Wind whips up fires as heat grips parts of Montana, Wyoming
In this photo provided by Jim Bentler, the Robertson Draw Fire is seen burning south of Red Lodge, Mont., on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Authorities warned of extreme wildfire danger in Montana and Wyoming as a sweltering heat wave was forecast to intensify across large parts of the two states after already delivering record high temperatures. (Jim Bentler via AP)
BILLINGS (AP) — A sweltering heat wave smashed daily temperature records in Montana and Wyoming and complicated the fight to corral several large wildfires, as gusts fanned the blazes and triggered evacuations of some rural areas.
A temperature of 109 degrees (43 degrees Celsius) was recorded at the airport in Miles City in eastern Montana, where the previous daily record was 97 degrees (35 degrees Celsius), in 1987, the National Weather Service said...
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