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.
More on this and other weather history
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 0 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 0 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 58. South wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Patchy fog after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Day: Patchy fog before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Clear, with a low around 59.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85.
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