
Tasmanians reacted favorably to daylight saving and the Tasmanian government has declared daylight saving each summer since 1968. The state government introduced one hour of daylight saving that summer as a means of saving power and hence water.

In 1967, Tasmania experienced a drought, which depleted their reserves of water. (Western Australia did not use DST during the summer of 1943.)
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During the World Wars, Daylight Saving Time was implemented for the late summers beginning January 19, and the full summers beginning September 19. In Australia, daylight saving was first introduced during World War I under Commonwealth legislation which, due to wartime emergency, was binding on all the states. The bulk of the electricity in Tasmania is generated by hydroelectric stations, causing an energy shortage in the drought of 1967. AustraliaĬlark Dam at Butlers Gorge in Tasmania. For example, Chile delayed its changeover date for the Pope's visit in 1987, as well as for a presidential inauguration in 1990. and Canada do not observe Daylight Saving Time, such as the state of Arizona (U.S.) and the province Saskatchewan (Canada).

Start: First Sunday on or after 8 September United States, Canada (excluding Saskatchewan and parts of Quebec, B.C., and Ontario),īermuda, St. In 2009 the government of Tunisia canceled DST and kept the standard time all year round.Īustralian Capital Territory, New South Wales, They all save one hour in the summer and change their clocks some time between midnight and 3:00 a.m. Most countries that observe Daylight Saving Time are listed in the table below. China has had a single time zone since May 1, 1980, observing summer Daylight Saving Time from 1986 through 1991 they do not observe DST now. Since the daylight hours are similar during every season, there is no advantage to moving clocks forward during the summer. Read more about sharing.Įquatorial and tropical countries (lower latitudes) generally do not observe Daylight Saving Time. If one is available, please include a link to the new law, or to news coverage of the new law. With your help, we can ensure that this exhibit is accurate. If there's been a change to the observance of Daylight Saving Time or Summer Time where you live, please let us know. Japan, India, and China are the only major industrialized countries that do not observe some form of daylight saving. Today, approximately 70 countries utilize Daylight Saving Time in at least a portion of the country. This map depicts countries that currently have DST, that previously had DST, and that never had DST. The eastern half of the state, including Chattanooga, is on Eastern time.While the adoption of Daylight Saving Time is almost always rife with controversy, most of the world (except for countries around the Equator) has implemented DST at one point or another. The majority of the western half of the state, including Nashville, is on Central.


The western part of the state, including Bowling Green, is on Central while the eastern half, including Louisville and Lexington, is on Eastern time.
