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 Cloudy with Scattered Showers with a high near 75°F. Winds from the NNW at 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%
Night: Mostly Clear with a low near 54°F. Winds from the NNW at 6 mph
Day: Sunny with a high near 75°F. Winds from the N at 6 mph
Night: Mostly Clear with a low near 50°F. Winds from the ENE at 6 mph
Day: Mostly Sunny with a high near 74°F. Winds from the N at 5 mph
Night: Partly Cloudy with a low near 54°F. Winds from the ENE at 6 mph
Day: Partly Cloudy with Showers with a high near 78°F. Winds from the N at 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%
Night: Mostly Clear with a low near 55°F. Winds from the NNE at 4 mph
Day: Mostly Sunny with a high near 82°F. Winds from the NNW at 4 mph
Night: Mostly Clear with a low near 59°F. Winds from the NE at 4 mph
Day: Mostly Sunny with a high near 81°F. Winds from the NNW at 5 mph
Night: Mostly Clear with a low near 56°F. Winds from the ENE at 6 mph
Day: Mostly Sunny with a high near 76°F. Winds from the N at 4 mph
Night: Mostly Clear with a low near 55°F. Winds from the E at 5 mph
Day: Partly Cloudy with Showers with a high near 77°F. Winds from the NW at 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%
Night: Mostly Clear with a low near 58°F. Winds from the ENE at 5 mph
Day: Partly Cloudy with Showers with a high near 77°F. Winds from the NNW at 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%
Night: Partly Cloudy with Showers with a low near 60°F. Winds from the N at 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%
Day: Partly Cloudy with a high near 75°F. Winds from the N at 4 mph
Night: Mostly Clear with a low near 62°F. Winds from the NNE at 4 mph
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