northamerica revision 8049
12742Swollman# @(#)northamerica	7.11
22742Swollman# also includes Central America and the Caribbean
32742Swollman
42742Swollman# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
52742Swollman# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
62742Swollman# tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future).
72742Swollman
82742Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (August 17, 1994):
92742Swollman# A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is
102742Swollman# Derek Howse, Greenwich time and the discovery of the longitude,
112742Swollman# Oxford University Press (1980).
122742Swollman
132742Swollman###############################################################################
142742Swollman
152742Swollman# United States
162742Swollman
172742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson:
182742Swollman# US Daylight Saving Time ended on the last Sunday of *October* in 1974.
192742Swollman# See, for example, the front page of the Saturday, October 26, 1974
202742Swollman# and Sunday, October 27, 1974 editions of the Washington Post.
212742Swollman
222742Swollman# From seismo!munnari!kre:
232742Swollman# I recall also being told by someone once that Canada didn't have
242742Swollman# the DST variations in 74/75 that the US did, but I am not nearly
252742Swollman# sure enough of this to add anything.
262742Swollman
272742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson:
282742Swollman# The above has been confirmed by Bob Devine; we'll go with it here.
292742Swollman
302742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson:
312742Swollman# Before the Uniform Time Act of 1966 took effect in 1967, observance of
322742Swollman# Daylight Saving Time in the US was by local option, except during wartime.
332742Swollman
342742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
352742SwollmanRule	US	1918	1919	-	Mar	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
362742SwollmanRule	US	1918	1919	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	0	S
372742SwollmanRule	US	1942	only	-	Feb	9	2:00	1:00	W # War
382742SwollmanRule	US	1945	only	-	Sep	30	2:00	0	S
392742SwollmanRule	US	1967	max	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	0	S
402742SwollmanRule	US	1967	1973	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
412742SwollmanRule	US	1974	only	-	Jan	6	2:00	1:00	D
422742SwollmanRule	US	1975	only	-	Feb	23	2:00	1:00	D
432742SwollmanRule	US	1976	1986	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
442742SwollmanRule	US	1987	max	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	D
452742Swollman
462742Swollman# From Bob Devine (January 28, 1988):
472742Swollman# ...Alaska (and Hawaii) had the timezone names changed in 1967.
482742Swollman#    old			 new
492742Swollman#    Pacific Standard Time(PST)  -same-
502742Swollman#    Yukon Standard Time(YST)    -same-
512742Swollman#    Central Alaska S.T. (CAT)   Alaska-Hawaii St[an]dard Time (AHST)
522742Swollman#    Nome Standard Time (NT)     Bering Standard Time (BST)
532742Swollman#
542742Swollman# ...Alaska's timezone lines were redrawn in 1983 to give only 2 tz.
552742Swollman#    The YST zone now covers nearly all of the state, AHST just part
562742Swollman#    of the Aleutian islands.   No DST.
572742Swollman
582742Swollman# From U. S. Naval Observatory (January 19, 1989):
592742Swollman# USA  EASTERN       5 H  BEHIND UTC    NEW YORK, WASHINGTON
602742Swollman# USA  EASTERN       4 H  BEHIND UTC    APR 3 - OCT 30
612742Swollman# USA  CENTRAL       6 H  BEHIND UTC    CHICAGO, HOUSTON
622742Swollman# USA  CENTRAL       5 H  BEHIND UTC    APR 3 - OCT 30
632742Swollman# USA  MOUNTAIN      7 H  BEHIND UTC    DENVER
642742Swollman# USA  MOUNTAIN      6 H  BEHIND UTC    APR 3 - OCT 30
652742Swollman# USA  PACIFIC       8 H  BEHIND UTC    L.A., SAN FRANCISCO
662742Swollman# USA  PACIFIC       7 H  BEHIND UTC    APR 3 - OCT 30
672742Swollman# USA  ALASKA STD    9 H  BEHIND UTC    MOST OF ALASKA     (AKST)
682742Swollman# USA  ALASKA STD    8 H  BEHIND UTC    APR 3 - OCT 30 (AKDT)
692742Swollman# USA  ALEUTIAN     10 H  BEHIND UTC    ISLANDS WEST OF 170W
702742Swollman# USA  - " -         9 H  BEHIND UTC    APR 3 - OCT 30
712742Swollman# USA  HAWAII       10 H  BEHIND UTC
722742Swollman# USA  BERING       11 H  BEHIND UTC    SAMOA, MIDWAY
732742Swollman
742742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (January 21, 1989):
752742Swollman# The above dates are for 1988.
762742Swollman# Note the "AKST" and "AKDT" abbreviations, the claim that there's
772742Swollman# no DST in Samoa, and the claim that there is DST in Alaska and the
782742Swollman# Aleutians.
792742Swollman
802742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (February 13, 1988):
812742Swollman# Legal standard time zone names, from United States Code (1982 Edition and
822742Swollman# Supplement III), Title 15, Chapter 6, Section 260 and forward.  First, names
832742Swollman# up to April 1, 1967 (when most provisions of the Uniform Time Act of 1966
842742Swollman# took effect), as explained in sections 263 and 261:
852742Swollman#	(none)
862742Swollman#	United States standard eastern time
872742Swollman#	United States standard mountain time
882742Swollman#	United States standard central time
892742Swollman#	United States standard Pacific time
902742Swollman#	(none)
912742Swollman#	United States standard Alaska time
922742Swollman#	(none)
932742Swollman# Next, names from April 1, 1967 until November 30, 1983 (the date for
942742Swollman# public law 98-181):
952742Swollman#	Atlantic standard time
962742Swollman#	eastern standard time
972742Swollman#	central standard time
982742Swollman#	mountain standard time
992742Swollman#	Pacific standard time
1002742Swollman#	Yukon standard time
1012742Swollman#	Alaska-Hawaii standard time
1022742Swollman#	Bering standard time
1032742Swollman# And after November 30, 1983:
1042742Swollman#	Atlantic standard time
1052742Swollman#	eastern standard time
1062742Swollman#	central standard time
1072742Swollman#	mountain standard time
1082742Swollman#	Pacific standard time
1092742Swollman#	Alaska standard time
1102742Swollman#	Hawaii-Aleutian standard time
1112742Swollman#	Samoa standard time
1122742Swollman# The law doesn't give abbreviations.
1132742Swollman
1142742Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (August 16, 1994):
1152742Swollman# Howse writes that Alaska switched from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar,
1162742Swollman# and from east-of-GMT to west-of-GMT days, in 1867 when the US purchased it
1172742Swollman# from Russia.  We don't have this data pinned down yet, though.
1182742Swollman
1192742Swollman# Easy stuff first--including Alaska, where we ignore history (since we
1202742Swollman# can't tell if we should give Yukon time or Alaska-Hawaii time for "old"
1212742Swollman# times).
1222742Swollman
1232742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
1242742SwollmanZone America/New_York	-5:00	US	E%sT
1252742SwollmanZone America/Chicago	-6:00	US	C%sT
1262742SwollmanZone America/Denver	-7:00	US	M%sT
1272742SwollmanZone America/Los_Angeles -8:00	US	P%sT
1282742SwollmanZone America/Anchorage	-9:00	US	AK%sT
1292742Swollman					# AK%sT is the abbreviation per USNO
1302742Swollman
1318029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America New_York United_States Eastern time (except Indiana and Michigan)
1328029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Chicago United_States Central time
1338029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Denver United_States Mountain time (except Arizona)
1348029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Los_Angeles United_States Pacific time
1358029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Anchorage United_States Alaska time
1368029Swollman
1372742Swollman# Mainland US areas that are always Standard as of 1986.
1382742Swollman
1392742SwollmanZone America/Fort_Wayne -5:00	US	E%sT	1946
1402742Swollman			-5:00	-	EST	# Always EST as of 1986
1418029Swollman
1422742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (October 28, 1991):
1432742Swollman# An article on page A3 of the Sunday, October 27, 1991 Washington Post
1442742Swollman# notes that Starke County switched from Central time to Eastern time as of
1452742Swollman# October 27, 1991.
