{"id":119894,"date":"2024-10-30T02:30:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T19:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119894"},"modified":"2024-10-30T02:30:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T19:30:50","slug":"what-is-the-history-of-daylight-saving-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119894","title":{"rendered":"What is the history of daylight saving time?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Daylight saving time, or DST, allows for an extra hour of light in the evening during the warmer months. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Twice a year, time changes sweep across the country. Clocks jump forward one hour in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/spring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spring<\/a> to begin daylight saving time and then slide back an hour in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/fall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fall<\/a> to end it.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;The real goal of daylight saving time is to move the hours of human activity to make the best use of daylight,&#8221; said David Prerau, computer scientist and author of &#8220;Seize the Daylight.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">While today\u2019s night owls may scoff at the notion, this wrangling of time to make the most <a>of daylight dates back over a century, with motivations\u2014and controversy\u2014rooted in patriotism, practicality,<\/a> and public opinion.<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\">Who invented daylight saving time?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/288\/162\/GettyImages-1036684016.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/576\/324\/GettyImages-1036684016.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/720\/405\/GettyImages-1036684016.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-1036684016.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/668\/376\/GettyImages-1036684016.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1336\/752\/GettyImages-1036684016.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/668\/376\/GettyImages-1036684016.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A clockmaker in his workshop, 1881.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">A clockmaker in his workshop, 1881.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Bildagentur-online \/ Universal Images Group \/ Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The concept of daylight saving time can be attributed to three people, according to Prerau.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The first person was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/day-history-1775-us-postal-system-established-ben-franklin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benjamin Franklin<\/a> in the 18th century. Franklin noted that waking up closer to sunrise gave him more hours of daylight to illuminate his home. This allowed him to use fewer smoky and expensive candles, which helped him save energy.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/first-independence-day-weather-4th-of-july-1776-philadelphia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HOW WAS THE WEATHER IN PHILADELPHIA WHEN THE U.S. ADOPTED THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/288\/162\/GettyImages-1371387300-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/576\/324\/GettyImages-1371387300-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/720\/405\/GettyImages-1371387300-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-1371387300-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/668\/376\/GettyImages-1371387300-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1336\/752\/GettyImages-1371387300-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/668\/376\/GettyImages-1371387300-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Siffred Duplessis. 1785. \"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Siffred Duplessis. 1785.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Circa Images \/ GHI \/ Universal History Archive \/ Universal Images Group \/ Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The second person was George Bernard Hudson, who lived in New Zealand in the late 19th century. Hudson was an entomologist and astronomer who proposed the idea of moving clocks forward to the Wellington Philosophical Society.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The third person was William Willett in the early 20th-century <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/queen-elizabeth-victoria-the-queens-weather-meaning-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United Kingdom<\/a>. A builder and member of the Royal Astronomical Society, Willett introduced a bill in the British Parliament to officially enact a time change.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">While none of the three saw their idea of saving daylight come to fruition, the idea was later revived for an unexpected purpose \u2014 war.<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\">When was daylight saving time started and why?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/288\/162\/GettyImages-1175727276.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/576\/324\/GettyImages-1175727276.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/720\/405\/GettyImages-1175727276.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-1175727276.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/668\/376\/GettyImages-1175727276.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1336\/752\/GettyImages-1175727276.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/668\/376\/GettyImages-1175727276.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"British soldiers synchronising their watches on the front line during World War I.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">British soldiers synchronizing their watches on the front line during World War I.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (The Print Collector \/ Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Some of the first people to adopt daylight saving time did so in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/uss-jacob-jones-found\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World War I<\/a>, according to Prerau.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">He said the Germans adopted it in 1916 to help save energy. The British followed suit almost immediately, after having rejected it for many years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/kites-wwii-war-science-weather-first-flight-history-spring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HOW KITES WERE USED FOR WAR AND SCIENCE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Prerau added that other countries on both sides of the war \u2013 including the U.S. \u2013 also adopted the time change for the sake of conserving energy.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;It was a big issue during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/7-times-weather-affected-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">war<\/a>, and (daylight saving time) was a way that they would work to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/energy-utility-bills-rising-cost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">save energy<\/a>,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\">Did farmers support or oppose daylight saving time?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/288\/162\/GettyImages-525066838.