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: Mostly clear. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. East wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. East wind around 2 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. East wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East northeast wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. East northeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Sun's High Temperature
112 at Stovepipe Wells, CA
Sun's Low Temperature
28 at 2 Miles East Southeast Of Hazen, ND