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: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. South wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. West wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South southwest wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of rain after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Day: A slight chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Day: A slight chance of rain after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Sun's High Temperature
112 at Stovepipe Wells, CA
Sun's Low Temperature
28 at 2 Miles East Southeast Of Hazen, ND