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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Night: Clear, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. East northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90. South southwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92. West northwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 94. Southeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 2 to 6 mph.
Sun's High Temperature
112 at Stovepipe Wells, CA
Sun's Low Temperature
28 at 2 Miles East Southeast Of Hazen, ND
The city of Marion is the county seat of Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population in Marion, IL was 16,855 according to the 2020 census.
It is part of a dispersed urban area that developed out of early 20th-century coal fields.
Marion serves as the largest retail trade center in Southern Illinois with its central location along Interstate 57 and Illinois Route 13. It was dubbed the "Hub of the Universe" by former mayor Robert L. Butler. Its motto under Mayor Mike Absher is the "Oasis of Opportunity".
The city is part of the Marion-Herrin Micropolitan Area and is a part of the Carbondale-Marion-Herrin, Illinois Combined Statistical Area with 123,272 residents, the sixth most populous Combined statistical area in Illinois.
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