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 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and midnight, then a slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A slight chance of rain after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. West wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of rain before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9pm, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Day: A chance of rain before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
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