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. Mostly sunny. High near 91, with temperatures falling to around 86 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 98. West southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Scattered rain showers between 8am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 88, with temperatures falling to around 82 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Day: Scattered rain showers before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. North northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. North northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
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