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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-01 | Clear | 0.14 | 1 | 17 | Midland (3) | actual |
| 12-02 | Clear | 0.12 | 0 | 14 | Corpus Christi (1) | actual |
| 12-03 | Clear | 0.17 | 0 | 14 | Abilene (1) | actual |
| 12-04 | Hazy | 0.27 | 1 | 19 | Lubbock (8) | actual |
| 12-05 | Hazy | 0.23 | 0 | 15 | Abilene (0) | actual |
| 12-06 | Smoke / haze aloft | 0.31 | 0 | 11 | Lubbock (1) | actual |
| 12-07 | Smoke / haze aloft | 0.32 | 0 | 13 | Abilene (1) | actual |
| 12-08 | Hazy | 0.29 | 4 | 14 | Midland (67) | actual |
| 12-09 | Clear | 0.14 | 6 | 12 | Midland (41) | actual |
| 12-10 | Clear | 0.18 | 2 | 13 | DFW (5) | actual |
| 12-11 | Clear | 0.05 | 1 | 17 | Midland (10) | actual |
| 12-12 | Clear | 0.14 | 0 | 15 | Abilene (1) | actual |
| 12-13 | Clear | 0.19 | 0 | 9 | Lubbock (7) | actual |
| 12-14 | Clear | 0.16 | 1 | 16 | Lubbock (11) | actual |
| 12-15 | Clear | 0.19 | 0 | 13 | Lubbock (2) | actual |
| 12-16 | Hazy | 0.22 | 0 | 14 | Midland (4) | actual |
| 12-17 | Hazy | 0.22 | 0 | 16 | Abilene (1) | actual |
| 12-18 | Hazy | 0.21 | 0 | 12 | Abilene (0) | actual |
| 12-19 | Clear | 0.10 | 0 | 20 | Midland (2) | actual |
| 12-20 | Clear | 0.09 | 0 | 21 | Abilene (0) | actual |
| 12-21 | Clear | 0.11 | 0 | 9 | Lubbock (4) | actual |
| 12-22 | Clear | 0.17 | 0 | 9 | Lubbock (1) | actual |
| 12-23 | Hazy | 0.20 | 1 | 10 | Lubbock (8) | actual |
| 12-24 | Hazy | 0.23 | 0 | 10 | DFW (1) | actual |
| 12-25 | Hazy | 0.28 | 0 | 12 | Austin (2) | actual |
| 12-26 | Smoke / haze aloft | 0.41 | 2 | 13 | Midland (11) | actual |
| 12-27 | Clear | 0.17 | 5 | 17 | Midland (42) | actual |
| 12-28 | Smoke / haze aloft | 0.36 | 5 | 17 | Lubbock (25) | actual |
| 12-29 | Clear | 0.13 | 6 | 14 | Midland (20) | actual |
| 12-30 | Clear | 0.06 | 5 | 12 | Midland (37) | actual |
| 12-31 | Clear | 0.08 | 1 | 12 | Midland (7) | 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).