Honesty note: CAMS separates dust (desert surface class) from smoke/haze aloft (high AOD, low dust) reliably. Which desert or whose fire is seasonal inference only — Saharan-typical May–Sep on the coast; West Texas dust when only Lubbock/Midland/Abilene are dusty; Mexico ag-fire smoke typical Apr–Jun; Canadian wildfire smoke typical Jul–Sep. We never claim more than that.
| Date | Event | AOD | Dust | PM2.5 | Worst city | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-01 | Clear | 0.14 | 0 | 15 | Abilene (0) | actual |
| 10-02 | Clear | 0.17 | 1 | 15 | Austin (2) | actual |
| 10-03 | Clear | 0.16 | 2 | 13 | Abilene (3) | actual |
| 10-04 | Clear | 0.14 | 1 | 11 | Midland (4) | actual |
| 10-05 | Clear | 0.18 | 0 | 12 | Abilene (1) | actual |
| 10-06 | Clear | 0.17 | 0 | 13 | Abilene (1) | actual |
| 10-07 | Clear | 0.20 | 1 | 15 | Abilene (1) | actual |
| 10-08 | Hazy | 0.20 | 1 | 16 | McAllen (4) | actual |
| 10-09 | Clear | 0.17 | 1 | 18 | Lubbock (3) | actual |
| 10-10 | Clear | 0.18 | 1 | 16 | Lubbock (3) | actual |
| 10-11 | Hazy | 0.21 | 0 | 15 | Lubbock (4) | actual |
| 10-12 | Clear | 0.19 | 1 | 13 | Lubbock (6) | actual |
| 10-13 | Clear | 0.15 | 1 | 11 | Abilene (1) | actual |
| 10-14 | Clear | 0.15 | 0 | 15 | Brownsville (1) | actual |
| 10-15 | Clear | 0.18 | 1 | 17 | Austin (1) | actual |
| 10-16 | Hazy | 0.27 | 1 | 11 | Brownsville (1) | actual |
| 10-17 | Clear | 0.19 | 0 | 9 | Abilene (0) | actual |
| 10-18 | Hazy | 0.30 | 0 | 10 | Abilene (0) | actual |
| 10-19 | Hazy | 0.23 | 0 | 9 | Abilene (0) | actual |
| 10-20 | Clear | 0.16 | 0 | 9 | Abilene (0) | actual |
| 10-21 | Clear | 0.15 | 0 | 9 | Lubbock (4) | actual |
| 10-22 | Clear | 0.14 | 0 | 8 | Midland (3) | actual |
| 10-23 | Clear | 0.12 | 0 | 9 | Lubbock (5) | actual |
| 10-24 | Clear | 0.09 | 0 | 11 | Lubbock (1) | actual |
| 10-25 | Clear | 0.12 | 0 | 9 | Lubbock (1) | actual |
| 10-26 | Clear | 0.13 | 0 | 12 | Austin (1) | actual |
| 10-27 | Clear | 0.12 | 0 | 12 | Abilene (1) | actual |
| 10-28 | Clear | 0.14 | 0 | 10 | Wichita Falls (1) | actual |
| 10-29 | Hazy | 0.22 | 0 | 10 | Abilene (0) | actual |
| 10-30 | Smoke / haze aloft | 0.43 | 1 | 10 | Lubbock (15) | actual |
| 10-31 | Smoke / haze aloft | 0.39 | 1 | 9 | Midland (15) | actual |
| Date | City | Dust | AOD | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-13 | Brownsville | 118 | 0.41 | Saharan dust |
| 2024-03-24 | Midland | 110 | 0.23 | Desert dust |
| 2026-09-15 | Corpus Christi | 110 | 0.31 | Saharan dust |
| 2024-07-13 | McAllen | 105 | 0.48 | Saharan dust |
| 2026-09-15 | Brownsville | 96 | 0.35 | Saharan dust |
| 2024-02-03 | Midland | 95 | 0.20 | Desert dust |
| 2024-07-30 | Corpus Christi | 95 | 0.40 | Saharan dust |
| 2024-07-31 | Corpus Christi | 94 | 0.40 | Saharan dust |
| 2026-06-29 | Tyler | 93 | 0.32 | Saharan dust |
| 2024-07-01 | Corpus Christi | 92 | 0.33 | Saharan dust |
| Date | City | AOD | Dust | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-02 | Tyler | 1.86 | 3 | Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) |
| 2024-05-16 | Houston | 1.70 | 2 | Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) |
| 2024-05-28 | DFW | 1.45 | 3 | Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) |
| 2024-05-02 | Tyler | 1.39 | 1 | Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) |
| 2024-05-22 | Tyler | 1.32 | 1 | Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) |
| 2025-04-19 | DFW | 1.23 | 1 | Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) |
| 2025-04-19 | Wichita Falls | 1.23 | 1 | Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) |
| 2024-05-29 | Abilene | 1.22 | 1 | Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) |
| 2024-05-13 | Houston | 1.21 | 1 | Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) |
| 2024-05-30 | Abilene | 1.21 | 2 | Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) |
Plan 3 Part D2 · Classifier heuristics in config (AIR_DUST_UG_MIN etc.) · Data from CityAir / DailyAir (CAMS via Open-Meteo).