It might have seemed like the wettest November ever – but every cloud has a silver lining.

Last night saw another 6mm of rain fall in Huddersfield, pushing the town’s November total up to 211mm.

But while this is more than three times the average rainfall figure for the month, it was still 4mm short of the wettest November on record which happened in 2009.

Huddersfield weatherman Paul Stevens said: “It was close but not quite there.

“There was a heavy band of rain over Bradford and if it had moved a little bit further south it would have meant the wettest November in history for Huddersfield.”

The rain yesterday brought a number of problems, with some localised flooding, and trouble for many commuters with the trains and motorways affected.

This week five years ago there was a thick blanket of snow across the area - but this year Paul said there could be more problems ahead due to the wet weather.

Up to 70mm of rain could fall over Huddersfield this week, and it could rain for 24 hours non stop from tomorrow afternoon.

“There is the potential for some substantial rainfall which could well cause some flooding issues,” he said.

“The rain could stick over Huddersfield before finally moving away on Friday.

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“But the weekend could see more bands of rain moving in. December is starting as November ended, on a wet note.”

The average rainfall for November is about 65mm, but Huddersfield had 44mm during one weekend in the middle of the month.

Other parts of the region were hit even harder, with Meltham getting 60mm and parts of the Calder Valley suffering from 95mm of rain in 24 hours.

It led to localised flooding in many areas.

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Paul said there is little respite in sight with the unsettled weather conditions likely to remain through to January.

“Leading up to Christmas it is remaining unsettled and at times will be windy and stormy,” he said. “There might be a bit of snow on the hills but nothing prolonged and there will always be the risk of localised flooding.”