Did You Remember to Set Your Clocks Back?

The good news: We gained an hour to enjoy over the weekend. The bad news: darkness will come much sooner. 

The dreaded "fall back" day arrived at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3.

The result: sunset will seem more like an afternoon thing than an evening thing for a while. Well, until it begins again on March 9, 2014, when we spring forward once again. Until then, the upshot is your 7 a.m. commute to work will have more light again.

When Daylight Saving Time ... remember, you “fall back” and set your clocks back one hour. Many electronic devices automatically adjust when Daylight Saving Time begins or ends.

When you change your clocks in the fall and spring, it’s also a good time to change smoke detector batteries and check to make sure device are in working order.

Brief History:

In 1966, the Uniform Time Act outlined that clocks should be set forward on the last Sunday in April and set back the last Sunday in October.

That law was amended in 1986 to start daylight saving time on the first Sunday in April, though the new system wasn't implemented until 1987. The end date was not changed, however, and remained the last Sunday in October until 2006.

Today, Daylight Saving Time begins on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. 

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