Yes, it's from NASA. Apparently they measure atmospheric optical depth (tau, where higher values mean more blockage).
During storms, the issues is less about dust settling, but about the blockage in the air.
Seems like around 0.6–0.7 tau is normal. Storms have reached over 10.
The most prominent example is the 2018 global dust storm (Martian Year 34):
It peaked with a tau of 10.8 at the Opportunity rover's location (Perseverance Valley).
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