USDA Drought Monitor
Provides current and historical drought severity statistics across the United States at county, state, and national levels.
Custom Streaming + One-shot
Create or update a recurring US Drought Monitor connector.
What you can ask Delphi
- “What is the current drought severity for California?”
- “How has the drought severity index for Kansas changed month-over-month for the past year?”
- “Which counties in Florida are currently experiencing exceptional drought conditions (D4)?”
- “What percentage of the contiguous United States is currently experiencing D3 (extreme drought) or D4 (exceptional drought) conditions?”
Technical details
Authentication ▾
Contact us for setup details.
Ingestion ▾
Mode: Streaming + One-shot
Tools exposed (2) ▾
schedule_usda_drought_monitor
Create or update a recurring US Drought Monitor connector.
usda/get_drought_monitor
Fetch drought severity statistics from the US Drought Monitor by county, state, or nationally.
Inputs ▾
schedule_usda_drought_monitor
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| dashboardId | string | no | Target dashboard/initiative ID. Omit to use the current dashboard. |
| areaOfInterest | string | yes | Geographic scope: county, state, or national (us). county state us |
| startDate | string | no | Start date in M/D/YYYY format (e.g. '1/1/2025'). Omit for a default 90-day lookback. |
| endDate | string | no | End date in M/D/YYYY format (e.g. '3/1/2025'). Omit for today. |
| fips | string | no | FIPS code for county-level queries (used as the aoi parameter). |
| state | string | no | Two-letter state abbreviation for state-level queries (used as the aoi parameter). |
| statisticsType | string | no | 1 = area (sq miles), 2 = percent of area. Defaults to 2. 1 2 |
| description | string | no | Human-readable description shown in the connector UI. |
| filter_paths | string[] | no | Optional glob paths to reduce the response. |
| polling_frequency | string | yes | How often to poll the Drought Monitor. |
| connectorId | string | no | If provided, updates an existing connector. |
usda/get_drought_monitor
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| dashboardId | string | no | Target dashboard/initiative ID. Omit to use the current dashboard. |
| areaOfInterest | string | yes | Geographic scope: county, state, or national (us). county state us |
| startDate | string | no | Start date in M/D/YYYY format (e.g. '1/1/2025'). Omit for a default 90-day lookback. |
| endDate | string | no | End date in M/D/YYYY format (e.g. '3/1/2025'). Omit for today. |
| fips | string | no | FIPS code for county-level queries (used as the aoi parameter). |
| state | string | no | Two-letter state abbreviation for state-level queries (used as the aoi parameter). |
| statisticsType | string | no | 1 = area (sq miles), 2 = percent of area. Defaults to 2. 1 2 |
| description | string | no | Human-readable description shown in the connector UI. |
| filter_paths | string[] | no | Optional glob paths to reduce the response. |