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Whatcom County Washington
Pollen and Mold Counts |
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Whatcom County Washington
Pollen and Mold Counts |
Pollen and mold counts are obtained from the Asthma & Allergy Center's pollen counting station utilizing a Rotorod Aeroallergen Sampler. Counts are updated three to five times a week and provide a general representation of pollen and mold counts throughout Whatcom County.
Readings reflect pollen and mold counts for the twenty-four hour period prior to seven a.m. of the day counts are updated. The number of pollen grains and mold spores per cubic meter is determined and reported according to the National Allergy Bureau's count designations.
Updated: May 8, 2008 Note: Grass pollen was detected for the first time this year on 5.6.08.
Grass 37, high. Total tree pollen: 88, moderate. Alder, Birch 7 each, low. Cedar 44, moderate. Cottonwood 15, low - moderate. Pine 15, low - moderate. Mold 58, low.
In general, the most important pollens this time of year are the birch and cross reactive alder pollen. However, counts of these pollens are declining now and grass pollen will take over as the most important outdoor pollen. Grass pollen peaks at about the time the cotton fluffs peak in June.
(Mold spore count designations are different than those for pollens. See count designations above.)
Microscopic photo of an alder
pollen from the Asthma & Allergy Center's aeroallergen sampler.
Past Counts
May 7, 2008
Total Tree pollen: 102, High. Alder 7, low. . Birch 15 moderate. Cottonwood 22, moderate. Cedar 22, moderate. Grass 7, moderate.
Mold 58, low.
May 6, 2008
Total tree pollen: 126, high. Alder 15 low-moderate, birch 58 moderate, cedar 7, low, cottonwood 15 low-moderate, maple 15, low-
moderate. Pine 15, low-moderate . Grass 3, low. Mold 117, low.
April 30, 2008
Total tree pollen: 81, moderate. Alder 15, moderate. Birch 44, moderate. Hemlock 15, moderate. Larch 15, moderate.
Mold 22, low.
April 23, 2008
Total tree pollen 444, high. Birch 416, high. Alder 14, low. Cottonwood 14, low. Mold 233, low.
April 22, 2008
Total tree pollen,153, high. Birch 117, high. Alder 15, moderate. Cottonwood 14, moderate. Oak 7, low. Mold 30, low.
April 18, 2008
Tree pollen 29, moderate, all birch pollen. Mold 7, low.
April 16, 2008
Total tree pollen: 154, high. Alder 29, moderate. Birch 95, high. Cottonwood 15, moderate. Cedar 15, moderate. Mold 37, low.
April 15, 2008
Total tree pollen 190, high. Birch 102, high. Alder 29, moderate. Cottonwood 44, moderate. Cedar 15, moderate. Mold 22, low.
April 10, 2008
Total tree pollen 243, high.. Alder 44, moderate. Birch 58, moderate. Cottonwood 134, high. Cedar 7, low. Mold 58.
April 9, 2008
Total tree pollen 102 moderate to high. Birch 7, alder 15, cottonwood 51, cedar 29. Mold 37.
April 8, 2008
Total tree pollen moderate. Birch 1, low. Alder 5, low. Cottonwood 5, low. Cedar 1, low. Mold 22, low.
April 4, 2008
Total Tree pollens 679, high. Birch 95, high. Alder 423, high. Cottonwood, 110, high. Cedar 51 moderate.
Mold 44, low.
April 3, 2008
Total tree pollen 291, high. Birch 22, moderate. Alder 131, high. Cottonwood 131, high. Cedar 7, low. Mold 2, low.
April 2, 2008
Total tree pollen 225, high. Birch 51, Alder 131 high. Cottonwood 29, moderate. Cedar 14, low.
Mold 2, low.
March 27, 2008
Total Tree pollen 146, high. Alder 95, high. Cottonwood 29, moderate. Cedar 15, moderate. Maple 7, low. Mold 22, low.
March 25, 2008
Tree Pollen total 222, high. Birch 51, low. Alder139, high. Cottonwood 32, moderate. Cedar 0. Mold 7, low.
March 21, 2008
Alder/Birch 434, high. Cottonwood 15, moderate. Cedar 66, moderate. Mold 3, low.
March 20, 2008
Alder, 1160 high. Mold spores 180, low. Few cottonwood pollens counted.
March 13, 2008
Alder 124, high. Cedar 28, moderate. Mold 14, low. No birch or cottonwood.
March 10, 2008
Tree Pollen: Alder high-very high, 1460, Cedar/juniper 7, low. Cottonwood, 7, low. Mold low, 438.
March 7, 2008
Alder 155, high. Birch 16, moderate. Cedar/Juniper 17, moderate. Cottonwood 7, low. Mold 1, low.
March 5, 2008
Alder 33, moderate. Cedar/Juniper 2, low. Mold low.
March 3, 2008
Alder 139, high. Cedar/Juniper 117, high. Mold spores 212, low.
February 27, 2008
Cedar/Juniper 137, high. Alder 4, low. Cottonwood 3, low. Birch 1, low. Willow 1, low.
February 25, 2008:
Cedar pollen high, 292. Birch pollen low, 3. Few mold spores including Cladosporium.
February 21, 2008
Cedar pollen 33, moderate. Birch pollen, low, 1.
February 19, 2008
Birch pollen 16, moderate. No cedar pollen noted. Rare mold spores.
Pollen counts from these western sites may be an early indicator of counts in our area. Seattle Vancouver Eugene
Past Counts Including 2007
For pollen and mold counts throughout the U.S., visit the National Allergy Bureau's web site NAB.
To see what pollens look like under the microscope, view Photomicrographs
For more information about allergies, visit the Asthma & Allergy Center's web site;
Asthma & Allergy Center of Whatcom County
Located in the Barkley Medical Center, 2075 Barkley Blvd., Ste.220
360-756-2000
