us_drought_state
Pack: us-drought-monitor · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)
No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/us_drought_state for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.
Weekly U.S. Drought Monitor drought-severity statistics for one U.S. state or territory: percent of area or percent of population in categories None, D0 (abnormally dry) through D4 (exceptional drought). Categories are cumulative (D1+ means D1 through D4 combined). Published weekly — map valid every Tuesday, released the following Thursday. Omit dates for the latest available map.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
state | string | yes | State or territory name, two-letter postal abbreviation, or two-digit FIPS code, e.g. ‘Texas’, ‘TX’, or ‘48’. |
measure | string | no | ’area’ = percent of land area in each category (default). ‘population’ = percent of the state’s population in each category. |
start_date | string | no | Earliest map date, YYYY-MM-DD or M/D/YYYY. Omit for the latest single map. |
end_date | string | no | Latest map date, YYYY-MM-DD or M/D/YYYY. Omit for the latest single map. |
Example call
Arguments
{
"state": "Texas"
}
curl
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/us-drought-monitor/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"us_drought_state","arguments":{"state":"Texas"}}}'
TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();
const result = await pipeworx.call('us_drought_state', {
"state": "Texas"
});
Connect
Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipeworx": {
"url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
}
}
}
Connect to just the us-drought-monitor pack
{
"mcpServers": {
"us-drought-monitor": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/us-drought-monitor/mcp"
}
}
}
See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.