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-rw-r--r--timezone/africa4
-rw-r--r--timezone/asia34
-rw-r--r--timezone/australasia38
-rw-r--r--timezone/backward4
-rw-r--r--timezone/europe27
-rw-r--r--timezone/iso3166.tab4
-rw-r--r--timezone/northamerica169
-rw-r--r--timezone/southamerica26
-rw-r--r--timezone/zone.tab9
9 files changed, 248 insertions, 67 deletions
diff --git a/timezone/africa b/timezone/africa
index 8a7467d6a6..61258bff69 100644
--- a/timezone/africa
+++ b/timezone/africa
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)africa 7.33
+# @(#)africa 7.34
# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
#
# Previous editions of this database used WAT, CAT, SAT, and EAT
# for +0:00 through +3:00, respectively,
-# but Mark R V Murray <markm@iafrica.com> reports that
+# but Mark R V Murray <markm@grondar.za> reports that
# `SAST' is the official abbreviation for +2:00 in the country of South Africa,
# `CAT' is commonly used for +2:00 in countries north of South Africa, and
# `WAT' is probably the best name for +1:00, as the common phrase for
diff --git a/timezone/asia b/timezone/asia
index 7ef2d0c63e..287060ae98 100644
--- a/timezone/asia
+++ b/timezone/asia
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)asia 7.56
+# @(#)asia 7.57
# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Zone Asia/Baku 3:19:24 - LMT 1924 May 2
# Bahrain
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
-Zone Asia/Bahrain 3:22:20 - LMT 1920 # Al-Manamah
+Zone Asia/Bahrain 3:22:20 - LMT 1920 # Al Manamah
4:00 - GST 1972 Jun
3:00 - AST
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Zone Asia/Dacca 6:01:40 - LMT 1890
# Bhutan
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
-Zone Asia/Thimbu 5:58:36 - LMT 1947 Aug 15
+Zone Asia/Thimphu 5:58:36 - LMT 1947 Aug 15 # or Thimbu
5:30 - IST 1987 Oct
6:00 - BTT # Bhutan Time
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ Rule PRC 1986 only - May 4 0:00 1:00 D
Rule PRC 1986 1991 - Sep Sun>=11 0:00 0 S
Rule PRC 1987 1991 - Apr Sun>=10 0:00 1:00 D
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
-Zone Asia/Harbin 8:26:44 - LMT 1928
+Zone Asia/Harbin 8:26:44 - LMT 1928 # or Haerbin
8:30 - HART 1932 Mar # Harbin Time
8:00 - CST 1940
9:00 - HART 1966 May
@@ -205,17 +205,17 @@ Zone Asia/Harbin 8:26:44 - LMT 1928
Zone Asia/Shanghai 8:05:52 - LMT 1928
8:00 Shang C%sT 1949
8:00 PRC C%sT
-Zone Asia/Chungking 7:06:20 - LMT 1928
+Zone Asia/Chungking 7:06:20 - LMT 1928 # or Chongqing
7:00 - CHUT 1980 May # Chungking Time
8:00 PRC C%sT
-Zone Asia/Urumqi 5:50:20 - LMT 1928
+Zone Asia/Urumqi 5:50:20 - LMT 1928 # or Urumchi
6:00 - URUT 1980 May # Urumqi Time
8:00 PRC C%sT
-Zone Asia/Kashgar 5:03:56 - LMT 1928
+Zone Asia/Kashgar 5:03:56 - LMT 1928 # or Kashi or Kaxgar
5:30 - KAST 1940 # Kashgar Time
5:00 - KAST 1980 May
8:00 PRC C%sT
-# Hong Kong
+# Hong Kong (Xianggang)
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule HK 1946 only - Apr 20 3:30 1:00 S
Rule HK 1946 only - Dec 1 3:30 0 -
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ Rule Taiwan 1980 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 S
Zone Asia/Taipei 8:06:00 - LMT 1896
8:00 Taiwan C%sT
-# Macao
+# Macao (Macau, Aomen)
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Macao 1961 1962 - Mar Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 S
Rule Macao 1961 1964 - Nov Sun>=1 3:30 0 -
@@ -302,6 +302,10 @@ Zone Asia/Nicosia 2:13:28 - LMT 1921 Nov 14
2:00 EUAsia EE%sT
# IATA SSIM (1998-09) has Cyprus using EU rules for the first time.
+# Classically, Cyprus belongs to Asia; e.g. see Herodotus, Histories, I.72.
