ATLANTA - The pollen count for today is 5354. To put that into context, the "extremely high" range begins at just 1,5000.
The National Allergy Bureau (NAB) states that the 'high' range for tree pollen begins at 90 and 'extremely high' at 1,499.
Yesterday's count was also extremely high at 5,098.
Fun fact: pollen counts hit the 9,000 range back in 2012 - so it could be worse.
Atlanta Allergy and Asthma reports that the top trees contributing to this high count are oak, pine, mulberry, hackberry and ash.
Grass pollen is also contributing to the number.
A contributing factor to the high pollen count is also the warmer temperatures, which we will be experiencing for the rest of the week.
The highest pollen counts for the last 10 years were:
March 31, 2017: 3,559
March 29, 2016: 4,106
April 9, 2015: 6,152
April 4, 2014: 5,230
April 11, 2013: 8,023
March 20, 2012: 9,369
March 24, 2011: 3,939
April 7, 2010: 5,733
April 6, 2009: 3,584
April 14, 2008: 3,332
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