Add in the La Nina/El Nino cycles and those summers can vary a bunch though. We are in the early part of an El Nino which means warmer temperatures for the USA.
Don Day has ‘splained that.
Not necessarily in podcasts of late, but he has a great 5x/week ‘cast splain’ what’s up for the central west.
Always a good <10 min. spent before the market opens @ 7:30 Mountain Time.
https://dayweatherpodcast.com/