+# However, for various reasons many users expect to find it under Europe.
+Link Asia/Nicosia Europe/Nicosia
+
# Georgia
# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1994-11-19):
# Today's _Economist_ (p 60) reports that Georgia moved its clocks forward
@@ -483,7 +487,7 @@ Rule Iraq 1986 1990 - Mar lastSun 1:00s 1:00 D
# IATA SSIM (1991/1996) says Apr 1 12:01am UTC; guess the `:01' is a typo.
# Shanks says Iraq did not observe DST 1992/1997 or 1999 on; ignore this.
Rule Iraq 1991 max - Apr 1 3:00s 1:00 D
-Rule Iraq 1991 max - Oct 1 3:00s 0 D
+Rule Iraq 1991 max - Oct 1 3:00s 0 S
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Baghdad 2:57:40 - LMT 1890
2:57:36 - BMT 1918 # Baghdad Mean Time?
@@ -774,7 +778,7 @@ Zone Asia/Aqtau 3:21:04 - LMT 1924 May 2 # or Aktau
5:00 E-EurAsia AQT%sT 1995 Sep lastSun
4:00 E-EurAsia AQT%sT
-# Kirgizstan
+# Kyrgyzstan (Kirgizstan)
# Transitions through 1991 are from Shanks.
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Kirgiz 1992 1996 - Apr Sun>=7 0:00 1:00 S
@@ -830,7 +834,7 @@ Zone Asia/Kuwait 3:11:56 - LMT 1950
# Laos
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
-Zone Asia/Vientiane 6:50:24 - LMT 1906 Jun 9
+Zone Asia/Vientiane 6:50:24 - LMT 1906 Jun 9 # or Viangchan
7:06:20 - SMT 1911 Mar 11 0:01 # Saigon MT?
7:00 - ICT 1912 May
8:00 - ICT 1931 May
@@ -1086,7 +1090,7 @@ Zone Asia/Manila -15:56:00 - LMT 1844
# Qatar
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
-Zone Asia/Qatar 3:26:08 - LMT 1920 # Al Dawhah
+Zone Asia/Qatar 3:26:08 - LMT 1920 # Al Dawhah / Doha
4:00 - GST 1972 Jun
3:00 - AST
@@ -1175,7 +1179,7 @@ Rule Syria 1994 max - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
Rule Syria 1997 1998 - Mar lastMon 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Syria 1999 max - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
