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: Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 1 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 40, with temperatures rising to around 42 overnight. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. South wind 3 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 10pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. East wind around 2 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sat's High Temperature
110 at Death Valley, CA and Stovepipe Wells, CA
Sat's Low Temperature
23 at 16 Miles West Of Redfeather Lakes, CO