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Autumn’s chill is in the air as nature reminds us it’s time for most Americans to turn the clock back.
Officially the change to standard time occurs at 2 a.m. Sunday. Most folks will set their clocks Saturday night.
Remember, it’s fall back an hour.
If you woke up this morning and seemed to be out of ‘synch’ with everyone else, you forgot to change your clocks and you’ll be an hour early on Sunday for church, golf or whatever. Residents of Hawaii, most of Arizona and some U.S. territories don’t have to change since they did not observe daylight-saving time.
Public safety officials say this is also a good time to put a new battery in the smoke alarm, no matter where you live.
Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend, giving us an extra hour of sleep when we turn our clocks back one hour on Saturday night.
The American Red Cross recommends you also use this as an opportunity to check your smoke alarms and get prepared for fall and winter by checking your emergency preparedness supplies – a step that could save you time during an emergency.
When you turn your clocks back one hour, take the time to check the batteries in your smoke alarms and make sure the alarms work by pushing the test button. Replace the batteries at least once a year and check your carbon monoxide detectors, too.
Daylight saving time returns at 2 a.m. local time the second Sunday in March.
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