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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind 1 to 7 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. East wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. East wind around 2 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East wind around 2 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
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