And then there's summer in Montana, where my youngest sister and her family live. It's always very dry out there, so summer always brings wildfires. I googled Montana wildfires 2017, and found the current wildfires currently being battled :It's the UK. It happens. We're used to it. It doesn't stop us moaning though
It's very unusual for summer to be long, warm and dry over here. We have a very changeable climate that suffers from the Jet Stream's every whim. The upside is that the Jet Stream keeps our climate considerably milder than that of places on the same latitude in the USA. The downside is that the wind changes direction rapidly and we can and do get completely unexpected cold, wet or hot spells at a moment's notice.
Lolo Peak Fire- currently consuming 468 acres
Goat Creek Fire- 1,319 acres
Little Hog Back Fire- 2,095 acres
Sliderock Fire- 385 acres
Sunrise Fire- 1,000 acres
I'll take hurricanes over wildfires any day!!!! They are used to it by now.