Changing for good? What life would be like without any more time changes
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'Thank you, dear sweet baby Jesus ...'
First, let's be thankful that year-round standard time isn't becoming a thing, at least here in Missouri. This would lead to sunrises as early as 4:43 a.m. during the week of the summer solstice. Sunset would occur much earlier too, right around 7:38 p.m.
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However, many states, including Missouri, are vying for year-round daylight saving time. Where we'd see the most impact would be in the winter. Late December would feature some fairly late sunrises. Nearly 9 a.m. in some cases. We'd feature just a bit more daylight though, with sunset not until 5:50 p.m.
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'Whodunit' and 'whodon'tdunit'!
Surprisingly enough, like we talked about in Friday's blog, Arizona and Hawaii stay in standard time year-round. This is mainly because of their climates. Because afternoons and evenings can be so hot, they don't see giving more hours to daylight being necessary.
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There are also a TON of states considering a full switch to DST! Looks like most everyone else is about finished up with these flip-flops of their circadian rhythms as well.
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Of the over 30 states making this consideration, only Utah and South Carolina have passed legislation at the state level.
Hey, at least it's a start!
-Luke