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: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 63. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 94. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 64. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 94.
Night: Clear, with a low around 64.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 94.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93.
Sun's High Temperature
112 at Stovepipe Wells, CA
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28 at 2 Miles East Southeast Of Hazen, ND
Rising Sun is an unincorporated community located in Leflore County, Mississippi. Rising Sun is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Greenwood and 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Sidon on U.S. Route 49E . Some citizens refer to the area north of Rising Sun near the Hwy 82 and Hwy 49E intersection in Greenwood as being Rising Sun but the area is known as Craigside.
It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area.
Rising Sun is located on the Canadian National Railway. A post office operated under the name Rising Sun from 1887 to 1912.
In 1900, the community had a population of 72.
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