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 71. East northeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers between 7pm and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 58, with temperatures rising to around 60 overnight. South wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
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