Why Credit Card Companies Charge Such High Interest Rates. The short answer is because corporate profits and corporations in general are favored over protecting the individual from harm these days. Below is only one court decision in the long dismantlement of individual rights in favor of corporate rights.
Iowa in midst of 9th coldest winter in 121 years of records (AUDIO). January 28, 2014 by Pat Curtis. Icycles form on tree branch in Des Moines. To most Iowans, itâs felt like an extremely cold winter and the record books back it up. AUDIO: Radio Iowaâs Pat Curtis reports :55. State Climatologist Harry Hillaker says, over the last four months, the statewide average temperature has been 30.1 degrees. âItâs been the 9th coldest October through January period in the past 121 years,â Hillaker said.
Although severe temperature drops occur, the state isn't always frigid -- the average temperature ranges from 7.2 degrees Celsius (45 Fahrenheit) in the extreme north to 11.1 degrees Celsius (52 Fahrenheit) in the southeastern corner. Temperatures can also reach 30.6 degrees Celsius (87 Fahrenheit) in the southwest. Northwesterly winds from Canada make winters dry and cold with January being the coldest month. Iowa is also relatively flat with elevation changing minimally -- it only varies from 480 feet to 1,679 feet. The lowest recorded temperatures throughout the month of January in Des Moines tend to fall below -17.8 degrees Celsius (0 Fahrenheit), according to Weather Warehouse.