-Zone Asia/Damascus 2:25:12 - LMT 1920
+Zone Asia/Damascus 2:25:12 - LMT 1920 # Dimashq
2:00 Syria EE%sT
# Tajikistan
@@ -1196,7 +1200,7 @@ Zone Asia/Bangkok 6:42:04 - LMT 1880
# Turkmenistan
# From Shanks.
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
-Zone Asia/Ashkhabad 3:53:32 - LMT 1924 May 2 # or Ashgabat
+Zone Asia/Ashgabat 3:53:32 - LMT 1924 May 2 # or Ashkhabad
4:00 - ASHT 1930 Jun 21 # Ashkhabad Time
5:00 RussiaAsia ASH%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00
4:00 RussiaAsia ASH%sT 1991 Oct 27 # independence
diff --git a/timezone/australasia b/timezone/australasia
index c9215d82ec..15683747a4 100644
--- a/timezone/australasia
+++ b/timezone/australasia
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)australasia 7.58
+# @(#)australasia 7.60
# This file also includes Pacific islands.
# Notes are at the end of this file
@@ -153,14 +153,14 @@ Zone Australia/Broken_Hill 9:25:48 - LMT 1895 Feb
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule LH 1981 1984 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 -
Rule LH 1982 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 -
-Rule LH 1985 only - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0:30 -
-Rule LH 1986 1989 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 -
-Rule LH 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00s 0:30 -
-Rule LH 1987 1999 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0:30 -
-Rule LH 1990 1995 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 -
-Rule LH 1996 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 -
-Rule LH 2000 only - Aug lastSun 2:00s 0:30 -
-Rule LH 2001 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0:30 -
+Rule LH 1985 only - Oct lastSun 2:30s 0:30 -
+Rule LH 1986 1989 - Mar Sun>=15 2:30s 0 -
+Rule LH 1986 only - Oct 19 2:30s 0:30 -
+Rule LH 1987 1999 - Oct lastSun 2:30s 0:30 -
+Rule LH 1990 1995 - Mar Sun>=1 2:30s 0 -
+Rule LH 1996 max - Mar lastSun 2:30s 0 -
+Rule LH 2000 only - Aug lastSun 2:30s 0:30 -
+Rule LH 2001 max - Oct lastSun 2:30s 0:30 -
Zone Australia/Lord_Howe 10:36:20 - LMT 1895 Feb
10:00 - EST 1981 Mar
10:30 LH LHST
@@ -823,9 +823,14 @@ Zone Pacific/Wallis 12:15:20 - LMT 1901
# Capital Territory, New South Wales except Lord Howe Island and Broken
# Hill, and Victoria will be August 27, presumably due to the Sydney Olympics.
+# From Eric Ulevik, referring to Sydney's Sun Herald (2000-08-13), page 29:
+# Twin Towns Services Club (in Tweed Heads, near the Queensland border)
+# will maintain Queensland time. The Queensland Premier Peter Beattie
+# is encouraging northern NSW towns to use Queensland time.
+
# Yancowinna
-# From John Basser (1989-01-04):
+# From John Mackin (1989-01-04):
# `Broken Hill' means the County of Yancowinna.
# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06):
@@ -863,8 +868,17 @@ Zone Pacific/Wallis 12:15:20 - LMT 1901
# arrangements. The starting date for summer time on the Island will
# however always coincide with the rest of NSW.
-# From Paul Eggert (2000-01-31):
-# For Lord Howe we use Shanks through 1989, and Lonergan thereafter.
+# From Jesper Norgaard <jnorgard@Prodigy.net.mx> (2000-09-04):
+# James Lonergan said that the island always tries to stay in sync
+# with the rest of NSW at all time except for the fact that they stay
+# ahead half an hour when DST is not observed. If this is interpreted
+# literally, they should change clocks at the exact moment that
+# e.g. Canberra changes from normal to daylight saving and vice versa.
+
+# From Paul Eggert (2000-10-02):
+# For Lord Howe we use Shanks through 1989, and Lonergan thereafter,
+# However, as per Norgaard we modify Shanks by assuming 02:30s switchover
+# for half-hour DST.
###############################################################################
diff --git a/timezone/backward b/timezone/backward
index cc0caa8d40..ba3b254463 100644
--- a/timezone/backward
+++ b/timezone/backward
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)backward 7.17
+# @(#)backward 7.18
# This file provides links between current names for time zones
# and their old names. Many names changed in late 1993.
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ Link America/Tijuana America/Ensenada
Link America/Indianapolis America/Fort_Wayne
Link America/Indiana/Knox America/Knox_IN
Link America/St_Thomas America/Virgin
+Link Asia/Ashgabat Asia/Ashkhabad
Link Asia/Jerusalem Asia/Tel_Aviv
+Link Asia/Thimphu Asia/Thimbu
Link Asia/Ulaanbaatar Asia/Ulan_Bator
Link Australia/Sydney Australia/ACT
Link Australia/Sydney Australia/Canberra
diff --git a/timezone/europe b/timezone/europe
index 92b82b622c..5febba1783 100644
--- a/timezone/europe
+++ b/timezone/europe
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)europe 7.73
+# @(#)europe 7.74
# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
@@ -164,7 +164,26 @@
# main SHAEF archives held in the US National Archives, SHAEF/5252/8/516)
# agree that the usage is BDST (this appears in a message dated 17 Feb 1945).
-# Howse writes (p 157) `DBST'; let's assume this is a typo.
+# From Joseph S. Meyers (2000-08-10):
+# On 18th April 1941, Sir Stephen Tallents of the BBC wrote to Sir
+# Alexander Maxwell of the Home Office asking whether there was any
+# official designation; the reply of the 21st was that there wasn't
+# but he couldn't think of anything better than the "Double British
+# Summer Time" that the BBC had been using informally.
+# I've put a copy of the Home Office letter at
+# http://student.cusu.cam.ac.uk/~jsm28/british-time/ho-19410421.png
+# and the BBC letter may follow if I get permission from the BBC.
+
+# From Sir Alexander Maxwell in the above-mentioned letter (1941-04-21):
+# [N]o official designation has as far as I know been adopted for the time
+# which is to be introduced in May....
