Extreme Weather of 2017 / Montana: Extreme Heat & Cold
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Montana: Extreme Heat & Cold

Montana's 2017 wildfire season was its most destructive since 1910. June through August were the hottest and driest months on record, with fires that killed two and scorched roughly 1.3 million acres. The fires were unstoppable, until a mid-September snowstorm dumped up to three feet of snow that doused the fires but led to an extreme winter. Late-December cold in Northwest Montana brought up to another 4 feet of snow and lows of -37°F.

We can't do another year like this

We met Vicki on her 5000-acre ranch in the small western Montana town of Bynum. Aggravating the hardships caused by the extreme drought throughout Eastern Montana, the West has also been hit with an extremely snowy and cold Winter and Spring, resulting in heavy losses to cattle and endangering the viability of ranches throughout the region.
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