Overnight in the Snowy Mountains region Cabramurra had almost 19mm fall, Albury on the state border got 23mm and the state’s west experienced a dumping, with just over 34mm falling in Broken Hill, 38mm in Ivanhoe and almost 39mm in Overnewton.
Enough dust was stirred up that the skies over the city turned red and forced residents to seek shelter inside their homes.
As dry conditions continue across NSW, Broken Hill meteorologist Phil Mew said the drought was worsening the problem with dust storms.
"When we get a dry system coming through and you get strong winds, you get a dust storm due to the wind picking up small dust particles."
Today’s deluge across the state could be the most rainfall struggling farmers in areas ravaged by this year’s drought have seen in up to 10 months.
Brisbane should remain dry today, with the BoM forecasting a mostly sunny day with light winds and temperatures of up to 27 degrees.
The end to the working week and the weekend are looking less dry however, with a high chance of rain and possible storms predicted for the Queensland capital leading into next week.
Canberra is today expected to receive light showers as the thunderstorms cross over NSW, but most of the deluge should miss the nation’s capital.
A 90 percent chance of light showers has also been predicted for Perth, with temperatures of about 23 degrees and winds of around 40km/h.
Similar conditions are also expected for Hobart where temperatures are expected to be around 15 degrees.