Southeast Queensland has been soaked with the heaviest rain in more than a year, with plenty more on the way. Beerburrum had recorded 83mm during the 24 hours to 9am today, including 20mm in 1 hour yesterday afternoon. This is the heaviest rainfall since last February and the heaviest for March in three years. Brisbane picked up a healthy 22mm in the same period, which is equal to the previous 24 hour's total. These falls over the last two days have been a welcome turn around for the state capital, after a fairly long dry spell. Less than 50mm had been recorded in Brisbane during the 59 days leading up to Monday of this week, almost the same amount seen over the past 48 hours. The heaviest falls over southeast Queensland occurred east of Gympie, where Kin Kin registered 129mm and Pomona saw 124mm. Gympie's 56mm was also the heaviest since last February. Further north on the Capricornia Coast, Pacific Heights collected a whopping 232mm to 9am today. Nearby Yeppoon saw 206mm, making it their heaviest rain for March in at least 20 years. For much of the region this was more than the monthly average in a single day. Heavy falls also spread inland. In the Maranoa, Surat collected 80mm making it their wettest day in 4 years and also more than the March average in a day. A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea has been directing moisture laden easterly winds onto the coast of Queensland, triggering the recent heavy rainfall. This system will continue to drive showers into the region for the rest of the working week, with the heaviest falls favouring coastal locations. Showers will ease over the weekend as the tasman high weakens. By the end of Friday, parts of Queensland's southeast and Capricornia coasts will have seen more than another 200mm. It is likely that some of this rain will cause local flooding, although a repeat of the flooding event in January 2011 is unlikely. Visit http://www.weatherzone.com.au/warnings.jsp for the latest weather and flood warnings.