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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-01 | Hazy | 0.20 | 0 | 15 | Lubbock (4) | actual |
| 02-02 | Smoke / haze aloft | 0.35 | 5 | 10 | Midland (62) | actual |
| 02-03 | Mixed (dust + haze) | 0.39 | 17 | 13 | Midland (95) | actual |
| 02-04 | Clear | 0.17 | 12 | 9 | Midland (30) | actual |
| 02-05 | Clear | 0.15 | 1 | 12 | McAllen (9) | actual |
| 02-06 | Clear | 0.11 | 0 | 19 | Abilene (0) | actual |
| 02-07 | Clear | 0.20 | 3 | 17 | Lubbock (34) | actual |
| 02-08 | Hazy | 0.24 | 5 | 14 | Lubbock (29) | actual |
| 02-09 | Hazy | 0.27 | 2 | 14 | Lubbock (18) | actual |
| 02-10 | Smoke / haze aloft | 0.36 | 1 | 14 | Midland (11) | actual |
| 02-11 | Smoke / haze aloft | 0.38 | 1 | 10 | Midland (12) | actual |
| 02-12 | Clear | 0.18 | 1 | 11 | McAllen (6) | actual |
| 02-13 | Clear | 0.10 | 1 | 15 | Lubbock (13) | actual |
| 02-14 | Hazy | 0.22 | 1 | 11 | Lubbock (9) | actual |
| 02-15 | Hazy | 0.23 | 2 | 16 | Midland (5) | actual |
| 02-16 | Hazy | 0.25 | 1 | 14 | Midland (9) | actual |
| 02-17 | Hazy | 0.27 | 0 | 11 | DFW (1) | actual |
| 02-18 | Clear | 0.15 | 0 | 14 | DFW (1) | actual |
| 02-19 | Clear | 0.12 | 1 | 14 | Lubbock (5) | actual |
| 02-20 | Clear | 0.09 | 1 | 11 | Midland (7) | actual |
| 02-21 | Clear | 0.11 | 1 | 8 | Lubbock (17) | actual |
| 02-22 | Clear | 0.16 | 4 | 10 | Midland (12) | actual |
| 02-23 | Clear | 0.13 | 1 | 11 | Lubbock (4) | actual |
| 02-24 | Clear | 0.10 | 2 | 11 | Lubbock (4) | actual |
| 02-25 | Clear | 0.11 | 2 | 9 | Midland (8) | actual |
| 02-26 | Clear | 0.18 | 5 | 10 | Midland (31) | actual |
| 02-27 | Hazy | 0.24 | 9 | 14 | Midland (73) | actual |
| 02-28 | Smoke / haze aloft | 0.38 | 8 | 16 | Midland (38) | actual |
| 02-29 | Smoke / haze aloft | 0.51 | 3 | 19 | Abilene (8) | 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).