Scattered rain showers crossed Illinois over the weekend bringing much needed precipitation to some areas while falling short in others.
State Climatologist Trent Ford tells Brownfield some areas of east central and southeastern Illinois got 2 inches or more, the Interstate 70 corridor got about an inch, and totals in the northern half of the state were less than half an inch.
As of Thursday, 97% of the state was considered abnormally dry with more than half in moderate drought.
