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      <title>Drought conditions continue in Michigan -- in some areas, since last winter</title>
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      <description>Abnormally dry conditions stretch across the state, with a section of mid-Michigan in a severe drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.</description>
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      <description>After a nearly record-breaking dry May, the state's climatologist is predicting more rain and consistent high temperatures going into the rest of the summer.</description>
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      <description>Warm and sunny weather in Northern Michigan has been a welcome relief to a cold and rainy April. But low humidity and dry weather has increased the risk of wildfires. The state warns residents to burn responsibly.</description>
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      <description>Half way through a Michigan summer and farmers are saying the recent weather is not good for crops. Farmers said they planted late this year because of a…</description>
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