The 2016 Illinois State Fair was one for the record books, as young and old competing in record heat and humidity…and rainfall record that hasn’t been matched since 1929. Take a look at a few of the sights from the fair!

COMPETE: Marshall Tarr, Oblong, brought his A game to the Junior Beef Showmanship competition, winning his division for the second year in a row.

SHOWMANSHIP: WFMB farm broadcaster Steve Bridge entertained the judges during the Illinois Beef Association’s Celebrity Showmanship class. Judges included Gov. Bruce Rauner, IBA vice president Joni Bucher, and IBA president Mike Martz.

They packed into the Illinois State Fair to show their best, despite the 'help' of Mother Nature. Check out this gallery of images from the 2016 state fair.

UNHAPPY: Shown here the morning after 5.1 inches of rain fell in two hours, flooding parts of the fairground, Happy Hollow was home to more than 78 campers – 54 of which were flooded. Water stood as high as the truck beds pictured in the foreground. Several families lost a camper and two vehicles, all of which were parked together in Happy Hollow.

ELECTRIC: Levi Sheffey, Pearl City, demonstrated a three-way switch on his Electricity II project during conference judging.

THIS WAY: Jake Batson, Grundy County, expertly steered his Chester White pig through the ring.

WINNER! Grace Lemeneger, Fairbury, was all smiles when the judge selected her heifer as Champion Bred & Owned Simmental in the junior show.

TAKING NOTES: Norma Jean and Reggie Dowell, 2016 Prairie Farmer Master Farmers, braved the heat to watch the junior heifer show.

PACKED HOUSE: The Coliseum was full for the second-annual Parade of Champions. Grand champions from each specie were selected in front of a crowd of thousands.

YOU: Curt Rincker motions a young livestock exhibitor into place during a junior beef showmanship class.

VISIT: Gov. Bruce Rauner walked through the stands during the junior beef show and stopped to watch the show with Travis Tarr, a Simmental Breeder and ag teacher.

TIE-OUT: A group of Herefords head to the tie-out for the evening.