From adf4d8d35a184b1a9eb78058eee8493c43beec4f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 15:08:51 -0800 Subject: Fix several pre-1946 transitions for Bahamas (Thanks to P Chan.) * NEWS: Mention this. * northamerica (Bahamas): Add WW II DST transitions. --- NEWS | 1 + northamerica | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 0690d87..b56db99 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Unreleased, experimental changes Correct many pre-1986 transitions, fixing entries originally derived from Shanks. The fixes include: - Australia: several 1917 through 1971 transitions + - Bahamas: several 1941 through 1945 transitions - Bermuda: several 1917 through 1956 transitions - Belize: several 1942 through 1968 transitions - Ghana: several 1915 through 1956 transitions diff --git a/northamerica b/northamerica index b9a1348..6916880 100644 --- a/northamerica +++ b/northamerica @@ -2935,12 +2935,37 @@ Zone America/Tijuana -7:48:04 - LMT 1922 Jan 1 0:11:56 # # For 1899 Milne gives -5:09:29.5; round that. # +# From P Chan (2020-11-27) +# There were two periods of DST observed in 1941-1945: 1941-05-01 midnight to +# 1944-12-31 and 1945-02-01 to 1945-10-17 midnight. +# +# War Time Order 1942 [1942-05-01] and War Time (No. 2) Order 1942 [1942-09-29] +# Appendix to the Statutes of 7 George VI. and the Year 1942. p 34, 43 +# https://books.google.com/books?id=5rlNAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA3-PA34 +# https://books.google.com/books?id=5rlNAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA3-PA43 +# +# War Time Order 1943 [1943-03-31] and War Time Order 1944 [1943-12-29] +# Appendix to the Statutes of 8 George VI. and the Year 1943. p 9-10, 28-29 +# https://books.google.com/books?id=5rlNAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA4-PA9 +# https://books.google.com/books?id=5rlNAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA4-PA28 +# +# War Time Order 1945 [1945-01-31] and the Order which revoke War Time Order +# 1945 [1945-10-16] Appendix to the Statutes of 9 George VI. and the Year +# 1945. p 160, 247-248 +# https://books.google.com/books?id=5rlNAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA6-PA160 +# https://books.google.com/books?id=5rlNAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA6-PA247 +# # From Sue Williams (2006-12-07): # The Bahamas announced about a month ago that they plan to change their DST # rules to sync with the U.S. starting in 2007.... # http://www.jonesbahamas.com/?c=45&a=10412 # Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule Bahamas 1941 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 W +Rule Bahamas 1944 only - Dec 31 0:00 0 S +Rule Bahamas 1945 only - Feb 1 0:00 1:00 W +Rule Bahamas 1945 only - Aug 14 23:00u 1:00 P # Peace +Rule Bahamas 1945 only - Oct 17 0:00 0 S Rule Bahamas 1964 1975 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S Rule Bahamas 1964 1975 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D # Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -- cgit v1.2.1