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 63. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West southwest wind 1 to 10 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South southwest wind 2 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. South southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
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