1462742SwollmanZone America/Knox_IN	-6:00	US	C%sT	1991 Oct 27 2:00
1472742Swollman			-5:00	-	EST	# Always EST as of 1991
1482742SwollmanZone America/Phoenix	-7:00	US	M%sT	1946
1492742Swollman			-7:00	-	MST	# Always MST as of 1986
1502742Swollman
1518029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Fort_Wayne United_States Indiana (except Starke County)
1528029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Knox_IN United_States Indiana (Starke County)
1538029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Phoenix United_States Arizona (except Navajo Nation)
1548049Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Navajo United_States Arizona (Navajo Nation)
1558029Swollman
1562742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (February 13, 1988):
1572742Swollman# However. . .a writer from the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.,
1582742Swollman# notes in private correspondence dated 12/28/87 that "Presently, only the
1592742Swollman# Navajo Nation participates in the Daylight Saving Time policy, due to its
1602742Swollman# large size and location in three states."  (The "only" means that other
1612742Swollman# tribal nations don't use DST.)
1622742Swollman
1638049SwollmanLink America/Denver America/Navajo
1642742Swollman
1652742Swollman# From Bob Devine (January 28, 1988):
1662742Swollman# Michigan didn't observe DST from 1968 to 1973.
1672742Swollman
1682742SwollmanZone America/Detroit	-5:00	US	E%sT	1968
1692742Swollman			-5:00	-	EST	1973
1702742Swollman			-5:00	US	E%sT
1712742Swollman
1728029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Detroit United_States Michigan
1738029Swollman
1742742Swollman# Samoa just changes names.  No DST, per Naval Observatory.
1752742Swollman#
1762742Swollman# Howse writes that in 1879 the King of Samoa decided to change
1772742Swollman# ``the date in his kingdom from the Antipodean to the American system,
1782742Swollman# ordaining -- by a masterpiece of diplomatic flattery -- that
1792742Swollman# the Fourth of July should be celebrated twice in that year.''
1802742Swollman
1818049SwollmanZone Pacific/Pago_Pago	 12:37:12 -	LMT	1879 Jul  5
1822742Swollman			-11:22:48 -	LMT	1911
1832742Swollman			-11:30	-	SST	1950
1842742Swollman			-11:00	-	NST	1967 Apr	# N=Nome
1852742Swollman			-11:00	-	BST	1983 Nov 30	# B=Bering
1862742Swollman			-11:00	-	SST			# S=Samoa
1872742Swollman
1882742SwollmanZone Pacific/Midway	-11:49:28 -	LMT	1901
1892742Swollman			-11:00	-	NST	1967 Apr	# N=Nome
1902742Swollman			-11:00	-	BST	1983 Nov 30	# B=Bering
1912742Swollman			-11:00	-	SST			# S=Samoa
1922742Swollman
1932742Swollman# Aleutian has a name change.  DST, per Naval Observatory.
1942742Swollman
1952742SwollmanZone America/Atka	-10:00	US	AH%sT	1983 Nov 30
1962742Swollman			-10:00	US	HA%sT
1972742Swollman
1982742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson:
1992742Swollman# And then there's Hawaii.
2002742Swollman# DST was observed for one day in 1933;
2012742Swollman# Standard time was change by half an hour in 1947;
2022742Swollman# it's always standard as of 1986.
2032742Swollman
2042742SwollmanZone Pacific/Honolulu	-10:30	US	H%sT	1933 Apr 30 2:00
2052742Swollman			-10:30	1:00	HDT	1933 May  1 2:00
2062742Swollman			-10:30	US	H%sT	1947 Jun  8 2:00
2072742Swollman			-10:00	-	HST
2082742Swollman
2098049Swollman# Same time in American and Western Samoa
2108049SwollmanLink Pacific/Pago_Pago Pacific/Apia
2118049Swollman
2128049Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Pago_Pago United_States American Samoa
2138049Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Apia Western_Samoa All points
2148029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Midway United_States Midway Island
2158029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Atka United_States Aleutian Islands
2168029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Honolulu United_States Hawaii
2178029Swollman
2182742Swollman# Navassa
2192742Swollman# no information; probably like US/Eastern
2202742Swollman
2212742Swollman
2222742Swollman# Old names, for S5 users
2232742Swollman
2242742Swollman# Link	LINK-FROM		LINK-TO
2252742SwollmanLink	America/New_York	EST5EDT
2262742SwollmanLink	America/Chicago		CST6CDT
2272742SwollmanLink	America/Denver		MST7MDT
2282742SwollmanLink	America/Los_Angeles	PST8PDT
2292742SwollmanLink	America/Fort_Wayne	EST
2302742SwollmanLink	America/Phoenix		MST
2312742SwollmanLink	Pacific/Honolulu	HST
2322742Swollman
2332742Swollman################################################################################
2342742Swollman
2352742Swollman
2362742Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993):
2372742Swollman# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is
2382742Swollman# Thomas G. Shanks, The International Atlas (3rd edition),
2392742Swollman# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (1991).
2402742Swollman# Except where otherwise noted, it is the source for the data below.
2412742Swollman#
2422742Swollman# Another source occasionally used is Edward W. Whitman, World Time Differences,
2432742Swollman# Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which
2442742Swollman# I found in the UCLA library.
2452742Swollman#
2462742Swollman# I invented the abbreviation SPST for St Pierre Standard Time; SPDT likewise.
2472742Swollman# Corrections are welcome!
2482742Swollman#
2492742Swollman# See the `africa' file for Zone naming conventions.
2502742Swollman
2512742Swollman
2522742Swollman
2532742Swollman# Canada
2542742Swollman
2552742Swollman# Canada is reportedly lots easier than the US--leastways since 1951.
2562742Swollman# I don't know what they did before then.
2572742Swollman# 4.3BSD claims that it's perfectly regular.
2582742Swollman# According to a posting in "comp.bugs.misc", "comp.unix.wizards", etc.
2592742Swollman# on February 8, 1987, by Dave Sherman of the Law Society of Upper Canada,
2602742Swollman# "...Canada (well, Ontario and at least some of the other provinces) are
2612742Swollman# adopting the new daylight savings time rules...".  We assume all of
2622742Swollman# Canada is doing so.
2632742Swollman
2642742Swollman# From Bob Devine (January 28, 1988):
2652742Swollman# All of Canada did have DST from your first rule except Saskatchewan.
2662742Swollman# Which parts did not observe DST is hard to pinpoint but most of the
2672742Swollman# province follows the rules.
2682742Swollman# NOTE: those that didn't have DST for that rule, also
2692742Swollman# probably did not have it for several years previous.
2702742Swollman
2712742Swollman# From U. S. Naval Observatory (January 19, 1989):
2722742Swollman# CANADA   NEW FDL    3.5H BEHIND UTC    ST.JOHN'S
2732742Swollman# CANADA   NEW FDL    1.5H BEHIND UTC    APR 3 - OCT 29
2742742Swollman# CANADA   ATLANTIC   4 H  BEHIND UTC    HALIFAX
2752742Swollman# CANADA   ATLANTIC   3 H  BEHIND UTC    APR 3 - OCT 29
2762742Swollman# CANADA   EASTERN    5 H  BEHIND UTC    TORONTO, MONTREAL, OTTAWA
2772742Swollman# CANADA   EASTERN    4 H  BEHIND UTC    APR 3 - OCT 29
2782742Swollman# CANADA   CENTRAL    6 H  BEHIND UTC    REGINA, WINNIPEG
2792742Swollman# CANADA   CENTRAL    5 H  BEHIND UTC    APR 3 - OCT 29
2802742Swollman# CANADA   MOUNTAIN   7 H  BEHIND UTC    CALGARY, EDMONTON
2812742Swollman# CANADA   MOUNTAIN   6 H  BEHIND UTC    APR 3 - OCT 29
2822742Swollman# CANADA   PACIFIC    8 H  BEHIND UTC    VANCOUVER
2832742Swollman# CANADA   PACIFIC    7 H  BEHIND UTC    APR 3 - OCT 29
2842742Swollman# CANADA   YUKON      SAME AS PACIFIC    DAWSON
2852742Swollman
2862742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (January 21, 1989):
2872742Swollman# April 3 fell on a Sunday in 1988; October 29 fell on a Sunday in 1989.  Ahem.
