FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - If you think it has been really dry this month, well, you would be correct. While parts of northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio have enjoyed some heavy downpours, Fort Wayne has been very dry this October. 80° temperatures rare this late in October We finally saw some more rainfall though on Friday! Fort Wayne has now picked up 0.35 inches of rain in October 2024, which is still currently over two inches below average. As of Friday, we are still over two inches below our October average, but we can add another green day. Friday's 0.34 inch rain total certainly helps, but we need a lot more to help bust drought conditions in place. To get back to our October average by the end of the month, we need 2.60 inches of rain, with six October days to go. Our next rain chance will come on Halloween. As of Friday, we still need over two and a half inches to get back to our end of month October rainfall average. However, if you were looking to set a record, we are no longer in the running for the driest October ever in Fort Wayne's history. 1964's 0.14 inch total will remain the record, but we're now sitting at number three on the list. We're now sitting at the third driest October on record as of Friday in Fort Wayne. Most of the rain came early Friday morning and even some thunder may have woken you up! Here are some of the other light rainfall amounts from around the area. Angola, Markle, Warsaw, Van Wert, and Harlan saw amounts at or above three tenths of an inch. Light rainfall amounts were observed on Friday in our area. As of Friday, it has been a month though since our last daily rainfall of a half an inch or greater. It has been several months then since our last daily rainfall of an inch or more, which took place back on May 7th. It has been quite the shift toward drought in our area after the wettest April in Fort Wayne's history earlier this year. As of Tuesday, here's a look at how low daily rainfall has been lately. Unfortunately though, a widespread, big soaking rainfall remains unlikely in the near term. We need this to help improve the drought we have in place. In fact, this is the first drought since the summer of 2012 any part of our area is included in an Extreme Drought, indicated by the shade of red on the map. Drought remains widespread across the area.This is the worst drought since the summer of 2012 in our area. The combination of the very dry ground and air, along with fallen leaves, creates a recipe for an elevated fire danger when winds are strong. Outdoor burning is highly discouraged, as field fires can spread rapidly in these conditions. We need a soaking rainfall to alleviate these concerns because right now, the dry leaves and brown grass will cause fires to get out of control if ignited. Keep this in mind until we receive a big soaking rain. We will hope our predominantly dry weather pattern can change in the coming weeks. You can visit our WANE 15 Weather Page to view any upcoming rain chances.