LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Plentiful rainfall this past week improved conditions across Texas, although 69 percent of the state remained in some drought stage, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor map released Thursday.

Just less than 5 percent of the state was in the driest category on the map, down from about 6.6 percent a week ago. The amount of the state in drought stage was only a modest improvement from the 71 percent a week earlier.