A year’s worth of rain falls in a day for drought-stricken Tibooburra in New South Wales

The drought-stricken community of Tibooburra in far western New South Wales is celebrating its wettest March day on record.

While heavy downpours have wreaked havoc elsewhere in the state in recent days, Tibooburra residents welcomed the rain after missing out for so long.

“I’ve nearly measured 140 millimetres, which in old scale is six inches. Our yearly average is seven so it’s been so lovely,” said the owner of Tibooburra’s Corner Country Store, Vicki Jackson.

Mount Stuart Station manager Jack Anderson said 115mm had fallen in the rain gauge by early yesterday afternoon.