In a rare event, a blanket of cloud and rain on the weekend covered Australia's iconic Uluru -- also known as Ayers Rock -- in the Northern Territory.
Tourists in the area were able to capture images of the immense red rock as water began to cascade down its sides, and normally empty crevices were filled with water.
"It may happen a few times each year. The last time this happened was in January," Monica Foster, a Central Australian tour guide told ABC News. "[Uluru] was completely covered in cloud. Kata Tjuta was just poking out the top."
Unexpected rainfall -- while a boon for photographers -- has occasionally played havoc with plans for the Australian Outback. The latest Mad Max film, Fury Road, was due to film in 2011 in Broken Hill in western New South Wales, until an unexpected amount of rain made the usually dusty landscape too green for the post-apocalyptic world, where water is a rare commodity.
For those at Uluru recently, however, the rainfall produced some dramatic photographs worth showing off on social media.
Clouds and rain at #Uluru. Picture: Kartikeya Sharma #NTAustralia #CentralAustralia #NorthernTerritory A photo posted by The NT News (@thentnews) on May 30, 2015 at 9:22pm PDT
A photo posted by Parks Australia (@parksaustralia) on May 31, 2015 at 5:00pm PDT
The #rain coming down in #KantjuGorge #Uluru #NTaustralia #RedCentreNT #SEIToutbackOz A video posted by SEIT Outback Australia (@seitoutbackaustralia) on May 29, 2015 at 5:27pm PDT
A photo posted by SEIT Outback Australia (@seitoutbackaustralia) on May 30, 2015 at 10:20pm PDT
Being soaked to the bone has its advantages sometimes #uluru #waterfall #betterupclose A photo posted by Carlo Veo (@carlov20) on May 31, 2015 at 3:15pm PDT
#uluru #kantjugorge #malawalk #waterfall #rareshot #northernterritory #rainingontherock #greatsouthernland A photo posted by Zomi Frankcom (@bellavistagritty) on May 31, 2015 at 4:23am PDT
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A photo posted by Tegan Taylor (@tiggs_thetigger) on May 30, 2015 at 6:32pm PDT
Rain at #Uluru. Picture: Kartikeya Sharma #NTAustralia #CentralAustralia #NorthernTerritory A photo posted by The NT News (@thentnews) on May 30, 2015 at 9:21pm PDT
A photo posted by Ruth Whale (@ruthwhale) on May 31, 2015 at 12:44am PDT
Rain at #Uluru. Picture: Kartikeya Sharma #NTAustralia #CentralAustralia #NorthernTerritory A photo posted by The NT News (@thentnews) on May 30, 2015 at 9:21pm PDT
A photo posted by Darryn Wishart (@dazza_wish) on May 30, 2015 at 9:28pm PDT
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REGRAM: @abcnews_au a double rainbow at Kata Tjuta taken by Chris Mackenzie, Kata Tjuta is approx a 40 min drive from #Uluru #AyersRock #australian #desert A photo posted by Gardening Australia (@gardeningaustralia) on May 31, 2015 at 7:05pm PDT
A photo posted by @tankahre on May 30, 2015 at 4:17pm PDT
A photo posted by Darryn Wishart (@dazza_wish) on May 30, 2015 at 9:30pm PDT
A photo posted by Northern Territory - Australia (@ausoutbacknt) on May 30, 2015 at 9:09pm PDT
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