Why do dust-storms happen during July?

I live in Phoenix, Arizona and we get some serious dust storms during our monsoon season (now called the Summer Thunderstorm Season according to meteorologists). We have those same 110 to 120 degree temps here too. Before I digress too much, here’s what Wikipedia wants us to know about dust storms:

A dust storm or sandstorm is a meteorological phenomenon common in arid and semi-arid regions and arises when a gust front passes or when the wind force exceeds the threshold value where loose sand and dust are removed from the dry surface. Particles are transported by saltation and suspension, causing soil erosion from one place and deposition in another.

As the force of wind passing over loosely held particles increases, particles of sand first start to vibrate, then to saltate (“leap”). As they repeatedly strike the ground, they loosen smaller particles of dust which then begin to travel in suspension. At wind speeds above that which causes the smallest to suspend, there will be a population of dust grains moving by a range of mechanisms: suspension, saltation and creep.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any information as to why dust storms seem to be more prevalent in summer months, such as July.

I live in North Carolina. We had storms last night and the day before. I can only guess at the dust storms being a lack of rain and too much wind!?

We get dust storms in Texas when the soil is dry and the wind blows. Most commonly the soil is dry in the late spring and summer, so that is when dust storms happen. We are in the middle of a wicked drought right now, so dust is flying as I write this.

We get the occasional dust devil around here in the summer, and they are pretty cool to watch; a tall thin column of air and suspended dust particles that travel quite a distance, usually over gravel lots and such. Nothing to the extent that you are talking about though, we’re are too temperate for that sort of stuff.

@Darwin, you can have some of our rain, we’ve been getting too much, and I think I have mildew between my toes.

@evelyns_pet_zebra. That mildew you speak of leads to Toe Jam – that’s nasty. Almost as bad as crotch rot and fungus gums.

@evelyns_pet_zebra Tell the rain we’ll be waiting. Come on down!

I live in the Middle East..so, yes! Actually, dust storms are pretty much the only storm we have here. Hehehe. We get rain like twice a year (lucky if it’s more) and it probably won’t even last for more than 10 minutes.