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 74. North wind around 3 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 46. East wind around 2 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 91.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 91.
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