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Clock Changes in Wainwright, Alaska, USA 1987

Next change:
Mar
9
1 hour Forward

Mar 9, 2025, 2:00 am

Start DST: Sunday, April 5, 1987 — 1 hour forward
End DST: Sunday, October 25, 1987 — 1 hour backward
Location of WainwrightLocation

Apr 5

Forward 1 hour

Apr 5, 1987 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, April 5, 1987, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, April 5, 1987, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Apr 5, 1987 than the day before. There was more light in the evening and less light in the morning.

Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.

Oct 25

Back 1 hour

Oct 25, 1987 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, October 25, 1987, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 25, 1987, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Oct 25, 1987 than the day before. There was more light in the morning and less light in the evening.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

Other years: 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990

Daylight Saving Time in Other Years

DST changes do not necessarily occur on the same date every year.

YearDST Start (Clock Forward)DST End (Clock Backward)
1980Sunday, April 27, 2:00 amSunday, October 26, 2:00 am
1981Sunday, April 26, 2:00 amSunday, October 25, 2:00 am
1982Sunday, April 25, 2:00 amSunday, October 31, 2:00 am
1983Sunday, April 24, 2:00 amSunday, October 30, 2:00 am
1984Sunday, April 29, 2:00 amSunday, October 28, 2:00 am
1985Sunday, April 28, 2:00 amSunday, October 27, 2:00 am
1986Sunday, April 27, 2:00 amSunday, October 26, 2:00 am
1987Sunday, April 5, 2:00 amSunday, October 25, 2:00 am
1988Sunday, April 3, 2:00 amSunday, October 30, 2:00 am
1989Sunday, April 2, 2:00 amSunday, October 29, 2:00 am
All times are local for Wainwright.

Data for the years before 1970 is not available for Wainwright, however, we have earlier time zone history for Anchorage available.

Detailed time zone and clock changes in Wainwright