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 72. North wind around 6 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 49. East wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Clear, with a low around 53.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Clear, with a low around 54.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Mostly clear, 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