We have brome and alfalfa that's 12-18" high, and it was starting to turn yellow last week before the rain came. We were getting pretty worried. We've had real spotty, patchy showers for a week now, and it's added up to 1 inch so far. It's supposed to keep up for the rest of this week, and we're sure thankful for it.
One week ago I was telling the neighbour not to worry, that we'd get rain soon. His canola wasn't germinating at all, and our grass was burning up. I was being positive and hiding my own fears, but my optimism is feeling fairly reinforced now.
Best of luck to you jodywy. Things will get better.