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: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. North wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
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