Severe drought in Australia has driven farmers to ask the government for ‘exit packages’ to mitigate the losses from abandoning their farms, as some parts of southern Queensland have gone more than 100 days without rain.

Agricultural areas in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales received less than 1mm of rain in September.

In July, August and September combined, the same area had less than 10mm - a drastic fall from the historic average.

Rainfall data for the same area from 1961 to 1990 shows half the region averaging 25-50mm of rain each month July to October, and the other half 10-25mm of rain in each month July to October.

The National Farmers Federation announced this week it had written to Prime Minister Scott Morrison asking him to consider giving farmers a financial incentive to leave their land, along with five other measures to respond to the "unprecedented" drought.

Tracy Dobie, Mayor of the Southern Downs Region in southern Queensland, told the Telegraph the drought was having a devastating impact on the area.

“The difference between this and previous droughts is that usually a drought means below average rainfall. We have had no rain. Farmers are not only not able to produce their products, there is no rain for their water tanks for domestic use. No water for growing, no feed, no water at home when you turn on the tap,” she said.