2882742Swollman# Note claim that there's double DST in Newfoundland and that Yukon should
2892742Swollman# be same as Pacific.
2902742Swollman
2912742Swollman# From W. Jones (jones@skdad.usask.ca) (November 6, 1992):
2922742Swollman# The. . .below is based on information I got from our law library, the
2932742Swollman# provincial archives, and the provincial Community Services department.
2942742Swollman# A precise history would require digging through newspaper archives, and
2952742Swollman# since you didn't say what you wanted, I didn't bother.
2962742Swollman#
2972742Swollman# Saskatchewan is split by a time zone meridian (105W) and over the years
2982742Swollman# the boundary became pretty ragged as communities near it reevaluated
2992742Swollman# their affiliations in one direction or the other.  In 1965 a provincial
3002742Swollman# referendum favoured legislating common time practices.
3012742Swollman#
3022742Swollman# On 15 April 1966 the Time Act (c. T-14, Revised Statutes of
3032742Swollman# Saskatchewan 1978) was proclaimed, and established that the eastern
3042742Swollman# part of Saskatchewan would use CST year round, that districts in
3052742Swollman# northwest Saskatchewan would by default follow CST but could opt to
3062742Swollman# follow Mountain Time rules (thus 1 hour difference in the winter and
3072742Swollman# zero in the summer), and that districts in southwest Saskatchewan would
3082742Swollman# by default follow MT but could opt to follow CST.
3092742Swollman#
3102742Swollman# It took a few years for the dust to settle (I know one story of a town
3112742Swollman# on one time zone having its school in another, such that a mom had to
3122742Swollman# serve her family lunch in two shifts), but presently it seems that only
3132742Swollman# a few towns on the border with Alberta (e.g. Lloydminster) follow MT
3142742Swollman# rules any more; all other districts appear to have used CST year round
3152742Swollman# since sometime in the 1960s.
3162742Swollman#
3172742Swollman# Here's how I would summarize things.  Establish a "Saskatchewan" CST
3182742Swollman# time zone, and note that it officially exists as of 15 April 1966.  Any
3192742Swollman# current exceptions can put themselves in the "Mountain" zone, since
3202742Swollman# those are the rules they follow.  Any past exceptions can be forgotten,
3212742Swollman# since that's what those who live here have done.
3222742Swollman
3232742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (November 21, 1992):
3242742Swollman# East-Saskatchewan kept to avoid problems for folks using that zone by name;
3252742Swollman# plain Saskatchewan added.
3262742Swollman
3272742Swollman
3282742Swollman# From Shanks (1991):
3292742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
3302742SwollmanRule	StJohns	1884	only	-	Jan	 1	0:00	0	S
3312742SwollmanRule	StJohns	1917	1918	-	Apr	Sun>=8	2:00	1:00	D
3322742SwollmanRule	StJohns	1917	only	-	Sep	17	2:00	0	S
3332742SwollmanRule	StJohns	1918	only	-	Oct	31	2:00	0	S
3342742Swollman# Whitman gives 1919 Apr 5 and 1920 Apr 5; go with Shanks.
3352742SwollmanRule	StJohns	1919	only	-	May	 5	23:00	1:00	D
3362742SwollmanRule	StJohns	1919	only	-	Aug	12	23:00	0	S
3372742Swollman# For 1931-1935 Whitman gives Apr same date; go with Shanks.
3382742SwollmanRule	StJohns	1920	1935	-	May	Sun>=1	23:00	1:00	D
3392742SwollmanRule	StJohns	1920	1935	-	Oct	lastSun	23:00	0	S
3402742Swollman# For 1936-1941 Shanks gives May Mon>=9 and Oct Mon>=2; go with Whitman.
3412742SwollmanRule	StJohns	1936	1941	-	May	Sun>=8	0:00	1:00	D
3422742SwollmanRule	StJohns	1936	1941	-	Oct	Sun>=1	0:00	0	S
3432742Swollman# Shanks gives 1942 May 11 - 1945 Sep 30; go with Whitman.
3442742SwollmanRule	StJohns	1942	only	-	Mar	 1	0:00	1:00	D
3452742SwollmanRule	StJohns	1942	only	-	Dec	31	0:00	0	S
3462742SwollmanRule	StJohns	1943	only	-	May	30	0:00	1:00	D
3472742SwollmanRule	StJohns	1943	only	-	Sep	 5	0:00	0	S
3482742SwollmanRule	StJohns	1944	only	-	Jul	10	0:00	1:00	D
3492742SwollmanRule	StJohns	1944	only	-	Sep	 2	0:00	0	S
3502742SwollmanRule	StJohns	1945	only	-	Jan	 1	0:00	1:00	D
3512742SwollmanRule	StJohns	1945	only	-	Oct	 7	2:00	0	S
3522742Swollman# For 1946-9 Whitman gives May 5,4,9,1 - Oct 1,5,3,2, and for 1950 he gives
3532742Swollman# Apr 30 - Sep 24; go with Shanks.
3542742SwollmanRule	StJohns	1946	1950	-	May	Sun>=8	2:00	1:00	D
3552742SwollmanRule	StJohns	1946	1950	-	Oct	Sun>=2	2:00	0	S
3562742SwollmanRule	StJohns	1951	1986	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
3572742SwollmanRule	StJohns	1951	1959	-	Sep	lastSun	2:00	0	S
3582742SwollmanRule	StJohns	1960	max	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	0	S
3592742SwollmanRule	StJohns	1987	only	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	D
3602742SwollmanRule	StJohns	1988	only	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00	2:00	D
3612742SwollmanRule	StJohns	1989	max	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	D
3622742Swollman# St John's has an apostrophe, but Posix file names can't have apostrophes.