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/576\/324\/GettyImages-525066838.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/720\/405\/GettyImages-525066838.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-525066838.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/668\/376\/GettyImages-525066838.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1336\/752\/GettyImages-525066838.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/668\/376\/GettyImages-525066838.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A cigar company claiming that daylight saving time benefits soldiers and farmers. However, farmers begged to differ.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">A United Cigar Stores Company ad claiming that daylight saving time benefits soldiers and farmers. However, farmers begged to differ.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (David Pollack \/ Corbis \/ Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Once World War I ended, pushback against daylight saving time grew, particularly from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/farmers-almanac-winter-forecast-formula\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">farmers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;This is against what most people think because most people think that daylight saving time was put in for farmers \u2013 it\u2019s the exact opposite,&#8221; said Prerau. &#8220;Farmers have been the leading group against daylight saving time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">He noted that, at a time when most of the country was still rural, the people successfully had Congress repeal the time change.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Nixed on the federal level, daylight saving time was only able to occur on the local level \u2013 for a while. \u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\">When did daylight saving time start in U.S. history \u2013 again?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/288\/162\/GettyImages-107413575.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/576\/324\/GettyImages-107413575.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/720\/405\/GettyImages-107413575.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-107413575.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/668\/376\/GettyImages-107413575.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1336\/752\/GettyImages-107413575.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/668\/376\/GettyImages-107413575.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Grenadier Guards of the British Army check the time while on the lines.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Grenadier Guards of the British Army check the time while serving on the lines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Keystone-France \/ Gamma-Keystone \/ Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In the mid-20th century, the country experienced a bit of a D\u00e9j\u00e0 vu.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;As soon as World War II started, the British and the Germans, who were fighting each other at the beginning \u2013 the major countries fighting each other \u2013 both adopted daylight saving time for the war effort,&#8221; said Prerau.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/us-submarine-found-off-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WRECKAGE OF NAVY SUBMARINE FROM WORLD WAR II FOUND OFF JAPAN&#8217;S COAST<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">When the U.S. joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/ghost-boat-shasta-lake-california-wwii\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World War II<\/a>, the country put on daylight saving time for the war effort, as well. But after the war ended, the time change was once again repealed by Congress.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">However, unlike the public sentiment toward daylight saving time after the First World War, after World War II, more people were supportive of the time change, and many localities began to adopt it.<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\">How did daylight saving time become standard?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/288\/162\/GettyImages-514958070.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/576\/324\/GettyImages-514958070.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/720\/405\/GettyImages-514958070.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-514958070.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/668\/376\/GettyImages-514958070.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1336\/752\/GettyImages-514958070.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/668\/376\/GettyImages-514958070.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Travelers make their way between railway, bus, and airplane terminals at Penn Station in 1954 New York City.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Travelers make their way between railway, bus, and airplane terminals at Penn Station in 1954 New York City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Bettman \/ Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The adoption of daylight saving time was spotty across the country, said Prerau, varying from state to state and town to town and causing plenty of confusion.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">For example, during a 35-mile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/transportation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bus ride<\/a> between Steubenville, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/ohio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ohio<\/a>, and Moundsville, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/west-virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Virginia<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">traveler<\/a> would cross seven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/what-is-z-zulu-time-on-weather-maps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">time zones<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In 1966, the federal government passed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/regulations\/time-act#:~:text=Today%2C%20the%20Uniform%20Time%20Act,change%20a%20time%2Dzone%20boundary.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uniform Time Act<\/a> to standardize time across the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/288\/162\/GettyImages-1205328727.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/576\/324\/GettyImages-1205328727.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/720\/405\/GettyImages-1205328727.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-1205328727.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/668\/376\/GettyImages-1205328727.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1336\/752\/GettyImages-1205328727.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/668\/376\/GettyImages-1205328727.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"President Lyndon B. Johnson working in the Oval Office at the White House. Johnson signed the Uniform Time Act into law in 1966.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">President Lyndon B. Johnson working in the Oval Office at the White House. Johnson signed the Uniform Time Act into law in 1966.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Thomas J. O&#8217;Halloran \/ Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to Prerau, the law said that a state doesn&#8217;t have to have daylight saving time if it doesn&#8217;t want to. But if it does want to have daylight saving time, it has to be statewide.