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: Clear, with a low around 43. East wind around 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
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Day: Sunny, with a high near 86.
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Day: Sunny, with a high near 90.
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Day: Sunny, with a high near 90.
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Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
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Sun's High Temperature
112 at Stovepipe Wells, CA
Sun's Low Temperature
28 at 2 Miles East Southeast Of Hazen, ND