3632742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
3642742SwollmanZone America/St_Johns	-3:30:52 -	LMT	1884
3652742Swollman			-3:31	StJohns	N%sT	1935 Mar 30
3662742Swollman			-3:30	StJohns	N%sT
3672742Swollman
3688029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America St_Johns Canada Newfoundland
3698029Swollman
3702742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
3712742SwollmanRule Halifax	1902	only	-	Jun	15	0:00	0	S
3722742SwollmanRule Halifax	1916	only	-	Apr	 1	0:00	1:00	D
3732742SwollmanRule Halifax	1916	only	-	Oct	 1	0:00	0	S
3742742SwollmanRule Halifax	1918	only	-	Apr	14	2:00	1:00	D
3752742SwollmanRule Halifax	1918	only	-	Oct	31	2:00	0	S
3762742SwollmanRule Halifax	1920	only	-	May	 9	0:00	1:00	D
3772742SwollmanRule Halifax	1920	only	-	Aug	29	0:00	0	S
3782742SwollmanRule Halifax	1921	only	-	May	 6	0:00	1:00	D
3792742SwollmanRule Halifax	1921	1922	-	Sep	 5	0:00	0	S
3802742SwollmanRule Halifax	1922	only	-	Apr	30	0:00	1:00	D
3812742SwollmanRule Halifax	1923	1925	-	May	Sun>=1	0:00	1:00	D
3822742SwollmanRule Halifax	1923	only	-	Sep	 4	0:00	0	S
3832742SwollmanRule Halifax	1924	only	-	Sep	15	0:00	0	S
3842742SwollmanRule Halifax	1925	only	-	Sep	28	0:00	0	S
3852742SwollmanRule Halifax	1926	only	-	May	16	0:00	1:00	D
3862742SwollmanRule Halifax	1926	only	-	Sep	13	0:00	0	S
3872742SwollmanRule Halifax	1927	only	-	May	 1	0:00	1:00	D
3882742SwollmanRule Halifax	1927	only	-	Sep	26	0:00	0	S
3892742SwollmanRule Halifax	1928	1931	-	May	Sun>=8	0:00	1:00	D
3902742SwollmanRule Halifax	1928	only	-	Sep	 9	0:00	0	S
3912742SwollmanRule Halifax	1929	only	-	Sep	 3	0:00	0	S
3922742SwollmanRule Halifax	1930	only	-	Sep	15	0:00	0	S
3932742SwollmanRule Halifax	1931	1932	-	Sep	Mon>=24	0:00	0	S
3942742SwollmanRule Halifax	1933	only	-	Apr	30	0:00	1:00	D
3952742SwollmanRule Halifax	1933	only	-	Oct	 2	0:00	0	S
3962742SwollmanRule Halifax	1934	only	-	May	20	0:00	1:00	D
3972742SwollmanRule Halifax	1934	only	-	Sep	16	0:00	0	S
3982742SwollmanRule Halifax	1935	only	-	Jun	 2	0:00	1:00	D
3992742SwollmanRule Halifax	1935	only	-	Sep	30	0:00	0	S
4002742SwollmanRule Halifax	1936	only	-	Jun	 1	0:00	1:00	D
4012742SwollmanRule Halifax	1936	only	-	Sep	14	0:00	0	S
4022742SwollmanRule Halifax	1937	1938	-	May	Sun>=1	0:00	1:00	D
4032742SwollmanRule Halifax	1937	1941	-	Sep	Mon>=24	0:00	0	S
4042742SwollmanRule Halifax	1939	only	-	May	28	0:00	1:00	D
4052742SwollmanRule Halifax	1940	1941	-	May	Sun>=1	0:00	1:00	D
4062742SwollmanRule Halifax	1942	only	-	Feb	9	2:00	1:00	D
4072742SwollmanRule Halifax	1945	1959	-	Sep	lastSun	2:00	0	S
4082742SwollmanRule Halifax	1946	1959	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
4092742SwollmanRule Halifax	1962	1986	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
4102742SwollmanRule Halifax	1962	max	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	0	S
4112742SwollmanRule Halifax	1987	max	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	D
4122742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
4132742SwollmanZone America/Halifax	-4:14:24 -	LMT	1902 Jun 15
4142742Swollman			-4:00	Halifax	A%sT
4152742Swollman
4168029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Halifax Canada Atlantic time
4178029Swollman
4182742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
4192742SwollmanRule	Mont	1884	only	-	Jan	 1	0:00	0	S
4202742SwollmanRule	Mont	1917	only	-	Mar	25	2:00	1:00	D
4212742SwollmanRule	Mont	1917	only	-	Apr	24	0:00	0	S
4222742SwollmanRule	Mont	1918	only	-	Apr	14	2:00	1:00	D
4232742SwollmanRule	Mont	1918	only	-	Oct	31	2:00	0	S
4242742SwollmanRule	Mont	1919	only	-	Mar	31	2:30	1:00	D
4252742SwollmanRule	Mont	1919	only	-	Oct	25	2:30	0	S
4262742SwollmanRule	Mont	1920	only	-	May	 2	2:30	1:00	D
4272742SwollmanRule	Mont	1920	only	-	Oct	 3	2:30	0	S
4282742SwollmanRule	Mont	1921	only	-	May	 1	2:00	1:00	D
4292742SwollmanRule	Mont	1921	only	-	Oct	 2	2:30	0	S
4302742SwollmanRule	Mont	1922	only	-	Apr	30	2:00	1:00	D
4312742SwollmanRule	Mont	1922	only	-	Oct	 1	2:30	0	S
4322742SwollmanRule	Mont	1924	only	-	May	17	2:00	1:00	D
4332742SwollmanRule	Mont	1924	1926	-	Sep	lastSun	2:30	0	S
4342742SwollmanRule	Mont	1925	1926	-	May	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	D
4352742SwollmanRule	Mont	1927	only	-	May	 1	0:00	1:00	D
4362742SwollmanRule	Mont	1927	1932	-	Sep	Sun>=25	0:00	0	S
4372742SwollmanRule	Mont	1928	1931	-	Apr	Sun>=25	0:00	1:00	D
4382742SwollmanRule	Mont	1932	only	-	May	 1	0:00	1:00	D
4392742SwollmanRule	Mont	1933	1940	-	Apr	Sun>=24	0:00	1:00	D
4402742SwollmanRule	Mont	1933	only	-	Oct	 1	0:00	0	S
4412742SwollmanRule	Mont	1934	1939	-	Sep	Sun>=24	0:00	0	S
4422742SwollmanRule	Mont	1945	1948	-	Sep	lastSun	2:00	0	S
4432742SwollmanRule	Mont	1946	1986	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
4442742SwollmanRule	Mont	1949	1950	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	0	S
4452742SwollmanRule	Mont	1951	1956	-	Sep	lastSun	2:00	0	S
4462742SwollmanRule	Mont	1957	max	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	0	S
4472742SwollmanRule	Mont	1987	max	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	D
4482742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
4492742SwollmanZone America/Montreal	-4:54:16 -	LMT	1884
4502742Swollman			-5:00	Mont	E%sT
4512742Swollman
4528029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Montreal Canada Eastern time
4538029Swollman
4542742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
4552742SwollmanRule	Winn	1887	only	-	Jul	16	0:00	0	S
4562742SwollmanRule	Winn	1916	only	-	Apr	23	0:00	1:00	D
4572742SwollmanRule	Winn	1916	only	-	Sep	17	0:00	0	S
4582742SwollmanRule	Winn	1918	only	-	Apr	14	2:00	1:00	D
4592742SwollmanRule	Winn	1918	only	-	Oct	31	2:00	0	S
4602742SwollmanRule	Winn	1937	only	-	May	16	2:00	1:00	D
4612742SwollmanRule	Winn	1937	only	-	Sep	23	2:00	0	S
4622742SwollmanRule	Winn	1942	only	-	Feb	 9	2:00	1:00	D
4632742SwollmanRule	Winn	1945	only	-	Sep	lastSun	2:00	0	S
4642742SwollmanRule	Winn	1946	only	-	May	12	2:00	1:00	D
4652742SwollmanRule	Winn	1946	only	-	Oct	13	2:00	0	S
4662742SwollmanRule	Winn	1947	1949	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
4672742SwollmanRule	Winn	1947	1958	-	Sep	lastSun	2:00	0	S
4682742SwollmanRule	Winn	1948	only	-	May	 1	2:00	1:00	D
4692742SwollmanRule	Winn	1948	1960	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
4702742SwollmanRule	Winn	1959	only	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	0	S
4712742SwollmanRule	Winn	1960	only	-	Sep	lastSun	2:00	0	S
4722742SwollmanRule	Winn	1963	only	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
4732742SwollmanRule	Winn	1963	only	-	Sep	lastSun	2:00	0	S
4742742SwollmanRule	Winn	1966	1986	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
4752742SwollmanRule	Winn	1966	max	-	Sep	lastSun	2:00	0	S
4762742SwollmanRule	Winn	1987	max	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	D
4772742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
4782742SwollmanZone America/Winnipeg	-6:28:36 -	LMT	1887 Jul 16
4792742Swollman			-6:00	Winn	C%sT
4802742Swollman
4818029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Winnipeg Canada Manitoba
4828029Swollman
4832742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
4842742SwollmanRule	Regina	1905	only	-	Sep	 1	0:00	0	S
4852742SwollmanRule	Regina	1918	only	-	Apr	14	2:00	1:00	D
4862742SwollmanRule	Regina	1918	only	-	Oct	31	2:00	0	S
4872742SwollmanRule	Regina	1930	1934	-	May	Sun>=1	0:00	1:00	D
4882742SwollmanRule	Regina	1930	1934	-	Oct	Sun>=1	0:00	0	S
4892742SwollmanRule	Regina	1937	1941	-	Apr	Sun>=8	0:00	1:00	D
4902742SwollmanRule	Regina	1937	only	-	Oct	Sun>=8	0:00	0	S
4912742SwollmanRule	Regina	1938	only	-	Oct	Sun>=1	0:00	0	S
