# Unusually High Sensor Reading Maintained for Months

**URL:** https://community.purpleair.com/t/unusually-high-sensor-reading-maintained-for-months/5637
**Category:** Data
**Created:** [July 19, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/unusually-high-sensor-reading-maintained-for-months/5637 "2023-07-19T18:49:37Z")
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### Author: ![Bumchamp7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.purpleair.com/bumchamp7/32/2765_2.png) [@Bumchamp7](https://community.purpleair.com/u/Bumchamp7)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2023, 4:19am UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/unusually-high-sensor-reading-maintained-for-months/5637/4 "2023-07-25T04:19:37Z")

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Maybe somebody checked on that sensor and maybe they fixed it? I don’t know what would have caused such a high reading. If it is still reading according to the average going rate for a lot of the stations, then it’s probably good again.

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