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 slight chance of rain showers before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 92, with temperatures falling to around 85 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 105. South wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 11am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 103. South wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 89.
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