4922742SwollmanRule	Regina	1939	1941	-	Oct	Sun>=8	0:00	0	S
4932742SwollmanRule	Regina	1942	only	-	Feb	 9	2:00	1:00	D
4942742SwollmanRule	Regina	1945	only	-	Sep	lastSun	2:00	0	S
4952742SwollmanRule	Regina	1946	only	-	Apr	14	2:00	1:00	D
4962742SwollmanRule	Regina	1946	only	-	Oct	13	2:00	0	S
4972742SwollmanRule	Regina	1947	1960	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
4982742SwollmanRule	Regina	1947	1959	-	Sep	lastSun	2:00	0	S
4992742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
5002742SwollmanZone	America/Regina	-6:58:36 -	LMT	1905 Sep
5012742Swollman			-7:00	Regina	M%sT	1966 Apr 15
5022742Swollman			-6:00	-	CST
5032742Swollman
5048029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Regina Canada Saskatchewan
5058029Swollman
5062742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
5072742SwollmanRule	Edm	1906	only	-	Sep	 1	0:00	0	S
5082742SwollmanRule	Edm	1918	1919	-	Apr	Sun>=8	2:00	1:00	D
5092742SwollmanRule	Edm	1918	only	-	Oct	31	2:00	0	S
5102742SwollmanRule	Edm	1919	only	-	May	27	2:00	0	S
5112742SwollmanRule	Edm	1920	1923	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
5122742SwollmanRule	Edm	1920	only	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	0	S
5132742SwollmanRule	Edm	1921	1923	-	Sep	lastSun	2:00	0	S
5142742SwollmanRule	Edm	1942	only	-	Feb	 9	2:00	1:00	D
5152742SwollmanRule	Edm	1945	only	-	Sep	lastSun	2:00	0	S
5162742SwollmanRule	Edm	1947	only	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
5172742SwollmanRule	Edm	1947	only	-	Sep	lastSun	2:00	0	S
5182742SwollmanRule	Edm	1967	only	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
5192742SwollmanRule	Edm	1967	only	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	0	S
5202742SwollmanRule	Edm	1969	only	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
5212742SwollmanRule	Edm	1969	only	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	0	S
5222742SwollmanRule	Edm	1972	1986	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
5232742SwollmanRule	Edm	1972	max	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	0	S
5242742SwollmanRule	Edm	1987	max	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	D
5252742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
5262742SwollmanZone America/Edmonton	-7:33:52 -	LMT	1906 Sep
5272742Swollman			-7:00	Edm	M%sT
5282742Swollman
5298029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Edmonton Canada Alberta
5308029Swollman
5312742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
5322742SwollmanRule	Vanc	1884	only	-	Jan	 1	0:00	0	S
5332742SwollmanRule	Vanc	1918	only	-	Apr	14	2:00	1:00	D
5342742SwollmanRule	Vanc	1918	only	-	Oct	31	2:00	0	S
5352742SwollmanRule	Vanc	1942	only	-	Feb	 9	2:00	1:00	D
5362742SwollmanRule	Vanc	1945	only	-	Sep	30	2:00	0	S
5372742SwollmanRule	Vanc	1946	1986	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
5382742SwollmanRule	Vanc	1946	only	-	Oct	13	2:00	0	S
5392742SwollmanRule	Vanc	1947	1961	-	Sep	lastSun	2:00	0	S
5402742SwollmanRule	Vanc	1962	max	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	0	S
5412742SwollmanRule	Vanc	1987	max	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	D
5422742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
5432742SwollmanZone America/Vancouver	-8:12:28 -	LMT	1884
5442742Swollman			-8:00	Vanc	P%sT
5452742Swollman
5468029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Vancouver Canada British Columbia
5478029Swollman
5482742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
5492742SwollmanRule	Yukon	1900	only	-	Jan	 1	0:00	0	S
5502742SwollmanRule	Yukon	1918	only	-	Apr	14	2:00	1:00	D
5512742SwollmanRule	Yukon	1918	only	-	Oct	27	2:00	0	S
5522742SwollmanRule	Yukon	1919	only	-	May	25	2:00	1:00	D
5532742SwollmanRule	Yukon	1919	only	-	Nov	 1	0:00	0	S
5542742SwollmanRule	Yukon	1942	only	-	Feb	 9	2:00	1:00	D
5552742SwollmanRule	Yukon	1965	only	-	Apr	25	0:00	1:00	D
5562742SwollmanRule	Yukon	1965	only	-	Oct	31	2:00	0	S
5572742SwollmanRule	Yukon	1980	1986	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
5582742SwollmanRule	Yukon	1980	max	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	0	S
5592742SwollmanRule	Yukon	1987	max	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	D
5602742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
5612742SwollmanZone America/Whitehorse	-9:00:12 -	LMT	1900 Aug 20
5622742Swollman			-9:00	Yukon	Y%sT	1966 Jul
5632742Swollman			-8:00	Yukon	P%sT
5642742Swollman# Parts of Yukon (e.g. Dawson) didn't switch to -8:00 until 1973 Oct 28.
5652742Swollman
5668029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Whitehorse Canada Yukon Territory
5678029Swollman
5682742Swollman###############################################################################
5692742Swollman
5702742Swollman# Mexico
5712742Swollman
5722742Swollman# From Guy Harris:
5732742Swollman# Rules are from the Official Airline Guide, Worldwide Edition, for 1987.
5742742Swollman# Rules prior to 1987 are unknown.
5752742Swollman# The comments in the OAG say "Only Ensenada, Mexicale, San Felipe and Tijuana
5762742Swollman# observe DST."  This is presumably Baja California Norte, above 28th parallel,
5772742Swollman# as listed there; Mexico/BajaSur is for "Baja California Sur and N. Pacific
5782742Swollman# Coast (States of Sinaloa and Sonora)."
5792742Swollman
5802742Swollman# From Bob Devine (January 28, 1988):
5812742Swollman# The Federal District (where Mexico City is) has observed [DST] several
5822742Swollman# times but not recently.
5832742Swollman#
5842742Swollman# I don't where to drawn the line in the North Baja area.  28th latitude
5852742Swollman# sounds good -- but it may be higher (how far [d]o radio stations from
5862742Swollman# San Diego affect culture?).
5872742Swollman#
5882742Swollman# The dates of DST probably go back to 1981.  The rules are the same as
5892742Swollman# US's.  This is going to be a headache for US presidential electi[o]n years!
5902742Swollman
5912742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (February 13, 1988)
5922742Swollman# Since the 1981 starting date is only "probable," we'll keep the 1987
5932742Swollman# starting date below.
5942742Swollman
5952742Swollman# From U. S. Naval Observatory (January 19, 1989):
5962742Swollman# MEXICO BAJA CAL N   7 H  BEHIND UTC    BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR AND
5972742Swollman# MEXICO BAJA CAL N                      N. PACIFIC COAST (STATES
5982742Swollman# MEXICO BAJA CAL N                      OF SINALOA AND SONORA)
5992742Swollman# MEXICO BAJA CAL N   8 H  BEHIND UTC    ABOVE 28TH PARALLAL APR 3
6002742Swollman# MEXICO BAJA CAL N                      - OCT 29
6012742Swollman# MEXICO BAJA CAL N   7 H  BEHIND UTC    ABOVE 28TH PARALLAL APR 3
6022742Swollman# MEXICO BAJA CAL N                      - 0CT 29
6032742Swollman# MEXICO              6 H  BEHIND UTC    STATES OF DURANGO,
6042742Swollman# MEXICO                                 COAHUILA, NUEVO LEON,
6052742Swollman# MEXICO                                 TAMAULIPAS
6062742Swollman# MEXICO              5 H  BEHIND UTC    STATES OF DURANGO,
6072742Swollman# MEXICO                                 COAHUILA, NUEVO LEON,
6082742Swollman# MEXICO                                 TAMAULIPAS  APR 3 - OCT 29
6092742Swollman# MEXICO              6 H  BEHIND UTC    GENERAL MEXICO, STATES OF
6102742Swollman# MEXICO                                 CAMPECHE, QUINTANA ROO AND
6112742Swollman# MEXICO                                 YUCATAN
6122742Swollman
6132742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (January 21, 1989):
6142742Swollman# April 3 fell on a Sunday in 1988; October 29 fell on a Sunday in 1989.  Ahem.
