1.   Store sales were propped up by better weather in May than for the corresponding month a year ago, when unseasonable cold kept shoppers at home.

2.   In other areas of the Middle East, Jerusalem also was hit by snow and the Egyptian capital Cairo suffered unseasonable cold.

3.   The Egyptian capital Cairo suffered unseasonable cold.

4.   While the Northeast had a big snowstorm, the South and the southern Plains were struck by devastating ice storms and unseasonable cold.

5.   Bad weather has plagued the visit, with unseasonable cold, driving rain and high winds.