+# I cannot think of anything better than "Double British Summer Time"
+# which could not be said to run counter to any official description.
+
+# From Paul Eggert (2000-10-02):
+# Howse writes (p 157) `DBST' too, but `BDST' seems to have been common
+# and follows the more usual convention of putting the location name first,
+# so we use `BDST'.
# Peter Ilieve <peter@aldie.co.uk> (1998-04-19) described at length
# the history of summer time legislation in the United Kingdom.
@@ -705,14 +724,14 @@ Rule Thule 1993 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D
Rule Thule 1993 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S
#
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
-Zone America/Scoresbysund -1:29:00 - LMT 1916 Jul 28 # Ittoqqortoormit
+Zone America/Scoresbysund -1:29:00 - LMT 1916 Jul 28 # Ittoqqortoormiit
-2:00 - CGT 1980 Apr 6 2:00
-2:00 C-Eur CG%sT 1981 Mar 29
-1:00 EU EG%sT
Zone America/Godthab -3:26:56 - LMT 1916 Jul 28 # Nuuk
-3:00 - WGT 1980 Apr 6 2:00
-3:00 EU WG%sT
-Zone America/Thule -4:35:08 - LMT 1916 Jul 28 # Pituffik
+Zone America/Thule -4:35:08 - LMT 1916 Jul 28 # Pituffik air base
-4:00 Thule A%sT
# Estonia
diff --git a/timezone/iso3166.tab b/timezone/iso3166.tab
index 0173c40112..2286f3afe6 100644
--- a/timezone/iso3166.tab
+++ b/timezone/iso3166.tab
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# ISO 3166 2-letter country codes
#
-# @(#)iso3166.tab 1.7
+# @(#)iso3166.tab 1.8
#
# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1999-10-13):
#
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ JM Jamaica
JO Jordan
JP Japan
KE Kenya
-KG Kirgizstan
+KG Kyrgyzstan
KH Cambodia
KI Kiribati
KM Comoros
diff --git a/timezone/northamerica b/timezone/northamerica
index 654450a9c5..19dea11371 100644
--- a/timezone/northamerica
+++ b/timezone/northamerica
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)northamerica 7.52
+# @(#)northamerica 7.53
# also includes Central America and the Caribbean
# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
@@ -58,10 +58,36 @@
# Before the Uniform Time Act of 1966 took effect in 1967, observance of
# Daylight Saving Time in the US was by local option, except during wartime.
+# From Arthur David Olson (2000-09-25):
+# Last night I heard part of a rebroadcast of a 1945 Arch Oboler radio drama.
+# In the introduction, Oboler spoke of "Eastern Peace Time."
+# An AltaVista search turned up
+# <a href="http://rowayton.org/rhs/hstaug45.html">:
+# "When the time is announced over the radio now, it is 'Eastern Peace
+# Time' instead of the old familiar 'Eastern War Time.' Peace is wonderful."
+# </a> (August 1945) by way of confirmation.
+
+# From Joseph Gallant <notquite@hotmail.com>, citing
+# George H. Douglas, _The Early Days of Radio Broadcasting_ (1987):
+# At 7 P.M. (Eastern War Time) [on 1945-08-14], the networks were set
+# to switch to London for Atlee's address, but the American people
+# never got to hear his speech live. According to one press account,
+# CBS' Bob Trout was first to announce the word of Japan's surrender,
+# but a few seconds later, NBC, ABC and Mutual also flashed the word
+# of surrender, all of whom interrupting the bells of Big Ben in
+# London which were to precede Mr. Atlee's speech.
+
+# From Paul Eggert (2000-10-02):
+# Shanks says that DST was called "War Time" in the US in 1919.
+# In the light of the above, this seems suspect;
+# but we have no better authority yet.
