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: Patchy fog after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. East wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East wind around 3 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
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