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.
Average Weather in Columbia Missouri, United States. In Columbia, the summers are hot, muggy, and wet; the winters are chilly and windy; and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 23Â°F to 89Â°F and is rarely below 6Â°F or above 97Â°F.