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 60. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Day: Patchy smoke before 11am. Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Day: A chance of rain showers between 11am and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Sun's High Temperature
112 at Stovepipe Wells, CA
Sun's Low Temperature
28 at 2 Miles East Southeast Of Hazen, ND