Tourists are paddle boarding and frolicking in one of Earth's driest locations after record rains

• Record rainstorms have hit California's Death Valley National Park, replenishing Lake Manly.
• The amount of rain in Death Valley in the last six months is more than double a typical year.
• The "uncommon" phenomenon prompted tourists to paddle board and frolic in the lake.

Heavy rainfall created a temporary lake in Death Valley National Park, one of Earth's driest locations, prompting travelers to take a potentially once-in-a-lifetime swim.

The unexpected phenomenon began earlier this week at Death Valley's Badwater Basin after recent rainstorms battered California.