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: Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind around 7 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 50. East wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
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