Thunder during the dry season? What's this!!

Last night we had an intense thunder storm. Keep in mind it is the dry season. It started to rain and I had no idea what was happening. It was sooo sooo windy and raining really hard. But then I thought it was just windy and some was watering their plants, because it's the dry season and NEVER rains! But then it kept going and thundered and I knew it was storming. Then the lightening came and the power went out. This was freaky. My family had gone to bed and it's only me on the first floor. Not gonna lie, I was a little bit scared. The wind was rattling the windows and then my curtains were moving...only slightly but any movement was more than enough. And to top it all off, my bed is right between two windows. It finally quieted down after about 30-45 min and I was able to go to sleep. I hope it doesn't storm too many times during the "dry" season. I have a feeling it will again tonight though... :/