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: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 9am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
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