+
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule US 1918 1919 - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 W # War
Rule US 1918 1919 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S
Rule US 1942 only - Feb 9 2:00 1:00 W # War
+Rule US 1945 only - Aug 14 23:00u 1:00 P # Peace
Rule US 1945 only - Sep 30 2:00 0 S
Rule US 1967 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S
Rule US 1967 1973 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D
@@ -150,6 +176,13 @@ Rule US 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D
# Go with Shanks.
# US Eastern time, represented by New York
+
+# Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, most of Florida,
+# Georgia, far southeastern Indiana, eastern Kentucky, Maine,
+# Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North
+# Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, eastern
+# Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER
Rule NYC 1920 only - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 D
Rule NYC 1920 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S
@@ -165,6 +198,13 @@ Zone America/New_York -4:56:02 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:00
-5:00 US E%sT
# US Central time, represented by Chicago
+
+# Alabama, Arkansas, Florida panhandle, Illinois, western Indiana
+# corners, Iowa, most of Kansas, western Kentucky, Louisiana,
+# Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, eastern Nebraska, eastern North
+# Dakota, Oklahoma, eastern South Dakota, western Tennessee, most of
+# Texas, Wisconsin
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER
Rule Chicago 1920 only - Jun 13 2:00 1:00 D
Rule Chicago 1920 1921 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S
@@ -183,6 +223,11 @@ Zone America/Chicago -5:50:36 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:00
-6:00 US C%sT
# US Mountain time, represented by Denver
+#
+# Colorado, southern Idaho, far western Kansas, Montana, western
+# Nebraska, New Mexico, southwestern North Dakota, far eastern Oregon,
+# western South Dakota, far western Texas, Utah, Wyoming
+#
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER
Rule Denver 1920 1921 - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 D
Rule Denver 1920 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S
@@ -198,6 +243,9 @@ Zone America/Denver -6:59:56 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:00
-7:00 US M%sT
# US Pacific time, represented by Los Angeles
+#
+# California, northern Idaho, Nevada, most of Oregon, and Washington
+#
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER
Rule CA 1948 only - Mar 14 2:00 1:00 D
Rule CA 1949 only - Jan 1 2:00 0 S
@@ -390,6 +438,7 @@ Zone America/Indiana/Vevay -5:40:16 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:00
-5:00 - EST
# Part of Kentucky left its clocks alone in 1974.
+# This also includes a part of Indiana immediately adjacent to Louisville.
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER
Rule Louisville 1921 only - May 1 2:00 1:00 D
Rule Louisville 1921 only - Sep 1 2:00 0 S
@@ -408,16 +457,9 @@ Zone America/Louisville -5:43:02 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:00
-5:00 US E%sT 1974 Jan 6 2:00
-6:00 1:00 CDT 1974 Oct 27 2:00
-5:00 US E%sT
+Link America/Louisville America/Kentucky/Louisville
+#
# Wayne, Clinton, and Russell Counties, Kentucky
-# From
-# <a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=1999_register&docid=99-26945-filed">
-# Federal Register Doc. 99-26945
-# </a> (1999-10-14 08:45-04)
-# In response to a petition by the Wayne County, Kentucky, Fiscal Court,
-# the Department of Transportation (DOT) proposed to move Wayne County,
-# Kentucky, from the Central Time Zone to the Eastern Time Zone.... Now
-# the earliest date that the proposed change might take effect is
-# October 29, 2000.
#
# From
# <a href="http://www.lake-cumberland.com/life/archive/news990129time.shtml">
@@ -430,6 +472,36 @@ Zone America/Louisville -5:43:02 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:00
# August indicated they would like to change to "fast time" also.
# The three Lake Cumberland counties are the farthest east of any U.S.
# location in the Central time zone.
+#
+# From Rich Wales (2000-08-29):
+# After prolonged debate, and despite continuing deep differences of opinion,
+# Wayne County (central Kentucky) is switching from Central (-0600) to Eastern
+# (-0500) time. They won't "fall back" this year. See:
+# <a href="http://www.nandotimes.com/nation/story/body/0,1037,500244845-500362432-502132762-0,00.html">
+# Sara Shipley, the difference an hour makes (2000-08-29 15:33 -0400)
+# </a>
+Zone America/Kentucky/Monticello -5:39:24 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:00
+ -6:00 US C%sT 1946
+ -6:00 - CST 1968
+ -6:00 US C%sT 2000 Oct 29 2:00
+ -5:00 US E%sT
+
+
+# From Rives McDow (2000-08-30):
+# Here ... are all the changes in the US since 1985.
