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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Day: Patchy smoke between noon and 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A chance of rain showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Day: A chance of rain showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
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