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 Overnight temperatures are generally quite mild with an average low of 11.4 Â°C (52.5 Â°F). 2  The mean diurnal temperature variation/ range in July is 7.5 Â°C (13.5 Â°F).  The weather in July is slightly dry with rain periodically. Only 50mm (2in) of H2O is deposited across an average of 17 days.