Prince George, B.C.-  There was  plenty of lightning  recorded in B.C.  over the past month.

Environment Canada meteorologist  Andre Besson says  when it come to lightning strikes in May,  there were  67 thousand “That is  500%  of normal  for lightning strikes, so that’s very substantial.”  There were a further  39 thousand lightning flashes recorded by Environment Canada.

Besson explains the reason for the increased activity “Basically,  conditions are much  warmer than normal, and  we’ve had an upper trough of low pressure that was basically  fairly stationary over the interior of British Columbia for quite a few days over the month of May.  And that  lightning strike ability, combined with the warm temperatures, helped create more thunderstorm activity, so fairly unsettled throughout the month of May.”

With  scattered showers expected through to Thursday,  Besson says there is also a risk of thunderstorms each day and that means June will be off to an electric start.