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.
More on this and other weather history
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind around 7 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 3 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. North wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. East wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
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