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 rain before 8am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
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