On Sunday, November 3, 2019, clocks will be set back an hour as daylight saving time ends.
An extra hour of sleep before the Monday morning commute is certainly something to look forward to, but that’s not the only benefit this day provides.
Daylight saving is a reminder to switch out the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.
ALERT! Fire officials suggest the batteries in these two household necessities be changed twice a year, and the alarms themselves be replaced every 10 years. Put your family and home first this daylight saving by practicing responsible fire safety!
Are we changing the clocks in 2019?
Daylight-savings time ends on Sunday, November 3, 2019, at 2:00 A.M. At this time, we “fall back” in the fall by setting clocks back one hour (i.e., gaining one hour).
Why did we start daylight savings time?
The main purpose of Daylight-Saving Time (called “Summertime” in many places in the world) is to make better use of daylight. We change our clocks during the summer months to move an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening. Countries have different change dates. According to some sources, DST saves energy.
Why did the US start daylight savings time?
‘An Act to preserve daylight and provide standard time for the United States’ was enacted on March 19, 1918. It both established standard time zones and set summer DST to begin on March 31, 1918. … Then, beginning on January 6, 1974, implementing the Daylight-Saving Time Energy Act, clocks were set ahead.
Which states do not observe daylight savings time?
Hawaii and Arizona are the only two states in the U.S. that do not observe daylight savings time. However, there are several overseas territories that do not observe daylight savings time. Those territories include American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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