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 95. South southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Day: Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Day: Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
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