From 49c7a12a2fb179c33b591f3d09ebbaf40d52f44a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arthur David Olson Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 11:50:46 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Chile changes SCCS-file: southamerica SCCS-SID: 8.16 --- southamerica | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/southamerica b/southamerica index 26223e2..314764e 100644 --- a/southamerica +++ b/southamerica @@ -759,6 +759,45 @@ Zone America/Rio_Branco -4:31:12 - LMT 1914 # America/Santiago. The pre-1980 Pacific/Easter data are dubious, # but we have no other source. +# From Paul Eggert (2008-02-08): +# The Associated Press reports that yesterday Chile announced it will +# extend DST this year due to a drought, until the last Saturday in +# March....Here's the URL I used for the AP +# report (though it may not work for you: AP Google URLs are unreliable +# in my experience): +# +# http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gvriCVJJJ0RYvhGDq06v1nEykPDgD8ULKSI80 +# +# Without further info, I guess I would assume that DST will end in +# Chile and in Easter Island on March 30 at 03:00 UTC. + +# From Gunther Vermeir (2008-02-11) +# I received this information from a colleague in the Oracle office in Chili: +# There is a announcement on +# +# http://www.gobiernodechile.cl/noticias_det/?which=10062 +# +# This article is published in the official page of the Government and +# states that the Ministry of Energy announced the change in DST. Now, in +# order for it to become completely official it has to be published in +# 'Diario Official'. All decrees and resolutions become official when are +# published here (www.diariooficial.cl). + +# From Sean Coffey (2008-03-05) +# +# This Chile DST extension/change would appear to be going +# ahead. +# +# +# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/chile-extends-daylight-saving-time.html +# +# +# http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=232 +# +# +# http://www.gobiernodechile.cl/noticias_det/?which=10062 +# + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Chile 1927 1932 - Sep 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Chile 1928 1932 - Apr 1 0:00 0 - @@ -789,7 +828,9 @@ Rule Chile 1998 only - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - Rule Chile 1998 only - Sep 27 4:00u 1:00 S Rule Chile 1999 only - Apr 4 3:00u 0 - Rule Chile 1999 max - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S -Rule Chile 2000 max - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - +Rule Chile 2000 2007 - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - +Rule Chile 2008 only - Mar 30 3:00u 0 - +Rule Chile 2009 max - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - # IATA SSIM anomalies: (1992-02) says 1992-03-14; # (1996-09) says 1998-03-08. Ignore these. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]