Finally had some precipitation this week to end the dry spell for January.  Softer ground allowed most of the rain on Thursday to soak in.  Still running deficits of -0.06" (90% of NOAA Norm) in MTD and YTD and -1.19" (84% of NOAA Norm) for WYTD.  The Mississippi River has come up a bit from last week.  The Rock River dropped levels after ice jams had broken ending the minor flooding that had been occurring.  There is some ice still on the Rock and Green Rivers.  We will start the week again with above normal temps in the mid 40's and low 50's on Monday and Tuesday, then returning to more seasonal temps by the end of the week.  There is also a chance of snow at the end of the week.  I would prefer rain, but it is January.