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Ocean City Environment Facts

Air Quality, Water Quality, Climate and more


Ocean City
Air Quality
Atlantic City & Atlantic County
. Good Days Moderate Days Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days Unhealthy Days Very Unhealthy Days
2017 307 58 0 0 0
2016 316 49 1 0 0
2015 318 45 2 0 0
2014 345 19 0 1 0
2013 327 36 2 0 0




Ocean City
Water Quality
Great Egg Harbor Watershed
. % Good % Threatened % Impaired
2014 na na na
2012 na na na
2010 na na na
2008 na na na
2006 18 0 82
2004 na na na
2002 26 0 74




Ocean City
Recreation
. # of Parks # of Parks
(99 City Avg)
National Parks, Historic Sites, etc.
(managed by National Park Service)
Independence National Historical Park, Edgar Allan Poe National Historical Site plus 10 more 7
National Campgrounds, Lodges, etc.
(other federal agency-managed sites)
3 26
State Parks, Sites, etc. 12 11



Ocean City Climate
(1971-2000)
. . 99 City Avg
January - Avg Low Temp 29 F 27 F
January - Avg Daily Temp 35 F 37 F
July - Avg Daily Temp 75 F 74 F
July - Avg High Temp 81 F 86 F
Avg Annual Precipitation 39 in 35 in



Ocean City Elevation
10 feet GPTR 99 City Average
1,652 feet



Ocean City
Natural Hazards
. Risk Level 99 City Average
Total Hazard Risk Lower Moderate
Earthquake .2% 10.9%
Tsunami No Risk No Risk
Hurricane 20-40 10
Flood Very High Very High
Tornado Very Low Low
Volcano No Risk No Risk
Wildfire Low Low



Ocean City
Man-Made Hazards (Nuclear)
Nuclear Power Stations
(# Reactors)
Distance from City GPTR 99 City
Average
Oyster Creek (1) 30 miles 50% of cities are within 100 miles of at least one nuclear station
Hope Creek (1) 50 miles
Salem (2) 50 miles
Peach Bottom (2) 95 miles



Ocean City
Heating and Cooling Degree Days
(avg annual)
. . 99 City Avg
Total Degree Days 5,431 5,915
HDD 4,480 4,662
CDD 951 1,253



EPA Hazardous Material Cleanup Sites
(Ocean City Area)
Ocean City Area EPA Cleanup Sites


Legend:
Small green circles (older style maps) or multi-colored circles (newer style maps: click here for legend) indicate 1)Superfund Sites 2)Federal Facilities 3)RCRA Corrective Action Sites and 4)Brownfields Properties (EPA hazardous material cleanup sites defined at Environment link)

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