Huddersfield’s barmy weather continued to confound the experts.

With record rainfall causing terrible flooding problems in Cumbria, Huddersfield enjoyed one of the warmest December days on record.

Temperatures hit 14.2°C in the town centre today - just short of the all-time December record of 16.1°C from 2010.

Last month saw the warmest November day on record.

There were also some stunning scenes early this morning, with mist and low cloud forming in the rain-soaked valleys.

But there is a sting in the tail; Huddersfield weatherman Paul Stevens warned of temperatures dropping through the week and the likelihood of 48 hours of torrential rain next weekend.

“We have already had 61mm of rain in just seven days, which is almost the total for the whole of an average December of 65mm-70mm.

Take a look below to see flooding caused by heavy rain in the Colne Valley in November.

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“Now it seems likely we are going to get another downpour, probably lasting from early next Saturday until Monday, and it could bring another 60mm to the Pennines”.

The town escaped the worst of the weekend weather, which saw a record rainfall in Cumbria.

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The Met Office said a new record had been set for the amount of rainfall over a 48-hour period, with 405mm (15.9in) of rain falling in 38 hours at Thirlmere in Cumbria. The previous record was 395.6mm (15.6in) over two days in Seathwaite, Cumbria, in November 2009.

Firefighters from West Yorkshire have been helping local crews rescue people and salvage property.

Back home Mr Stevens forecast it would become cooler but far from cold.

He said: “it has been exceptionally mild and certainly more like we would get early in October.

“The winds have been very light and that meant it didn’t shift the low cloud that formed. The air hovering just above the rain-soaked ground is also full of moisture and it forms clouds and mist which are difficult to shift.

“The winds will strengthen later in the week and I fear the heavy rain will return”.