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: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. South southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely after 9am. Mostly sunny. High near 88, with temperatures falling to around 84 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Canova Beach
(4.2 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
Melbourne (MEL-born) is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It is located 72 miles (116 km) southeast of Orlando along Florida's Space Coast, so named because of the region's proximity to Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center. The city had a population of 87,561 as of July 1, 2024 according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Melbourne is a principal city of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville metropolitan statistical area. Downtown Melbourne and most of the city lie inland of the Indian River Lagoon, with a small part extending over to the barrier island.
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