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.

But Hasell says there were fewer really hot days this summer than normal. Typically, Southern Manitoba will eclipse 30 degrees at least 11 times in a summer. This year, that mark was reached only a handful of times in June, July and August. Gretna and Carman topped 30 degrees four times over the three month stretch, with Morden's daytime high eclipsing 30 degrees five times this summer.

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.

Meanwhile, she reminds the public thunderstorm season is not over yet.