While the east of the state grappled with wild weather this week, Cowra has thrived from the super soaking.
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The Bureau of Meterology (BoM) recorded 23.6 millimetres over Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday; outstripping last October's entire rainfall.
Landmark agronomist Charlie Buckmaster said the downpour was "perfect timing".
"There was 20 millimetres between a good season and a bad season but now we're right," Mr Buckmaster said.
"Agronomy-wise, we're one of the better situated regions in NSW with the timing of this rain; compared to Wagga and Temora we're now in front."
Mr Buckmaster said the deluge is a great start to summer cropping and has made haymakers throughout the region very happy.
"If we didn't get that last inch we would have been in trouble but it came just in time. We could have been in dire straights," he said.
Snow, flooding and lightning swept the state this week, with the BoM issuing severe weather warnings for Sydney, the south coast and the Hunter regions.
Lithgow and the Blue Mountains were dumped with 15 centimetres of springtime snow, disrupting schools and travellers in the region.
This gorgeous photo is thanks to Louise Buckley.
