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.
1 The July contiguous U.S. average temperature was 73.9Â°F, 0.2Â°F above the 20 th century average and ranked near the middle in the 121-year period of record. 2  The July contiguous U.S. maximum (daytime) temperature was 85.9Â°F, 0.8Â°F below average, the 34 th coolest on record. The July contiguous U.S. maximum (daytime) temperature was 85.9Â°F, 0.8Â°F below average, the 34 th coolest on record. 2  The July contiguous U.S. minimum (nighttime) temperature was 61.8Â°F, 1.3Â°F above average, the 18 th warmest on record.