Change your clocks and lose an hour of sleep in Iowa.
Daylight saving time is changing twice a year, the first time in the spring and the second time in the fall. There is a time change in Iowa.
Daylight saving begins on Sunday, March 13. At 2 a.m. and 3 a.m., the clock springs forward. On that day.
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. and you will get an extra hour of sleep. On Sunday, Nov. 6.
Daylight saving saves energy according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. It is thought that people will stay out longer and spend more time outside when the sun sets later. That could lead to less electricity for lights and appliances.
The first national daylight saving time took place in 1918.
President Lyndon Johnson signed the Uniform Time Act into law in 1966.
Why do we change the time? Daylight saving time is ending. Here are the answers to your questions.
Arizona and Hawaii are the other two.
An exemption statute was enacted after Arizona observed daylight saving time. Hawaii opted out of the Uniform Time Act. The main factor was Hawaii's location, which has limited differences between summer and winter day light hours.
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