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.
The average maximum temperature at Basin in July is 92F. For most of the state, the mean maximum temperatures in July range between 85F and 95F. With increasing elevation, average values drop rapidly (5.5F per 1,000 feet). A few places in the mountains at about the 9,000 foot level have average maximums in July close to 70F.