DENVER (KDVR) — Together with altering the clocks, it’s additionally the time of yr when the usage of Mountain Daylight Time and Mountain Customary Time switches.
With each digital assembly scheduled in Colorado, the time will both have (MDT) or (MST) on the finish. However the abbreviation is extra than simply telling others that the assembly is ready to mountain time.
Technically, the abbreviations are used for various occasions of the yr.
The primary is Mountain Daylight Time, which is used when it’s daylight saving time. The opposite is Mountain Customary Time, which is Colorado’s official time zone.
MDT is used from March 12 to Nov. 5. Throughout this time, it’s thought-about daylight saving time. The clocks are set again, so the solar units at a later time.
From Nov. 5 to March 12, MST is used as Colorado is in its normal, or “regular,” time zone. So, Colorado is at the moment in MST.
The idea of Daylight Time and Customary Time are the identical all through the nation, however differ based mostly on geographic areas. For instance, Pacific (PST and PDT) and Jap (EST and EDT) occasions are used based mostly on which coast you’re on.
There are solely two states within the nation that do time in a different way. Arizona and Hawaii opted out of daylight saving time, so their clocks by no means change. Thus, the 2 states are at all times in normal time.
Whereas Colorado desires to modify so the state is at all times in daylight saving time, federal regulation prevents states from doing that.