Development and performance evaluation of statistical models correlating air pollutants and meteorological variables at Pantnagar, India

► Ambient air quality in respect of SO2, NO2 and TSPM were monitored at Pantnagar. ► Statistical models were developed based on stepwise multiple linear regression. ► NO2 and TSPM were having 82.21 and 92.84% dependencies on meteorological variables. ► Atmospheric SO2 revealed only 22.87% of dependencies on meteorological variables. ► 98, 95 and 61% of potential error was explained by model developed for TSPM, NO2 & SO2.