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.
More on this and other weather history
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 1 to 7 mph.
Day: Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Sunny, with a high near 71. East wind around 1 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East wind around 2 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86.
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