considered extremely high). Friday's total was 6,345 while Thursday (1,605) and Wednesday (2,896) were considerably lower.
Ryne Dennis is the Deep South Connect Team Editor for Gannett/USA Today. Find him on X @RyneDennis and email at rdennis@onlineathens.com.
This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Georgia crushes record for most pollen in the air. How much was measured?
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