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Standing amidst the whitened Capitol grounds on March 14, 1942, these children make the most of Sacramento’s heaviest snowfall in 26 years. The two-inch accumulation led to a carnival-type feel throughout the city with snowmen, sleds and snowballs seen aplenty. Any previous significant snowfall in Sacramento took place on January 1, 1916, when the city was blanketed with three inches. As the layer thawed, heavy slush caved in roofs at the Lester Motors warehouse and the Sacramento Yacht Club clubhouse, while several of the city’s almond and peach trees were also damaged. In spite of a streetcar derailing by the Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, few automobile accidents were reported, and busses were instructed to run behind schedule to avoid any traffic mishaps.
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