The Penrith air quality monitoring station is located at the corner of Laycock Street and Shellbourne Place in Cranebrook, a residential-cum-commercial area.
Air quality monitoring region: Sydney north-west
Commissioned: June 2020
Latitude: 33o43’37”S
Longitude: 150o42’14”E
Elevation: 27 metres
Using data from this station, we provide hourly pollutant concentrations, 24-hour summary and air quality category ratings (AQC).
The following air pollutants and meteorological variables are measured at Penrith:
- Ozone (O3)
- Oxides of nitrogen (NO, NO2 and NOx)
- Sulfur dioxide (SO2)
- Carbon monoxide (CO)
- Visibility using nephelometry
- Fine particles as PM2.5
- Fine particles as PM10
- Wind speed, wind direction and sigma theta
- Ambient temperature
- Relative humidity
- Precipitation