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: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny. High near 92, with temperatures falling to around 89 in the afternoon. North wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny. High near 86, with temperatures falling to around 81 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Sat's High Temperature
110 at Death Valley, CA and Stovepipe Wells, CA
Sat's Low Temperature
23 at 16 Miles West Of Redfeather Lakes, CO