6152742Swollman# USNO claims there should be four Mexican zones rather than three:
6162742Swollman# a zone that's GMT-8 with DST; a zone that's always GMT-7;
6172742Swollman# a zone that's GMT-6 with DST; and a zone that's always GMT-6.
6182742Swollman
6192742Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993):
6202742Swollman# Shanks also says there are four zones, but disagrees about the fourth.
6212742Swollman# Instead of GMT-6 with DST, he says there's GMT-8 without DST.
6222742Swollman
6232742Swollman# From Shanks (1991):
6242742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
6252742SwollmanRule	Mexico	1922	only	-	Jan	1	0:00	0	S
6262742SwollmanRule	Mexico	1939	only	-	Feb	5	0:00	1:00	D
6272742SwollmanRule	Mexico	1939	only	-	Jun	25	0:00	0	S
6282742SwollmanRule	Mexico	1940	only	-	Dec	9	0:00	1:00	D
6292742SwollmanRule	Mexico	1941	only	-	Apr	1	0:00	0	S
6302742SwollmanRule	Mexico	1943	only	-	Dec	16	0:00	1:00	D
6312742SwollmanRule	Mexico	1944	only	-	May	1	0:00	0	S
6322742SwollmanRule	Mexico	1950	only	-	Feb	12	0:00	1:00	D
6332742SwollmanRule	Mexico	1950	only	-	Jul	30	0:00	0	S
6342742SwollmanRule	BajaN	1950	1966	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
6352742SwollmanRule	BajaN	1950	1961	-	Sep	lastSun	2:00	0	S
6362742SwollmanRule	BajaN	1961	1966	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	0	S
6372742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
6382742SwollmanZone America/Mexico_City -6:36:36 -	LMT	1922 Jan  1  0:23:24
6392742Swollman			-7:00	-	MST	1927 Jun 10 23:00
6402742Swollman			-6:00	-	CST	1930 Nov 15
6412742Swollman			-7:00	-	MST	1931 May  1 23:00
6422742Swollman			-6:00	-	CST	1931 Oct
6432742Swollman			-7:00	-	MST	1932 Mar 30 23:00
6442742Swollman			-6:00	Mexico	C%sT
6458029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Mexico_City Mexico Mexico City
6462742SwollmanZone America/Mazatlan	-7:05:40 -	LMT	1921 Dec 31 23:54:20
6472742Swollman			-7:00	-	MST	1927 Jun 10 23:00
6482742Swollman			-6:00	-	CST	1930 Nov 15
6492742Swollman			-7:00	-	MST	1931 May  1 23:00
6502742Swollman			-6:00	-	CST	1931 Oct
6512742Swollman			-7:00	-	MST	1932 Mar 30 23:00
6522742Swollman			-6:00	-	CST	1942 Apr
6532742Swollman			-7:00	-	MST	1949 Jan 14
6542742Swollman			-8:00	-	PST	1970
6552742Swollman			-7:00	-	MST
6568029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Mazatlan Mexico Mazatlan
6572742SwollmanZone America/Tijuana	-7:48:04 -	LMT	1922 Jan  1  0:11:56
6582742Swollman			-8:00	-	PST	1927 Jun 10 23:00
6592742Swollman			-7:00	-	MST	1930 Nov 16
6602742Swollman			-8:00	-	PST	1942 Apr
6612742Swollman			-7:00	-	MST	1949 Jan 14
6622742Swollman			-8:00	BajaN	P%sT	1967 Apr lastSun 2:00
6632742Swollman			-8:00	US	P%sT
6648029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Tijuana Mexico Baja California Norte
6652742SwollmanZone America/Ensenada	-7:46:28 -	LMT	1922 Jan  1  0:13:32
6662742Swollman			-8:00	-	PST	1927 Jun 10 23:00
6672742Swollman			-7:00	-	MST	1930 Nov 16
6682742Swollman			-8:00	-	PST	1942 Apr
6692742Swollman			-7:00	-	MST	1949 Jan 14
6702742Swollman			-8:00	-	PST
6718029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Ensenada Mexico Ensenada
6728029Swollman
6732742Swollman#
6742742Swollman# Revillagigedo Is
6752742Swollman# no information
6762742Swollman
6772742Swollman###############################################################################
6782742Swollman
6792742Swollman# Anguilla
6802742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
6812742SwollmanZone America/Anguilla	-4:12:16 -	LMT	1912 Mar 2
6822742Swollman			-4:00	-	AST
6832742Swollman
6848029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Anguilla Anguilla All points
6858029Swollman
6862742Swollman# Antigua and Barbuda
6872742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
6882742SwollmanZone	America/Antigua	-4:07:12 -	LMT	1912 Mar 2
6892742Swollman			-5:00	-	EST	1951
6902742Swollman			-4:00	-	AST
6912742Swollman
6928029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Antigua Antigua All points
6938029Swollman
6942742Swollman# Bahamas
6952742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
6962742SwollmanRule	Bahamas	1912	only	-	Mar	2	0:00	0	S
6972742SwollmanRule	Bahamas	1964	max	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	0	S
6982742SwollmanRule	Bahamas	1964	1986	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
6992742SwollmanRule	Bahamas	1987	max	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	D
7002742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
7012742SwollmanZone	America/Nassau	-5:09:24 -	LMT	1912 Mar 2
7022742Swollman			-5:00	Bahamas	E%sT
7032742Swollman
7048029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Nassau Bahamas All points
7058029Swollman
7062742Swollman# Barbados
7072742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
7082742SwollmanRule	Barb	1932	only	-	Jan	1	0:00	0	S
7092742SwollmanRule	Barb	1977	only	-	Jun	12	2:00	1:00	D
7102742SwollmanRule	Barb	1977	1978	-	Oct	Sun>=1	2:00	0	S
7112742SwollmanRule	Barb	1978	1980	-	Apr	Sun>=15	2:00	1:00	D
7122742SwollmanRule	Barb	1979	only	-	Sep	30	2:00	0	S
7132742SwollmanRule	Barb	1980	only	-	Sep	25	2:00	0	S
7142742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
7152742SwollmanZone America/Barbados	-3:58:28 -	LMT	1924		# Bridgetown
7162742Swollman			-3:58	-	BMT	1932	  # Bridgetown Mean Time
7172742Swollman			-4:00	Barb	A%sT
7182742Swollman
7198029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Barbados Barbados All points
7208029Swollman
7212742Swollman# Belize
7222742Swollman# Whitman entirely disagrees with Shanks; go with Shanks.
7232742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
7242742SwollmanRule	Belize	1912	only	-	Apr	 1	0:00	0	S
7252742SwollmanRule	Belize	1918	1942	-	Oct	Sun>=2	0:00	0:30	HD
7262742SwollmanRule	Belize	1919	1943	-	Feb	Sun>=9	0:00	0	S
7272742SwollmanRule	Belize	1973	only	-	Dec	 5	0:00	1:00	D
7282742SwollmanRule	Belize	1974	only	-	Feb	 9	0:00	0	S
7292742SwollmanRule	Belize	1982	only	-	Dec	18	0:00	1:00	D
7302742SwollmanRule	Belize	1983	only	-	Feb	12	0:00	0	S
7312742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
7322742SwollmanZone	America/Belize	-5:52:48 -	LMT	1912 Apr
7332742Swollman			-6:00	Belize	C%sT
7342742Swollman
7358029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Belize Belize All points
7368029Swollman
7372742Swollman# Bermuda
7382742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
7392742SwollmanZone Atlantic/Bermuda	-4:19:04 -	LMT	1930 Jan  1 2:00    # Hamilton
7402742Swollman			-4:00	-	AST	1974 Apr 28 2:00
7412742Swollman			-4:00	Bahamas	A%sT
7422742Swollman
7438029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Atlantic Bermuda Bermuda All points
7448029Swollman
7452742Swollman# Cayman Is
7462742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
7472742SwollmanZone	America/Cayman	-5:25:32 -	LMT	1890		# Georgetown
7482742Swollman			-5:07	-	KMT	1912 Feb    # Kingston Mean Time
7492742Swollman			-5:00	-	EST
7502742Swollman
7518029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Cayman Cayman_Islands All points
7528029Swollman
7532742Swollman# Clipperton
7542742Swollman# no information
7552742Swollman
7562742Swollman# Costa Rica
7572742Swollman# Shanks gives some very odd dates for 1991, and stops there.
