Rainy May Has Lacked Sunny Days
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By Michael E. Young, The Dallas Morning News  May 31--Framed against a sky darker than twilight, thunderstorms pounded the Dallas area again Wednesday, the 21st day of rain in this not-quite-finished May.
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Rain and thunderstorms moved across pockets of the nation Friday, while parts of the West were dry and sunny.
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Business & money: Wettest June on record keeps shoppers away from the high street.
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By NATE DEGRAFF  Lawns are browning. Farm fields are drying out. This month is one of the driest Mays on record.  But Guilford County is not in serious drought. Yet.
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It was a windy and rainy day at Jerez. It rained in the morning and part of the afternoon, which was far from ideal for the teams.
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It was damp, often dark but far from dismal yesterday in the first round of the rain-delayed and frequently deluged HSBC World Match Play Championship.
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Rain disrupted the first day of the Champions Trophy, just as we knew it would after a preceding week of unrelenting heat and sunshine.
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One of the major events on the European musical calendar, the Guinness Cork Jazz Weekend, is getting into its stride Leeside in spite of dismal weather forecasts.
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SOUTHAMPTON, England (CMC) - Only 32 overs were possible in the ICC Champions Trophy limited-overs cricket match between England and Sri Lanka yesterday because of rain.
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India's monsoon rains have been below normal this year mainly because of an El Nino weather condition and are expected to hit growth in the farm-dependent economy, weather officials and analysts said on Monday.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  May 31--It's official. We're in a drought.   The U.S.
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By By Jim Nesbitt, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  May 26--With the traditional Memorial Day kickoff of summer still two days away, the Triangle is already teetering on the edge of drought that is parching much of North Carolina, particularly in the western mountain counties.
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There's a ray of sunshine in all that doom and gloom.
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There's a ray of sunshine in all that gloom and doom.
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Most of the country experiences heavy rain as the miserable spell of damp weather continues.
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"Workers across the country have been looking forward to a sunny bank holiday. But a number of our customers seem convinced we're in for a wet weekend."  Forecasters have warned holidaymakers to enjoy the blazing sunshine before a washout blights the end of the long weekend. via Guardian Unlimited
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Retail chains reported sales gains in May as warmer weather helped them rebound from a dismal April, but the results were weaker than a year ago, signaling to some that rising gas prices and a slowing housing market are taking their toll.