+# Kearny County, KS (put all of county on central;
+# previously split between MST and CST) ... 1990-10
+# Starke County, IN (from CST to EST) ... 1991-10
+# Oliver County, ND (from MST to CST) ... 1992-10
+# West Wendover, NV (from PST TO MST) ... 1999-10
+# Wayne County, KY (from CST to EST) ... 2000-10
+# There is another change in the offing; Mercer County, ND is looking
+# to change from MT to CT. It is possible that two other ND counties
+# (Sioux and Morton) will look to change also. If made, the earliest
+# a change would be effective is October 2001.
+#
+# From Paul Eggert (2000-10-02):
+# FIXME: I haven't yet had time to incorporate all the above changes.
# Michigan
#
@@ -558,8 +630,20 @@ Link Pacific/Honolulu HST
# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1994-11-22):
# Alas, this sort of thing must be handled by localization software.
-# The data for Canada are all from Shanks.
+# Unless otherwise specified, the data for Canada are all from Shanks.
+# From Paul Eggert (2000-10-02):
+# H. David Matthews and Mary Vincent's map
+# <a href="http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/SO98/geomap.htm">
+# "It's about TIME", _Canadian Geographic_ (September-October 1998)
+# </a> contains detailed boundaries for regions observing nonstandard
+# time and daylight saving time arrangements in Canada circa 1998.
+#
+# INMS, the Institute for National Measurement Standards in Ottawa, has
+# <a href="http://www.nrc.ca/inms/time/tze.html">
+# information about standard and daylight saving time zones in Canada.
+# </a> (updated periodically).
+# Its unofficial information is often taken from Matthews and Vincent.
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Canada 1918 only - Apr 14 2:00 1:00 D
@@ -571,7 +655,13 @@ Rule Canada 1974 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S
Rule Canada 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D
-# Newfoundland (except Labrador)
+# Newfoundland (and far southeast Labrador)
+
+# From Paul Eggert (2000-10-02):
+# Matthews and Vincent (1998) write that Labrador should use NST/NDT,
+# but the only part of Labrador that follows the rules is the
+# southeast corner, including Port Hope Simpson and Mary's Harbour,
+# but excluding, say, Black Tickle.
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule StJohns 1917 1918 - Apr Sun>=8 2:00 1:00 D
@@ -601,10 +691,14 @@ Rule StJohns 1946 1950 - May Sun>=8 2:00 1:00 D
Rule StJohns 1946 1950 - Oct Sun>=2 2:00 0 S
Rule StJohns 1951 1986 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D
Rule StJohns 1951 1959 - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S
-Rule StJohns 1960 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S
-Rule StJohns 1987 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D
-Rule StJohns 1988 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 2:00 DD
-Rule StJohns 1989 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D
+Rule StJohns 1960 1986 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S
+# From Paul Eggert (2000-10-02):
+# INMS (2000-09-12) says that, since 1988 at least, Newfoundland switches
+# at 00:01 local time. For now, assume it started in 1987.
+Rule StJohns 1987 only - Apr Sun>=1 0:01 1:00 D
+Rule StJohns 1987 max - Oct lastSun 0:01 0 S
+Rule StJohns 1988 only - Apr Sun>=1 0:01 2:00 DD
+Rule StJohns 1989 max - Apr Sun>=1 0:01 1:00 D
# St John's has an apostrophe, but Posix file names can't have apostrophes.
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/St_Johns -3:30:52 - LMT 1884
@@ -612,7 +706,7 @@ Zone America/St_Johns -3:30:52 - LMT 1884
-3:30 StJohns N%sT
-# east Labrador
+# most of east Labrador
# The name `Happy Valley-Goose Bay' is too long; use `Goose Bay'.
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
@@ -633,6 +727,11 @@ Zone America/Goose_Bay -4:01:40 - LMT 1884 # Happy Valley-Goose Bay
# Shanks also writes that Liverpool, NS was the only town in Canada to observe
# DST in 1971 but not 1970; for now we'll assume this is a typo.
+# From Paul Eggert (2000-10-02):
+# INMS (2000-09-12) says that, since 1988 at least, New Brunswick switches
+# at 00:01 local time. FIXME: verify and create a new Zone for this.
+
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Halifax 1916 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D
Rule Halifax 1916 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 S
@@ -707,6 +806,17 @@ Zone America/Glace_Bay -3:59:48 - LMT 1902 Jun 15
# For what it's worth, Shanks says that Atikokan has agreed with
# Rainy River ever since standard time was introduced.
+# From Paul Eggert (2000-10-02):
+# Matthews and Vincent (1998) write that Atikokan, Pickle Lake, and
+# New Osnaburgh observe CST all year, that Big Trout Lake observes
+# CST/CDT, and that Upsala and Shebandowan observe EST/EDT, all in
+# violation of the official Ontario rules.
