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: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 87. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
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