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The pollen sensor platform collects and displays allergy, asthma, and disease
information (based on a U.S. ZIP code) from
Pollen.com. Data measured includes:
- Indicies for allergies, asthma and cold/flu indices
- Trends
- Current outlook
- more!
{% linkable_title Configuring the Platform %}
To integrate pollen into Home Assistant, add the following section to your
configuration.yaml file (adjusting the monitored_conditions list to your
liking):
sensor:
platform: pollen
zip_code: "00544"
monitored_conditions:
- allergy_average_forecasted
- allergy_average_historical
- allergy_index_today
- allergy_index_tomorrow
- allergy_index_yesterday
- asthma_average_forecasted
- asthma_average_historical
- asthma_index_today
- asthma_index_tomorrow
- asthma_index_yesterday
- disease_average_forecasted
{% configuration %} zip_code: description: the U.S. ZIP code to gather data for (as a quoted string) required: true type: string monitored_conditions: description: the metric types to monitor; valid values are specified below required: true type: list {% endconfiguration %}
It is important to ensure the ZIP code is quoted if it starts with a 0. Unquoted ZIP codes that start with 0 will cause errors.
{% linkable_title Available Metrics %}
The following metrics can be monitored:
- Allergy Index: Forecasted Average (
allergy_average_forecasted): the average forecasted allergy index over the next 5 days - Allergy Index: Historical Average (
allergy_average_historical): the average historical allergy index over the past 30 days - Allergy Index: Today (
allergy_index_today): the allergy index for today - Allergy Index: Tomorrow (
allergy_index_tomorrow): the allergy index for tomorrow - Allergy Index: Yesterday (
allergy_index_yesterday): the allergy index for yesterday - Asthma Index: Forecasted Average (
asthma_average_forecasted): the average forecasted asthma index over the next 5 days - Asthma Index: Historical Average (
asthma_average_historical): the average historical asthma index over the past 30 days - Asthma Index: Today (
asthma_index_today): the asthma index for today - Asthma Index: Tomorrow (
asthma_index_tomorrow): the asthma index for tomorrow - Asthma Index: Yesterday (
asthma_index_yesterday): the asthma index for yesterday - Cold & Flu: Forecasted Average (
disease_average_forecasted): the average forecasted cold/flu index over the next 5 days
{% linkable_title Understanding the Indices %}
Any index-related sensor will have a value between 0.0 and 12.0. The values map to the following human-friendly ratings:
| Range | Rating |
|---|---|
| 0.0 - 2.4 | Low |
| 2.5 - 4.8 | Low/Medium |
| 4.9 - 7.2 | Medium |
| 7.3 - 9.6 | Medium/High |
| 9.7 - 12.0 | High |
{% linkable_title Understanding Asthma Allergens %}
Several asthma-related sensors carry information regarding the top three "asthma allergens" (i.e., irritants that may exacerbate asthma symptoms). Example values include:
| Pollutant | Symbol | More Info |
|---|---|---|
| Particulate (<= 2.5 μm) | PM2.5 | EPA: Particulate Matter (PM) Pollution |
| Particulate (<= 10 μm) | PM10 | EPA: Particulate Matter (PM) Pollution |
| Ozone | O | EPA: Ozone Pollution |
| Sulpher Dioxide | SO2 | EPA: Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Pollution |
| Carbon Monoxide | CO | EPA: Carbon Monoxide (CO) Pollution in Outdoor Air |