No daylight saving for AZ
Arizona exists in its own time zone. While the other 47 states in the continental U.S. move ahead one hour for daylight saving time, Arizona stubbornly refuses to switch. Hawaii doesn't spring ahead either, but it's so far detached from the mainland that not setting the clocks ahead one hour doesn't have the same impact as living part of the year in Mountain time and most of the year in Pacific time.
The "reasons" the locals give for not switching range from hilarious (the farmers prefer it) to pathetic (it's cooler this way).
First, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas are real farming states. They manage to cope with daylight saving.
Second, it's NOT cooler this way. I have no idea what math they use to make this one add up because the day itself doesn't change, only how the day is measured. Besides, Arizona doesn't have a monopoly on hot, sweltering days. It gets hot in Nevada, Utah and the South and Midwest have both heat AND sweltering humidity.
Besides, without daylight saving it starts to get light close to the uncivilized hour of 4:00 AM in the morning about mid-June.
And therein lies the answer to why Arizona does not follow daylight saving. Most Arizonans are in bed by 9:00 PM. With daylight saving, it stays lighter longer, and the locals would have to acknowledge that they go to bed at a time more suited for 9-year-olds than adults.
The "reasons" the locals give for not switching range from hilarious (the farmers prefer it) to pathetic (it's cooler this way).
First, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas are real farming states. They manage to cope with daylight saving.
Second, it's NOT cooler this way. I have no idea what math they use to make this one add up because the day itself doesn't change, only how the day is measured. Besides, Arizona doesn't have a monopoly on hot, sweltering days. It gets hot in Nevada, Utah and the South and Midwest have both heat AND sweltering humidity.
Besides, without daylight saving it starts to get light close to the uncivilized hour of 4:00 AM in the morning about mid-June.
And therein lies the answer to why Arizona does not follow daylight saving. Most Arizonans are in bed by 9:00 PM. With daylight saving, it stays lighter longer, and the locals would have to acknowledge that they go to bed at a time more suited for 9-year-olds than adults.
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