From 3802a795ad992ef4a820265a3f645f4ad64b06e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arthur David Olson Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:39:04 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Australian outpost changes SCCS-file: antarctica SCCS-SID: 8.6 --- antarctica | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/antarctica b/antarctica index 0fba81a..932343f 100644 --- a/antarctica +++ b/antarctica @@ -80,15 +80,38 @@ Rule ChileAQ 2000 max - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - # Davis, Vestfold Hills, -6835+07759, since 1957-01-13 # (except 1964-11 - 1969-02) # Mawson, Holme Bay, -6736+06253, since 1954-02-13 + +# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-11): +# Three Australian stations in Antarctica have changed their time zone: +# Casey moved from UTC+8 to UTC+11 +# Davis moved from UTC+7 to UTC+5 +# Mawson moved from UTC+6 to UTC+5 +# The changes occurred on 2009-10-18 at 02:00 (local times). +# +# Government source: (Australian Antarctic Division) +# +# http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=37079 +# +# +# We have more background information here: +# +# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antarctica-new-times.html +# + # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Antarctica/Casey 0 - zzz 1969 - 8:00 - WST # Western (Aus) Standard Time + 8:00 - WST 2009 Oct 18 2:00 + # Western (Aus) Standard Time + 11:00 - CAST # Casey Time Zone Antarctica/Davis 0 - zzz 1957 Jan 13 7:00 - DAVT 1964 Nov # Davis Time 0 - zzz 1969 Feb - 7:00 - DAVT + 7:00 - DAVT 2009 Oct 18 2:0 + 5:00 - DAVT Zone Antarctica/Mawson 0 - zzz 1954 Feb 13 - 6:00 - MAWT # Mawson Time + 6:00 - MAWT 2009 Oct 18 2:00 + # Mawson Time + 5:00 - MAWT # References: # # Casey Weather (1998-02-26)