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: Sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
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