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.
(Branson, Missouri - MO, USA) Spring in Branson can be a wet season, with mild temperatures, which can climb to over 18Â°C / 63Â°F in April. The summer weather and climate in Branson is very warm, and July and August are the hottest months of the year with high humidity, and temperatures rising to around 30Â°C / 86Â°F. Autumn in Branson is a pleasant season with mainly settled weather. Daytime temperatures in September can rise to around 25Â°C / 76Â°F. Wintertime in Branson can see snow showers from December through February, when up to 5 cm / 2 inches can fall. Winter weather in Branson is rarely severe, and daytime temperatures in January average 8Â°C / 45Â°F.