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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Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
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