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/daylight-saving-time-can-mess-with-your-health-heres-how-to-prepare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HOW DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME CAN IMPACT YOUR HEALTH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Also, the states with daylight saving time would need to start on the same date and end on the same date, with the federal government setting those start and end dates.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;So, that&#8217;s the law we have today,&#8221; Prerau said.<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\">Which states do not observe daylight saving time?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/288\/162\/GettyImages-524974464.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/576\/324\/GettyImages-524974464.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/720\/405\/GettyImages-524974464.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-524974464.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/668\/376\/GettyImages-524974464.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1336\/752\/GettyImages-524974464.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/668\/376\/GettyImages-524974464.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The sun shines on the Napali Coast on the island of Kauai in Hawaii.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">The sun shines on the Napali Coast on the island of Kauai in Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Paul Mounce \/ Corbis \/ Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Daylight saving time is now observed in 48 states, with the outliers being Hawaii and Arizona. According to Prerau, the two outliers have specific reasons that make them different from any other state.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/hawaii\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hawaii<\/a> is by far the most southern state, the state closest to the equator,&#8221; said Prerau. &#8220;As we get close to the equator, the sunrises and sunsets don\u2019t change very much over the year. Therefore, they have much less benefit of daylight saving time than most other states.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Additionally, Hawaii\u2019s distance from the mainland keeps the state isolated and less concerned about matters with neighboring states.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/288\/162\/GettyImages-94967016.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/576\/324\/GettyImages-94967016.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/720\/405\/GettyImages-94967016.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-94967016.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/668\/376\/GettyImages-94967016.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1336\/752\/GettyImages-94967016.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/668\/376\/GettyImages-94967016.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Skyline of Phoenix, Arizona.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Skyline of Phoenix, Arizona.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Joshua Lott \/ Bloomberg \/ Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/arizona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arizona<\/a>, on the other hand, has a different issue to contend with \u2013 the heat. Preraus said the two most populous parts of the state, Phoenix and Tucson, are so hot in the summer that the last thing they want to have in the summer is more daylight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/arizona-monsoon-rain-scorpion-stings-bites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HEAT, MONSOONAL ACTIVITY INCREASE SCORPION ACTIVITY IN ARIZONA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Also, the Grand Canyon state is a house divided. The Navajo Nation in the northeast region of the state observes daylight saving time, but the Hopi Nation\u2014whose territory is encircled by the Navajo Nation\u2014opts out of the time change.<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\">Will daylight saving time become permanent?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/288\/162\/GettyImages-1177993123-min.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/576\/324\/GettyImages-1177993123-min.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/720\/405\/GettyImages-1177993123-min.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-1177993123-min.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/668\/376\/GettyImages-1177993123-min.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1336\/752\/GettyImages-1177993123-min.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/668\/376\/GettyImages-1177993123-min.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Sky Sangari Phunman changes the time on the clocks in her home. She collected clocks in memory of her grandfather, who specialized in horology, or the study of time.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Sky Sangari Phunman changes the time on the clocks in her home. She collected clocks in memory of her grandfather, who specialized in horology, or the study of time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Niall Carson \/ PA Images \/ Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Daylight saving time has sown divisions over the years, stirring debate about whether it should become permanent or end once and for all.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In December 1973, a bill was signed into law to make daylight saving time permanent for two years. Called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presidency.ucsb.edu\/documents\/statement-signing-the-emergency-daylight-saving-time-energy-conservation-act-1973\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Emergency Daylight Savings Time Energy Conservation Act<\/a>, the law was intended to help the U.S. save energy during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/when-the-president-controlled-the-thermostat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oil crisis<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">After a few months, however, the once-supportive public soured on the permanent time change. The law was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/93rd-congress\/house-bill\/16102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">amended on October 1974<\/a>, making daylight saving time last a few months a year once again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv#:~:text=Watch%20FOX%20Weather%20on%20TV,Stream%2C%20Amazon's%20Freevee%20and%20Wow!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In another case of D\u00e9j\u00e0 vu, Congress put forth another bill decades later to make daylight saving time permanent. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/senate-bill\/623\/all-info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunshine Protection Act<\/a> was introduced in January 2021. Whether it becomes law is yet to be determined, the future of the Sunshine Protection Act <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/end-daylight-saving-time-sunshine-protection-act-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">remains in limbo.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/the-history-of-daylight-saving-time\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daylight saving time, or DST, allows for an extra hour of light in the evening during the warmer months. 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