Environment Canada released its fall weather outlook Wednesday, calling for the months of September, October and November to be warmer and wetter than normal for southern Manitoba.

Meteorologist Natalie Hasell says we are coming through a similar trend for the summer months of June, July and August. The mean temperature for June was 17.2 degrees, where 17.0 is average. In July, the mean temperature was 19.3 degrees, down from an average of 19.7 and in August it was 19.3 degrees, when the average for that month is 18.8.

But Hasell says there were fewer really hot days this summer than normal. Typically, the region will eclipse 30 degrees at least 11 times in a summer. This year, that mark was reached only once in June, once in July and five times in August.

Hasell says it was certainly an active year for showers and thunderstorms across the prairies. She notes many of the storms produced torrential downpours, large hail, strong straight line winds and even a number of tornadoes.

"I don't have a statistic but my impression is certainly that southern Manitoba has seen many more nocturnal storms this season than we have in most past seasons recently," says Hasell.

She reminds the public that thunderstorm season is not yet over.