CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) - After some very dry weather this fall that led to severe drought conditions and a very high brush fire danger, things have gotten better. Most areas across western Massachusetts picked up between a quarter inch and a half an inch of rain Wednesday night. And all the rain we've had this month has helped us out with our drought situation. Will Massachusetts see a white Christmas? Map shows holiday week forecast For the month of December at Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee we've picked up 2.45 inches or rain. On average, for the month of December, we usually get around 3.6 inches of rain. According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor, most of western Massachusetts is still in the severe drought category but we're not seeing any more extreme drought and Berkshire County is now in the moderate drought category. Some improvement and it looks like we have the chance to some more rain and or possibly snow before the end of the month. Local News Headlines Status of drought in western Massachusetts this December Hadley improv theater meets goal to build dream performance venue How these Massachusetts mayors react to threats of mass deportations Greenfield man to buy home for holidays with $1 million lottery ticket WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.