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: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers between 7am and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Sat's High Temperature
110 at Death Valley, CA and Stovepipe Wells, CA and 16 Miles Southwest Of Tecopa, CA
Sun's Low Temperature
28 at 2 Miles East Southeast Of Hazen, ND