Last change: 2009
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Mar 29, 2009, 3:00 am
Oct 27
Forward 1 hour
Oct 27, 1974 - Daylight Saving Time Started
When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, October 27, 1974, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 27, 1974, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Oct 27, 1974 than the day before. There was more light in the evening.
Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.
More info:
Australia & New Zealand Start DST
Daylight Saving Time History in Western Australia
- Western Australia last observed Daylight Saving Time in 2009.
- Western Australia has observed DST for 13 years between 1917 and 2009.
- See Worldwide DST Statistics