7582742Swollman# For now, we won't guess further.
7592742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
7602742SwollmanRule	CR	1921	only	-	Jan	15	0:00	0	S
7612742SwollmanRule	CR	1979	1980	-	Feb	lastSun	0:00	1:00	D
7622742SwollmanRule	CR	1979	1980	-	Jun	Sun>=1	0:00	0	S
7632742SwollmanRule	CR	1991	only	-	Jan	19	0:00	1:00	D
7642742SwollmanRule	CR	1991	only	-	Jul	1	0:00	0	S
7652742Swollman# There are too many San Joses elsewhere, so we'll use `Costa Rica'.
7662742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
7672742SwollmanZone America/Costa_Rica	-5:36:20 -	LMT	1890		# San Jose
7682742Swollman			-5:36	-	SJMT	1921 Jan 15 # San Jose Mean Time
7692742Swollman			-6:00	CR	C%sT
7708029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Costa_Rica Costa_Rica All points
7718029Swollman
7722742Swollman# Coco
7732742Swollman# no information; probably like America/Costa_Rica
7742742Swollman
7752742Swollman# Cuba
7762742Swollman
7772742Swollman# From Bob Devine (January 28, 1988):
7782742Swollman# . . .DST is from 2nd Sunday in May to 2nd Sunday in October since 1981.
7792742Swollman# Change at midnight.  In 1979 & 1980, started at 3rd Sunday in March
7802742Swollman# (I think).
7812742Swollman
7822742Swollman# From U. S. Naval Observatory (January 19, 1989):
7832742Swollman# CUBA                5 H  BEHIND UTC
7842742Swollman# CUBA                4 H  BEHIND UTC    MAR 20 - OCT 8
7852742Swollman
7862742Swollman# From Shanks (1991):
7872742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
7882742SwollmanRule	Cuba	1925	only	-	Jul	19	12:00	0	S
7892742SwollmanRule	Cuba	1928	only	-	Jun	10	0:00	1:00	D
7902742SwollmanRule	Cuba	1928	only	-	Oct	10	0:00	0	S
7912742SwollmanRule	Cuba	1940	1942	-	Jun	Sun>=1	0:00	1:00	D
7922742SwollmanRule	Cuba	1940	1942	-	Sep	Sun>=1	0:00	0	S
7932742SwollmanRule	Cuba	1945	1946	-	Jun	Sun>=1	0:00	1:00	D
7942742SwollmanRule	Cuba	1945	1946	-	Sep	Sun>=1	0:00	0	S
7952742SwollmanRule	Cuba	1965	only	-	Jun	1	0:00	1:00	D
7962742SwollmanRule	Cuba	1965	only	-	Sep	30	0:00	0	S
7972742SwollmanRule	Cuba	1966	only	-	May	29	0:00	1:00	D
7982742SwollmanRule	Cuba	1966	only	-	Oct	2	0:00	0	S
7992742SwollmanRule	Cuba	1967	only	-	Apr	8	0:00	1:00	D
8002742SwollmanRule	Cuba	1967	1968	-	Sep	Sun>=8	0:00	0	S
8012742SwollmanRule	Cuba	1968	only	-	Apr	14	0:00	1:00	D
8022742SwollmanRule	Cuba	1969	1977	-	Apr	lastSun	0:00	1:00	D
8032742SwollmanRule	Cuba	1969	1971	-	Oct	lastSun	0:00	0	S
8042742SwollmanRule	Cuba	1972	1974	-	Oct	8	0:00	0	S
8052742SwollmanRule	Cuba	1975	1977	-	Oct	lastSun	0:00	0	S
8062742SwollmanRule	Cuba	1978	only	-	May	7	0:00	1:00	D
8072742SwollmanRule	Cuba	1978	1980	-	Oct	Sun>=8	0:00	0	S
8082742SwollmanRule	Cuba	1979	1980	-	Mar	Sun>=15	0:00	1:00	D
8092742SwollmanRule	Cuba	1981	1985	-	May	Sun>=5	0:00	1:00	D
8102742SwollmanRule	Cuba	1981	max	-	Oct	Sun>=8	0:00	0	S
8112742SwollmanRule	Cuba	1986	1989	-	Mar	Sun>=14	0:00	1:00	D
8122742SwollmanRule	Cuba	1990	only	-	Apr	1	0:00	1:00	D
8132742SwollmanRule	Cuba	1991	max	-	Mar	Sun>=14	0:00	1:00	D
8142742Swollman
8152742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
8162742SwollmanZone	America/Havana	-5:29:28 -	LMT	1890
8172742Swollman			-5:30	-	HMT	1925 Jul 19 12:00 # Havana MT
8182742Swollman			-5:00	Cuba	C%sT
8192742Swollman
8208029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Havana Cuba All points
8218029Swollman
8222742Swollman# Dominica
8232742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
8242742SwollmanZone America/Dominica	-4:05:36 -	LMT	1911 Jul 1 0:01		# Roseau
8252742Swollman			-4:00	-	AST
8262742Swollman
8278029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Dominica Dominica All points
8288029Swollman
8292742Swollman# Dominican Republic
8302742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
8312742SwollmanRule	DR	1933	only	-	Apr	1	12:00	0	S
8322742SwollmanRule	DR	1966	only	-	Oct	30	0:00	1:00	D
8332742SwollmanRule	DR	1967	only	-	Feb	28	0:00	0	S
8342742SwollmanRule	DR	1969	1973	-	Oct	lastSun	0:00	0:30	HD
8352742SwollmanRule	DR	1970	only	-	Feb	21	0:00	0	S
8362742SwollmanRule	DR	1971	only	-	Jan	20	0:00	0	S
8372742SwollmanRule	DR	1972	1974	-	Jan	21	0:00	0	S
8382742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
8392742SwollmanZone America/Santo_Domingo -4:39:36 -	LMT	1890
8402742Swollman			-4:40	-	SDMT	1933 Apr  1 12:00 # S. Dom. MT
8412742Swollman			-5:00	DR	E%sT	1974 Oct 27
8422742Swollman			-4:00	-	AST
8432742Swollman
8448029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Santo_Domingo Dominican_Republic All points
8458029Swollman
8462742Swollman# El Salvador
8472742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
8482742SwollmanRule	Salv	1921	only	-	Jan	1	0:00	0	S
8492742SwollmanRule	Salv	1987	1988	-	May	Sun>=1	0:00	1:00	D
8502742SwollmanRule	Salv	1987	1988	-	Sep	lastSun	0:00	0	S
8512742Swollman# There are too many San Salvadors elsewhere, so we'll use `El Salvador'.
