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: Partly Cloudy with a high near 59°F. Winds from the WNW at 2 mph
Night: Partly Cloudy with a low near 40°F. Winds from the WSW at 5 mph
Day: Partly Cloudy with Showers and Isolated Storms with a high near 67°F. Winds from the S at 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%
Night: Mostly Cloudy with Chance of Storms with a low near 54°F. Winds from the S at 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%
Day: Partly Cloudy with Showers and Isolated Storms with a high near 69°F. Winds from the S at 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%
Night: Partly Cloudy with a low near 50°F. Winds from the NNE at 2 mph
Day: Partly Cloudy with a high near 72°F. Winds from the E at 2 mph
Night: Mostly Clear with a low near 48°F. Winds from the ESE at 4 mph
Day: Partly Cloudy with a high near 70°F. Winds from the SE at 5 mph
Night: Partly Cloudy with Showers with a low near 52°F. Winds from the SE at 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%
Day: Mostly Cloudy with Scattered Showers with a high near 73°F. Winds from the SSE at 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%
Night: Partly Cloudy with Scattered Showers and Isolated Storms with a low near 55°F. Winds from the S at 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%
Day: Partly Cloudy with Isolated Showers with a high near 72°F. Winds from the S at 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%
Night: Partly Cloudy with Isolated Showers with a low near 58°F. Winds from the SE at 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%
Day: Partly Cloudy with Isolated Showers with a high near 70°F. Winds from the SE at 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%
Night: Partly Cloudy with Showers with a low near 56°F. Winds from the SSE at 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%
Day: Partly Cloudy with Showers with a high near 69°F. Winds from the SSE at 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%
Night: Partly Cloudy with Showers with a low near 57°F. Winds from the SSW at 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%
Day: Partly Cloudy with Showers with a high near 69°F. Winds from the S at 4 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%
Night: Partly Cloudy with Showers with a low near 53°F. Winds from the SSW at 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%
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