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: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny. High near 92, with temperatures falling to around 87 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 100. Northeast wind 1 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and midnight, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers between 7am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 2am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
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