1970 - A lightning bolt struck a group of football players at Gibbs High School in Saint Petersburg FL, killing two persons and injuring 22 others. All the thirty-eight players and four coaches were knocked off their feet.
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Day: Patchy fog before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy. High near 86, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. North wind 1 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. North wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Sat's High Temperature
110 at Death Valley, CA and Stovepipe Wells, CA
Sat's Low Temperature
23 at 16 Miles West Of Redfeather Lakes, CO