IT WAS all yellow for Richard Bailey from Daisies flower shop as his sunflowers were set to endure the brunt of the latest severe weather warning for rain.

But the Walton Street, Oxford, florist’s prize blooms should enjoy some sunshine soon following an August that so far – contrary to what some might think – has not been the wettest or coldest on record.

The Met Office issued its latest yellow weather warning for rain following heavy downpours over the weekend.

Spokeswoman Laura Young said: “While it is not set to be the wettest August on record, we have released a weather warning due to heavy rainfall which is expected to hit the county on Wednesday morning.”

The rain will slowly move eastwards, leaving the county sunny and dry for the afternoon with temperatures above 15C. The dry weather and sunshine is expected to continue throughout the week and into the bank holiday weekend, with highs of 17C predicted across the county.

The county has experienced 18.3mm of rain so far this month and only 52mm is expected in total. The heaviest rainfall on record was in 1977 when 144.5mm of rain was recorded in the county.

The Met Office also revealed August’s mid-month recordings showed only a 0.3 degree drop compared to the average of 21.7C in previous years.

Ms Young said: “The coldest August was in 1912, when it was only 16.7C, which would have been a pretty terrible summer.”

Mr Bailey said: “Whenever it rains we always have less people into the shop and so this week’s weather is bound to have the same effect.”