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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Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 3 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93. West wind 3 to 14 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South southeast wind 5 to 12 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 94. South southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 95.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Day: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 91.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 91.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93.
Sun's High Temperature
112 at Stovepipe Wells, CA
Sun's Low Temperature
28 at 2 Miles East Southeast Of Hazen, ND