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 68. West wind around 7 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Day: Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Sunny, with a high near 69. West wind around 5 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after midnight. Clear, with a low around 40. North wind around 2 mph.
Day: Patchy fog before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Sat's High Temperature
110 at Death Valley, CA and Stovepipe Wells, CA and 16 Miles Southwest Of Tecopa, CA
Sun's Low Temperature
28 at 2 Miles East Southeast Of Hazen, ND