SOME big falls of much-needed rain have been recorded across the district, with more than 50mm falling in the Moree township since 9am, Wednesday.

Regionally, falls of between 25mm and 70mm have been recorded, with the rain still tumbling down early Thursday.

More than 40mm has fallen in the Garah district, with falls exceeding 55mm recorded in the Croppa Creek and North Star areas.

Over the border in Queensland, more than 50mm has fallen in the Goondiwindi district, with lesser falls in the Mungindi district.

Falls have also not been as high west of Moree, with measurements ranging from 10mm to 25mm recorded at Rowena, Burren Junction, Merrywinebone, Bulyeroi and Mallawa.

Southward, falls of between 25mm and 35mm have been recorded in the Gurley and Bellata regions, with similar falls at Narrabri.

East of Moree, falls exceeding 60mm have been recorded, with about 35mm falling at Gravesend since 9am yesterday.

Further east at Warialda more than 40mm has fallen, with nearly 25mm recorded at Delungra.

Rain in the Upper Horton, Bingara and Barraba regions measuring between 25mm and 60mm have been recorded.

A spokesperson for the Bureau of Meteorology said the rain is being driven by tropical moisture that’s been drawn down over eastern Australia and is now interacting with a number of low pressure troughs.

“This is also very welcomed rainfall for a lot of communities within the agricultural areas that have seen a very dry start to autumn,” the spokesperson said.

“For Thursday, we’ll continue to see an extensive area of shower and thunderstorm activity through eastern Australia with this low pressure system and trough.

“The heaviest areas of rainfall expected Thursday are through northern New South Wales and south-east Queensland.

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