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: Sunny, with a high near 76. North wind around 5 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 57. East wind around 0 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 59.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Night: Clear, with a low around 58.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
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