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: Patchy fog before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East wind around 0 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 81 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. East northeast wind around 0 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East northeast wind around 0 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92.
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