8522742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
8532742SwollmanZone America/El_Salvador -5:56:48 -	LMT	1921		# San Salvador
8542742Swollman			-6:00	Salv	C%sT
8552742Swollman
8568029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America El_Salvador El_Salvador All points
8578029Swollman
8582742Swollman# Grenada
8592742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
8602742SwollmanZone	America/Grenada	-4:07:00 -	LMT	1911 Jul
8612742Swollman			-4:00	-	AST
8622742Swollman
8638029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Grenada Grenada All points
8648029Swollman
8652742Swollman# Guadeloupe
8662742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
8672742SwollmanZone America/Guadeloupe	-4:06:08 -	LMT	1911 Jun 8	# Pointe a Pitre
8682742Swollman			-4:00	-	AST
8692742Swollman
8708029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Guadeloupe Guadeloupe All points
8718029Swollman
8722742Swollman# Guatemala
8732742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
8742742SwollmanRule	Guat	1918	only	-	Oct	5	0:00	0	S
8752742SwollmanRule	Guat	1973	only	-	Nov	25	0:00	1:00	D
8762742SwollmanRule	Guat	1974	only	-	Feb	24	0:00	0	S
8772742SwollmanRule	Guat	1983	only	-	May	21	0:00	1:00	D
8782742SwollmanRule	Guat	1983	only	-	Sep	22	0:00	0	S
8792742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
8802742SwollmanZone America/Guatemala	-6:02:04 -	LMT	1918 Oct 5
8812742Swollman			-6:00	Guat	C%sT
8822742Swollman
8838029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Guatemala Guatemala All points
8848029Swollman
8852742Swollman# Haiti
8862742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
8872742SwollmanRule	Haiti	1917	only	-	Jan	24	12:00	0	S
8882742SwollmanRule	Haiti	1983	only	-	May	8	0:00	1:00	D
8892742SwollmanRule	Haiti	1984	1987	-	Apr	lastSun	0:00	1:00	D
8902742SwollmanRule	Haiti	1983	1987	-	Oct	lastSun	0:00	0	S
8912742SwollmanRule	Haiti	1988	max	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	D
8922742SwollmanRule	Haiti	1988	max	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	0	S
8932742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
8942742SwollmanZone America/Port-au-Prince -4:49:20 -	LMT	1890
8952742Swollman			-4:49	-	PPMT	1917 Jan 24 12:00 # P-a-P MT
8962742Swollman			-5:00	Haiti	E%sT
8972742Swollman
8988029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Port-au-Prince Haiti All points
8998029Swollman
9002742Swollman# Honduras
9012742Swollman# Shanks says 1921 Jan 1; go with Whitman's more precise Apr 1.
9022742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
9032742SwollmanZone America/Tegucigalpa -5:48:52 -	LMT	1921 Apr
9042742Swollman			-6:00	Salv	C%sT
9052742Swollman
9068029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Tegucigalpa Honduras All points
9078029Swollman
9082742Swollman# Jamaica
9092742Swollman
9102742Swollman# From Bob Devine (January 28, 1988):
9112742Swollman# Follows US rules.
9122742Swollman
9132742Swollman# From U. S. Naval Observatory (January 19, 1989):
9142742Swollman# JAMAICA             5 H  BEHIND UTC
9152742Swollman
9162742Swollman# From Shanks (1991):
9172742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
9182742SwollmanZone	America/Jamaica	-5:07:12 -	LMT	1890		# Kingston
9192742Swollman			-5:07	-	KMT	1912 Feb    # Kingston Mean Time
9202742Swollman			-5:00	-	EST	1974 Jan 6 2:00
9212742Swollman			-5:00	US	E%sT
9222742Swollman
9238029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Jamaica Jamaica All points
9248029Swollman
9252742Swollman# Martinique
9262742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
9272742SwollmanZone America/Martinique	-4:04:20 -      LMT	1890		# Fort-de-France
9282742Swollman			-4:04	-	FFMT	1911 May     # Fort-de-France MT
9292742Swollman			-4:00	-	AST	1980 Apr  6
9302742Swollman			-4:00	1:00	ADT	1980 Sep 28
9312742Swollman			-4:00	-	AST
9322742Swollman
9338029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Martinique Martinique All points
9348029Swollman
9352742Swollman# Montserrat
9362742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
9372742SwollmanZone America/Montserrat	-4:08:52 -	LMT	1911 Jul 1 0:01   # Plymouth
9382742Swollman			-4:00	-	AST
9392742Swollman
9408029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Montserrat Montserrat All points
9418029Swollman
9422742Swollman# Nicaragua
9432742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
9442742SwollmanRule	Nic	1975	only	-	Feb	16	0:00	0	S
9452742SwollmanRule	Nic	1979	1980	-	Mar	Sun>=16	0:00	1:00	D
9462742SwollmanRule	Nic	1979	1980	-	Jun	Mon>=23	0:00	0	S
9472742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
9482742SwollmanZone	America/Managua	-5:45:08 -	LMT	1890
9492742Swollman			-5:45	-	MMT	1934 Jun 23  # Managua Mean Time
9502742Swollman			-6:00	-	CST	1973 May
9512742Swollman			-5:00	-	EST	1975 Feb 16
9522742Swollman			-6:00	Nic	C%sT
9532742Swollman
9548029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Managua Nicaragua All points
9558029Swollman
9562742Swollman# Panama
9572742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
9582742SwollmanZone	America/Panama	-5:18:08 -	LMT	1890
9592742Swollman			-5:20	-	PMT	1908 Apr 22   # Panama Mean Time
9602742Swollman			-5:00	-	EST
9612742Swollman
9628029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Panama Panama All points
9638029Swollman
9642742Swollman# Puerto Rico
9652742Swollman# There are too many San Juans elsewhere, so we'll use `Puerto_Rico'.
9662742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
9672742SwollmanZone America/Puerto_Rico -4:24:28 -	LMT	1899 Mar 28 12:00    # San Juan
9682742Swollman			-4:00	-	AST	1942 May  3
9692742Swollman			-4:00	1:00	ADT	1945 Sep 30  2:00
9702742Swollman			-4:00	-	AST
9712742Swollman
9728029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Puerto_Rico United_States Puerto Rico
9738029Swollman
9742742Swollman# St Kitts-Nevis
9752742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
9762742SwollmanZone America/St_Kitts	-4:10:52 -	LMT	1912 Mar 2	# Basseterre
9772742Swollman			-4:00	-	AST
9782742Swollman
9798029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America St_Kitts St_Kitts_and_Nevis All points 
9808029Swollman
9812742Swollman# St Lucia
9822742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
9832742SwollmanZone America/St_Lucia	-4:04:00 -	LMT	1890		# Castries
9842742Swollman			-4:04	-	CMT	1912	    # Castries Mean Time
9852742Swollman			-4:00	-	AST
9862742Swollman
9878029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America St_Lucia St_Lucia All points
9888029Swollman
9892742Swollman# St Pierre and Miquelon
9902742Swollman# There are too many St Pierres elsewhere, so we'll use `Miquelon'.
9912742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
9922742SwollmanZone America/Miquelon	-3:44:40 -	LMT	1911 May 15	# St Pierre
9932742Swollman			-4:00	-	AST	1980 May
9942742Swollman			-3:00	Mont	SP%sT
9952742Swollman
9968029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Miquelon France St. Pierre and Miquelon
9978029Swollman
9982742Swollman# St Vincent and the Grenadines
9992742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
10002742SwollmanZone America/St_Vincent	-4:04:56 -	LMT	1890		# Kingstown
10012742Swollman			-4:05	-	KMT	1912	   # Kingstown Mean Time
10022742Swollman			-4:00	-	AST
10032742Swollman
10048029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America St_Vincent St_Vincent All points
10058029Swollman
10062742Swollman# Turks and Caicos
10072742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
10082742SwollmanZone America/Grand_Turk	-4:44:32 -	LMT	1890
10092742Swollman			-5:07	-	KMT	1912 Feb    # Kingston Mean Time
10102742Swollman			-5:00	-	EST	1979 Apr 29 2:00
10112742Swollman			-5:00	US	E%sT
10122742Swollman
10138029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Grand_Turk Turks_and_Caicos All points
10148029Swollman
10152742Swollman# Virgin Is (British and US)
10162742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
10172742SwollmanZone	America/Virgin	-4:19:44 -	LMT	1911 Jul    # Charlotte Amalie
10182742Swollman			-4:00	-	AST
10198029Swollman
10208029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Virgin United_States US Virgin Islands
10218029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America virgin United_Kingdom British Virgin Islands
1022