PHOENIX, Arizona — Arizona has enjoyed not participating in Daylight Saving Time for over 50 years – but do you know why State 48 opted out? Or what DST even is?
Here’s what you need to know about “springing forward” and how it impacts Arizona.
VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL: ¿Por qué Arizona no cambia de horario?
When is daylight saving time?
Daylight Saving Time will begin at 2 a.m. local time on March 8.
What is daylight saving time?
DST started when “war time” was established in the U.S. in 1918. The concept was supposed to help save fuel during World War I. While the rest of the country agreed, Maricopa County supervisors did not, and in 1919, Phoenix was actually in a different time zone than the rest of the state…