+# They also write that Quebec east of the -63 meridian is supposed to
+# observe AST, but residents as far east as Natashquan use EST/EDT,
+# and residents east of Natashquan use AST.
+# We probably need Zones for far east Quebec and for Atikokan,
+# but we don't know when their practices started.
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Mont 1917 only - Mar 25 2:00 1:00 D
Rule Mont 1917 only - Apr 24 0:00 0 S
@@ -774,8 +884,12 @@ Rule Winn 1960 only - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S
Rule Winn 1963 only - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D
Rule Winn 1963 only - Sep 22 2:00 0 S
Rule Winn 1966 1986 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D
-Rule Winn 1966 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S
+Rule Winn 1966 1986 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S
Rule Winn 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D
+# From Paul Eggert (2000-10-02):
+# INMS (2000-09-12) says that, since 1988 at least, Manitoba switches from
+# DST at 03:00 local time. For now, assume it started in 1987.
+Rule Winn 1987 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 S
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Winnipeg -6:28:36 - LMT 1887 Jul 16
-6:00 Winn C%sT
@@ -783,10 +897,12 @@ Zone America/Winnipeg -6:28:36 - LMT 1887 Jul 16
# Saskatchewan
-# From Paul Eggert (1996-06-12):
+# From Paul Eggert (2000-10-02):
# Shanks writes that since 1970 most of this region has been like Regina.
# Some western towns (e.g. Swift Current) switched from MST/MDT to CST in 1972.
# Other western towns (e.g. Lloydminster) are like Edmonton.
+# Matthews and Vincent (1998) write that Denare Beach and Creighton
+# are like Winnipeg, in violation of Saskatchewan law.
# From W. Jones <jones@skdad.usask.ca> (1992-11-06):
# The. . .below is based on information I got from our law library, the
@@ -874,9 +990,10 @@ Zone America/Edmonton -7:33:52 - LMT 1906 Sep
# British Columbia
-# From Paul Eggert (1996-06-12):
+# From Paul Eggert (2000-10-02):
# Shanks writes that since 1970 most of this region has been like Vancouver.
# Dawson Creek uses MST. Much of east BC is like Edmonton.
+# Matthews and Vincent (1998) write that Creston is like Dawson Creek.
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Vanc 1918 only - Apr 14 2:00 1:00 D
@@ -960,6 +1077,18 @@ Zone America/Dawson_Creek -8:00:56 - LMT 1884
# for municipal offices and schools.... Igloolik [was similar but then]
# made the switch to central time on Saturday, Nov. 6.
+# From Paul Eggert (2000-10-02):
+# Matthews and Vincent (1998) say the following, but we lack histories
+# for these potential new Zones.
+#
+# The Canadian Forces station at Alert uses Eastern Time while the
+# handful of residents at the Eureka weather station [in the Central
+# zone] skip daylight savings. Baffin Island, which is crossed by the
+# Central, Eastern and Atlantic Time zones only uses Eastern Time.
+# Gjoa Haven, Taloyoak and Pelly Bay all use Mountain instead of
+# Central Time and Southampton Island [in the Central zone] is not
+# required to use daylight savings.
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule NT_YK 1918 only - Apr 14 2:00 1:00 D
Rule NT_YK 1918 only - Oct 27 2:00 0 S
diff --git a/timezone/southamerica b/timezone/southamerica
index 39d5d6b782..b153aeb109 100644
--- a/timezone/southamerica
+++ b/timezone/southamerica
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)southamerica 7.36
+# @(#)southamerica 7.37
# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Rule Arg 1999 only - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Arg 2000 only - Mar Sun>=1 0:00 0 -
#
# From Peter Gradelski via Steffen Thorsen (2000-03-01):
-# We just checked with our San Paulo office and they say the government of
+# We just checked with our Sao Paulo office and they say the government of
# Argentina decided not to become one of the countries that go on or off DST.
# So Buenos Aires should be -3 hours from GMT at all times.
#
@@ -250,11 +250,15 @@ Zone America/La_Paz -4:32:36 - LMT 1890
# Brazilian official page
# </a>
#
-# From Paul Eggert (1998-10-29):
+# From Paul Eggert (2000-10-02):
# The official decrees referenced below are taken from
# <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV.html">
# Decretos sobre o Horario de Verao no Brasil
# </a> (1999-10-04, in Portuguese).
+# The official site for all decrees, including those not related to time, is
+# <a href="http://www.presidencia.gov.br/CCIVIL/decreto/principal_ano.htm">
+# Presidencia da Republica, Subchefia para Assuntos Juridicos, Decretos
+# </a> (in Portuguese).
