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. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. East wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
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
Sat's Low Temperature
23 at 16 Miles West Of Redfeather Lakes, CO