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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Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. East wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Clear, with a low around 53.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
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