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV20466.htm">20,466</a> (1931-10-01)
@@ -364,11 +368,15 @@ Rule Brazil 1999 only - Feb 21 0:00 0 -
# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/figuras/HV3150.gif">3,150</a>
# (1999-08-23) adopted by same states.
# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV99.gif">3,188</a> (1999-09-30)
-# adds SE, AL, PE, PR, RN, CE, PI, MA and RR.
+# adds SE, AL, PB, PE, RN, CE, PI, MA and RR.
+Rule Brazil 1999 only - Oct 3 0:00 1:00 S
+Rule Brazil 2000 only - Feb 27 0:00 0 -
+# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DEC3592.htm">3,592</a> (2000-09-06)
+# adopted by the same states as before.
# These give only one year's rules. After that, the rules are guesses
# and are quite possibly wrong, but are more likely than no DST at all.
-Rule Brazil 1999 max - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S
-Rule Brazil 2000 max - Feb lastSun 0:00 0 -
+Rule Brazil 2000 max - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 S
+Rule Brazil 2001 max - Feb Sun>=15 0:00 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
@@ -578,7 +586,11 @@ Rule Para 1996 1998 - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S
# go with Shanks.
Rule Para 1999 max - Feb lastSun 0:00 0 -
# IATA SSIM (2000-02) says 1999-10-10.
-Rule Para 1999 max - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 S
+Rule Para 1999 only - Oct 10 0:00 1:00 S
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2000-10-02):
+# I have three independent reports that Paraguay changed to DST this Sunday
+# (10-01).
+Rule Para 2000 max - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Asuncion -3:50:40 - LMT 1890
-3:50:40 - AMT 1931 Oct 10 # Asuncion Mean Time
diff --git a/timezone/zone.tab b/timezone/zone.tab
index 401ab9ea25..3a77814b1b 100644
--- a/timezone/zone.tab
+++ b/timezone/zone.tab
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)zone.tab 1.19
+# @(#)zone.tab 1.20
#
# TZ zone descriptions
#
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ BR +0249-06040 America/Boa_Vista Roraima
BR -0308-06001 America/Manaus Amazonas
BR -0934-06731 America/Porto_Acre Acre
BS +2505-07721 America/Nassau
-BT +2728+08939 Asia/Thimbu
+BT +2728+08939 Asia/Thimphu
BW -2545+02555 Africa/Gaborone
BY +5354+02734 Europe/Minsk
BZ +1730-08812 America/Belize
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ TG +0608+00113 Africa/Lome
TH +1345+10031 Asia/Bangkok
TJ +3835+06848 Asia/Dushanbe
TK -0922-17114 Pacific/Fakaofo
-TM +3757+05823 Asia/Ashkhabad
+TM +3757+05823 Asia/Ashgabat
TN +3648+01011 Africa/Tunis
TO -2110+17510 Pacific/Tongatapu
TP -0833+12535 Asia/Dili
@@ -351,7 +351,8 @@ UM +2813-17722 Pacific/Midway Midway Islands
UM +1917+16637 Pacific/Wake Wake Island
US +404251-0740023 America/New_York Eastern Time
US +421953-0830245 America/Detroit Eastern Time - Michigan - most locations
-US +381515-0854534 America/Louisville Eastern Time - Louisville, Kentucky
+US +381515-0854534 America/Louisville Eastern Time - Kentucky - Louisville area
+US +364947-0845057 America/Kentucky/Monticello Eastern Time - Kentucky - Wayne County
US +394606-0860929 America/Indianapolis Eastern Standard Time - Indiana - most locations
US +382232-0862041 America/Indiana/Marengo Eastern Standard Time - Indiana - Crawford County
US +411745-0863730 America/Indiana/Knox Eastern Standard Time - Indiana - Starke County