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: Areas of frost before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind around 5 mph.
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