DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Motors Co in 2005 decided not to change an ignition switch eventually linked to the deaths of at least 13 people because it would have added about a dollar to the cost of each car, according to an internal GM document provided to U.S. congressional investigators.
During summertime, hot, muggy air masses from the Gulf of Mexico drift northward into Missouri, dominating the weather patterns. Daytime highs during the hottest months, July and August, average between 87 and 90 statewide. Luckily, cold fronts originating in Canada sometimes make their way through, particularly in the northwest, provides brief respites from the otherwise sultry, steamy atmosphere. Precipitation in summer varies.
CLIMATE OVERVIEW : St. Louis, Missouri, gets 43 inches of rain per year. The US average is 39. Snowfall is 15 inches. The average US city gets 26 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 74. On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in St. Louis, Missouri. The July high is around 88 degrees. The January low is 23. Sperling's comfort index for St. Louis is a 50 out of 100, where a higher score indicates a more comfortable year-around climate. The US average for the comfort index is 54. Our index is based on the total number of days annually within the comfort range of 70-80 degrees, and we also applied a penalty for days of excessive humidity.