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When Do West Orange Clocks Spring Forward for Daylight Saving Time 2015?
Spring may be on its way, but as the clocks move forward, temperatures will still remain in the 20s and 30s that week.
Bundled up in all those layers and covered with a fleece blanket, have you been thinking spring will never come? Cheer up. One of the harbingers of the gentler season is just around the corner: Daylight Saving Time officially begins Sunday, March 8.
In West Orange, the sun will rise at 7:21 a.m. on March 8 and set at 6:55 p.m. The time change officially takes place at 2 a.m. If you’re still using an analog alarm clock, make sure you move it ahead before you go to sleep on Saturday, March 7.
If you happen to rely on your cell phone alarm to wake you up in the morning, you don’t have to spring out of bed and move the big hand on your clock ahead an hour. The change is automatic for most smartphones, computers, tablets and other digital devices.
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Don’t expect the weather to warm up too much as the clocks spring forward. The Accuweather long range forecast for the week of March 8 predicts temperatures ranging from 23 degrees to 39 degrees on Tuesday.
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Still, the longer days and the beginning of daylight saving time are associated with theend of the SAD (seasonal affected disorder) season, giving people an extra hour of daylight to enjoy after they got off work. SAD is clinical form of depression that is believed to affect about 5 percent of the U.S. population.
How will you make the most of your extra hour of sunshine? Planning a community activity or event for the spring? Tell us in the comments.
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