A drier-than-average spring is expected to ensure drought conditions continue across Queensland, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says, after weekend rain did little to soften the ground.
Widespread falls were welcomed by many, but people in southern Queensland were particularly happy, with some describing it as the best single rain event since 2016.
Farmers happy but hesitant Cotton Australia chairman and St George farmer Hamish McIntyre said he had tipped some handsome totals out of the gauges at the weekend.
"We had 64mm on our property Strathmere, north of St George.
Where we live at St George there was 53mm, south of St George at Mooramanna we had 37mm, so we were very lucky.
"We never know what’s around the corner.
But not everyone was so lucky, with many farmers across Queensland disappointed with patchy rain.
More needed to turn paddocks green Currently 57.4 per cent of Queensland is drought-declared, including 23 councils and four part-council areas.
While weekend rainfall helped to settle the dust in some areas, much more is needed to green paddocks.
Ms Sharan said the rain had made a small dent to drought-affected areas, and farmers could expect a drier-than-average spring.