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. High near 60, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 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.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind around 5 mph.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
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