Some much-needed and significant rain fell in central Illinois over the last week.

On the WHOW Morning Show Tuesday, Ed Shimon at the National Weather Service in Lincoln told Regional Radio three inches was the norm for most of central Illinois with higher amounts of four and five inches in other areas.

A slow and steady rain was just what central Illinois needed. Shimon indicates a low-pressure system stalled out over the plains creating consistent rain for three or four days.

Conditions were arid across the area for most of October. Shimon indicates while it was an ideal weather month for the harvest, the rain of the last week is going to ease growing drought conditions.

More rain is expected this weekend and in fact, November's outlook is showing above-average rainfall. We'll have more on that in the days ahead on Regional Radio.