Summer could be heading back to Huddersfield after a cold and soggy Bank Holiday.

That’s the prediction of Huddersfield weatherman Paul Stevens , who recorded the coldest August holiday Monday for 20 years.

But the town escaped the worst of the deluge that hit many parts of the UK.

More than one-and-a-half inches of rain fell in 24 hours in some areas, with more wet weather forecast for the coming days.

The Met Office has issued a yellow severe weather warning for rain while the Environment Agency has four flood alerts in place, meaning flooding is possible - three in the South East and one in the Midlands.

But in Huddersfield, we had just 9.8mm of rain on Monday, bringing the monthly total to 96mm, which is heading towards double the August average of 55mm.

Mr Stevens, of Salendine Nook, said: “It was a gloomy, miserable day but we didn’t get the torrential rain that many had.

“What was the big talking point here was the cold. It never got above 13.8° Celsius, which is well down on average and probably the coldest August holiday we have had in 20 years.

“It was also very foggy and misty with low cloud and in hilly areas we had visibility down as little as 120m.

“It has been a cooler month than normal, at 1.3°C below the average but there are signs things will improve throughout this week.

“Wednesday should be dry and fine and as we head toward the weekend, we should see temperatures head back up towards 70°F with dry and sunny spells, and it will make for a pleasant end to the school holidays for thousands of Huddersfield children”.

Herstmonceux in East Sussex recorded the most rainfall - 1.6 inches (40.8mm) - between 9am on Monday and 9am on Tuesday, according to Met Office figures.

Many other places also experienced similar levels of rain, with the Bank Holiday weekend a washout for the south east of England in particular.

Nationally, average temperatures for August were 1.3C below average, unlike July which saw long periods of hot weather.