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: Sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind 5 to 13 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. South wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 9 to 15 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.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 3 to 12 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 9 to 17 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southeast wind 12 to 15 mph.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 13 to 18 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 12 to 15 mph.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 12 to 15 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 12 mph.
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