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. Cloudy. High near 90, with temperatures falling to around 84 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 103. Northeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Night: Scattered rain showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny. High near 90, with temperatures falling to around 84 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 103. East wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. East southeast wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Isolated rain showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 76. East wind 5 to 8 mph.
Day: Isolated rain showers before noon, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Isolated rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Day: Scattered rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Day: Scattered rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Isolated rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Mayaguez
(1.5 miles away)
Punta Guanajibo, Mayagues
(3.6 miles away)
Joyuda
(6.6 miles away)
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