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: Rain showers likely before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. East wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. North wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
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