Environment Canada says autumn will follow the summer trend in southern Manitoba.

David Phillips says the months of September, October and November look to be milder than normal for the Steinbach area. Phillips says the first frost usually doesn't hit southern Manitoba before mid-September and he expects that trend to continue this year.

Back in June, Phillips suggested the summer of 2015 would see above average temperatures and normal precipitation. In looking back over those three months, Phillips says June produced 107mm of precipitation in Steinbach, where 100mm is average for that month. In July, 130mm of rain fell, up from the normal of 93mm. And in August, Steinbach had 70mm of rain, slightly less than the average of 74mm. Phillips says total precipitation from April through August was 424mm, that's about 16% above normal.

Phillips notes there were a few weather events that stood out this summer. He recalls the half hour storm July 4th which produced hail that damaged crops and hundreds of vehicles. On August 6-7, a very intense severe thunderstorm also brought hail to the area. And during the weekend of August 22nd, a month's worth of rain fell, accompanied by strong winds.

As for temperature, Phillips says the average temperature in June was 17.1 degrees in Steinbach, compared to 16.4 which is average. July was the hottest month of the summer, with an average temperature of 20.4 in Steinbach, compared to the normal average of 19.0 degrees. And in August, the average temperature was 18.5 degrees, when 18.2 is the normal average. The three month average for Steinbach this summer was 18.7 degrees, compared to 17.9 for an average summer in Steinbach. Phillips adds there were five days above 30 degrees in July and another five days in August.

Meanwhile, Phillips says winter should also be another season with above average temperatures in southern Manitoba, as the result of a strong El Nino. Phillips says over the last 70 years there have been six Super El Ninos in the Steinbach area. Five of those produced milder winters than normal.

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