THE downpour that drenched Sunraysia on Saturday did little to help drought-affected farmers in the region.

The Bureau of Meteorology recorded 11.4mm at the Mildura airport between midnight Friday and Saturday afternoon.

Senior forecaster Michael Efron said the highest recorded rainfall for the Mallee was in Murrayville, where 19.2mm was received.

Pam and Rod Henschke, who run 17,500 acres of s...