From dfacddd7141d4957d5be3b07e2a93334a5f6cd1c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arthur David Olson Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1988 20:58:40 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Devine mexico comments added SCCS-file: northamerica SCCS-SID: 3.7 --- northamerica | 19 ++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/northamerica b/northamerica index cae37fc..60b85eb 100644 --- a/northamerica +++ b/northamerica @@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ Zone Canada/Yukon -9:00 Canada Y%sT ############################################################################### # Mexico + +# From Guy Harris: # Rules are from the Official Airline Guide, Worldwide Edition, for 1987. # Rules prior to 1987 are unknown. # The comments in the OAG say "Only Ensenada, Mexicale, San Felipe and Tijuana @@ -114,6 +116,21 @@ Zone Canada/Yukon -9:00 Canada Y%sT # as listed there; Mexico/BajaSur is for "Baja California Sur and N. Pacific # Coast (States of Sinaloa and Sonora)." +# From Bob Devine: +# The Federal District (where Mexico City is) has observed [DST] several +# times but not recently. +# +# I don't where to drawn the line in the North Baja area. 28th latitude +# sounds good -- but it may be higher (how far to radio stations from +# San Diego affect culture?). +# +# The dates of DST probably go back to 1981. The rules are the same as +# US's. This is going to be a headache for US presidential electi[o]n years! + +# From Arthur David Olson: +# Since the 1981 starting date is only "probable," we'll keep the 1987 +# starting date below. + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Mexico 1987 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S Rule Mexico 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D @@ -135,7 +152,7 @@ Link US/Eastern Jamaica # Cuba # From Bob Devine: ". . .DST is from 2nd Sunday in May to 2nd Sunday in # October since 1981. Change at midnight. In 1979 & 1980, started at 3rd -# Sunday in March (I think). +# Sunday in March (I think)." # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Cuba 1979 1980 - Mar Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 D