NEARLY ALL OF ILLINOIS IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE ABNORMALLY DRY OR OFFICIALLY IN A DROUGHT. 

THERE WAS SOME RAINFALL THIS PAST WEEK, ALTHOUGH PRECIPITATION WAS UNDER ONE-10TH OF AN INCH IN THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE STATE AND OVER AN INCH IN SOME AREAS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN ILLINOIS SAYS STATE CLIMATOLOGIST TRENT FORD.

FORD SAYS THERE ARE SOME SIGNS OF PROBLEMS.

FORD SAYS FORTUNATELY, THE OUTLOOK FOR THE REST OF THE MONTH IS CALLING FOR MORE NORMAL RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL STORMS IN MID TO LATE JUNE.