Record-breaking storms leave Australia’s iconic Uluru with waterfalls
Unseasonal rain has left Uluru with waterfalls flowing down its sides as central Australia’s iconic landform experienced its wettest September on record.
The region has been hit by a series of tropical storms drifting in from the Indian Ocean in the past week, during what is normally its driest period.
A weather station at nearby Yulara airport, about 30 km from Uluru, received 31.6 mm of rain on Monday.
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Another weather station in Curtain Springs reported 33.4 mm, its highest since its records began in 1953.
The extreme rainfall created a series of waterfalls flowing down Uluru on Monday, which typically happens only a handful of times each year.
The region is typically at its wettest during November and December but it also experiences a brief wet period in June.
Similar waterfall conditions could be seen at Uluru in January and June last year.
Dry weather is forecasted to return on Thursday but the region may receive another round of thunderstorms over the weekend.
