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 45. South wind around 2 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. West wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. East wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Sun's High Temperature
112 at Stovepipe Wells, CA
Sun's Low Temperature
28 at 2 Miles East Southeast Of Hazen, ND