Time to Turn the Clock Back One Hour

 
 
You will need to turn back the clock on Saturday night, Nov. 2 or at 2 a.m. local time Sunday, Nov. 3. This is the official end of daylight saving time.

An article in National Geographic states that the federal government doesn’t require U.S. states or territories to observe daylight saving time. Residents in Arizona do not change clocks along with those in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virginia Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Marianas Islands.

Russia abolished daylight saving time in 2011 and Japan has not observed daylight saving time in over 60 years.

Before you go to bed on Saturday night, don’t forget to turn your clock back one hour as Indiana is a state that does recognize daylight saving time.

Daylight Savings Time Comes to an End

 
 
Daylight Savings Time is nearly at an end, and soon, everyone affected will be rolling their clocks back by one hour on Sunday. This leaves us with an extra hour on Nov. 3, but don’t worry, there are plenty of things to take care of during that bonus hour.

It is recommended to check and replace batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, and replace any smoke alarms older than ten years or carbon monoxide alarms older than five years. Take time to prepare a disaster supply kit for your house that includes water, food, flashlights, batteries and blankets, and once you’ve created that kit, use the semi-annual time change to check its contents.

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Daylight Savings Time Begins Sunday

Daylight Savings Time begins tomorrow, Sunday, March 11 at 2 a.m. prevailing time. You will need to set your clock ahead one hour before you go to bed tonight, or at 2 a.m. prevailing time Sunday morning.

Everyone in the Kankakee Valley changes their clocks in accordance with the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which marks the change in the observance of Daylight Savings Time. It officially begins on the second Sunday of March and ends on the first Sunday in November.