New Salem, North Dakota time zone history
On standard time, clocks in New Salem, North Dakota run 46 minutes ahead of local mean solar time. Local mean time, UTC−6:45:39, ended in 1883.
UTC−6
Standard time is UTC−6 (CDT/CST); clocks go forward to UTC−5 on the second Sunday in March and back on the first Sunday in November.
Summer time in every year since 1970
Before 1970
Standard time changes
| Date | Change | New standard time | Clock label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1970 | |||
| November 18, 1883 | Local mean time (UTC−6:45:39) replaced | UTC−7 | MST |
| Since 1970 | |||
| October 26, 2003 | Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not move | UTC−6 | CST |
Daylight saving periods
| Years | Clocks go forward | Clocks go back | Shift and labels |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1970 | |||
| 1918–1919 | last Sunday in March, 02:00 | last Sunday in October, 02:00 | 1 hour, MST to MDT |
| 1942 | February 9 | not that year | 1 hour, MST to MWT |
| 1945 | not that year | September 30 | 1 hour |
| 1967–1973 | last Sunday in April, 02:00 | last Sunday in October, 02:00 | 1 hour, MST to MDT |
| Since 1970 | |||
| 1974 | January 6 | October 27 | 1 hour, MST to MDT |
| 1975 | February 23 | October 26 | 1 hour, MST to MDT |
| 1976–1986 | last Sunday in April, 02:00 | last Sunday in October, 02:00 | 1 hour, MST to MDT |
| 1987–2002 | first Sunday in April, 02:00 | last Sunday in October, 02:00 | 1 hour, MST to MDT |
| 2003 | April 6 | not that year | 1 hour, MST to MDT |
| 2004–2006 | first Sunday in April, 02:00 | last Sunday in October, 02:00 | 1 hour, CST to CDT |
| 2007–2037 | second Sunday in March, 02:00 | first Sunday in November, 02:00 | 1 hour, CST to CDT |
Clock changes in 2026, 2027 and 2028
The clocks go forward 1 hour (CST to CDT) on March 8, 2026, March 14, 2027 and March 12, 2028 at 02:00 and back 1 hour (CDT to CST) on November 1, 2026, November 7, 2027 and November 5, 2028 at 02:00, local time.
Also on UTC−6
Center, North Dakota (United States), Beulah, North Dakota (United States), Regina (Canada), Swift Current (Canada), Menominee (United States), Edmonton (Canada), Chicago (United States), Knox, Indiana (United States), Tell City, Indiana (United States) and Rankin Inlet (Canada) (nearest first; 17 more on the list of offsets).
Clocks next door since 1970
- Center, North Dakota (31 km): same time except 4,018 days in 1992–2003.
- Beulah, North Dakota (54 km): same time except 2,569 days in 2003–2010.
- Regina (Canada) (461 km): same time except 10,924 days in 1970–2026.
- Winnipeg (Canada) (462 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 8,583 days in 1970–2026.
- Swift Current (Canada) (608 km): same time except 10,815 days in 1970–2026.