Some of our worst fires in California were the summer after winters with extreme rain events.
If you have a dry season, you can have a fire season, and the wetter your wet season, the worse fire season will be.
If you have a dry season, you can have a fire season, and the wetter your wet season, the worse fire season will be.
In the West, the wettest month (which is in winter) can have 6-10 inches of rain while the driest (which is in summer) has 0-0.5 inch.
In the northeast, the wettest month (which is in SUMMER), might be 3-5 inches. The driest (which is in WINTER) might be 2-3 inches, including snowfall.