Daylight Saving Time 2014: US turns clocks back to standard time

Most of the United States is turning back the clock on November 2 for the annual shift back to standard time.

The change becomes official on Sunday, November 2, at 2 AM local time.

Most of the United States is turning back the clock on November 2 for the annual shift back to standard time (photo Getty Images)

Residents of Hawaii, most of Arizona and some US territories don’t have to change as the daylight saving time is not observed in those places.

Public safety officials say this is also a good time to put a new battery in the smoke alarm, no matter where you live.

Daylight saving time returns at 2 AM local time the second Sunday in March. For 2015, on March 8.

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