It may not be enough to break the drought, but nearly one inch of rain over the weekend was a step in the right direction.  A three-day total of .94 of an inch was measured officially at Rosecrans Airport in Saint Joseph.  It started with .05 late Friday morning, resumed early Saturday morning, and wrapped up Sunday morning. The heaviest rain happened between midnight and one a.m. Sunday, when .17 of an inch fell.

The weekend rain came after a long dry period which saw just .52 of an inch total the previous days of August, and .29 of an inch for all of July.