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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Areas of smoke after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Areas of smoke before 9am. Mostly sunny. High near 87, with temperatures falling to around 81 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 82 in the afternoon. North wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
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