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 10am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 1pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 87, with temperatures falling to around 81 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 1 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 2am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers between 8am and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
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