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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind around 13 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West wind 3 to 12 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. South southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South southwest wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
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