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: Clear. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. East northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92. West wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 63. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93. South southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Sun's High Temperature
112 at Stovepipe Wells, CA
Sun's Low Temperature
28 at 2 Miles East Southeast Of Hazen, ND
Sikeston () is a city located both in southern Scott County and northern New Madrid County, in the state of Missouri, United States. It is situated just north of the "Missouri Bootheel", although many locals consider Sikeston a part of it. By way of Interstate 55, Interstate 57, and U.S. Route 60, Sikeston is close to the halfway point between St. Louis and Memphis, Tennessee and is four hours from Nashville.
The city is named after John Sikes, who founded it in 1860. It is the principal city of the Sikeston Micropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of all of Scott County, and has a total population of 41,143.
As of the 2020 census, the city population was 16,291, making it the fourth-most populous city in Missouri's 8th Congressional district behind Cape Girardeau, Rolla, and Farmington, and just ahead of Poplar Bluff which has had a similar population as Sikeston over the last few decades. Before the 2010 census, it had been the second-most populous city in the congressional district.
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