{
  "id": 116358,
  "title": "Time zone aware timestamp or UTC",
  "url": "/competitions/ashrae-energy-prediction/discussion/116358",
  "author_name": "Szilárd Kálosi",
  "post_date": "2019-11-08T15:05:50.530000",
  "votes": 1,
  "comment_count": 0,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>Most of us have already noticed that the timestamps of weather data are given in UTC. </p>\n\n<p>However, the timestamp of meter readings are seem to be in local TZ. The issue with that is these timestamps aren't aware of DST switches. </p>\n\n<p>For instance, site 14 uses US/Eastern time zone. Going back from DST happened on the Nov 6th. The meter timestamps for the very same day don't reflect this switch. </p>\n\n<p>I reckon this is a big mistake from of the compatation. All timestamp should have been given in UTC. Otherwise, it is a mess to join them correctly.</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": 668562,
      "postDate": "2019-11-08T15:05:50.530Z",
      "content": "<p>Most of us have already noticed that the timestamps of weather data are given in UTC. </p>\n\n<p>However, the timestamp of meter readings are seem to be in local TZ. The issue with that is these timestamps aren't aware of DST switches. </p>\n\n<p>For instance, site 14 uses US/Eastern time zone. Going back from DST happened on the Nov 6th. The meter timestamps for the very same day don't reflect this switch. </p>\n\n<p>I reckon this is a big mistake from of the compatation. All timestamp should have been given in UTC. Otherwise, it is a mess to join them correctly.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Most of us have already noticed that the timestamps of weather data are given in UTC. \n\nHowever, the timestamp of meter readings are seem to be in local TZ. The issue with that is these timestamps aren't aware of DST switches. \n\nFor instance, site 14 uses US/Eastern time zone. Going back from DST happened on the Nov 6th. The meter timestamps for the very same day don't reflect this switch. \n\nI reckon this is a big mistake from of the compatation. All timestamp should have been given in UTC. Otherwise, it is a mess to join them correctly.",
      "votes": 1
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  "comments": [],
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    "668562": "Most of us have already noticed that the timestamps of weather data are given in UTC. \n\nHowever, the timestamp of meter readings are seem to be in local TZ. The issue with that is these timestamps aren't aware of DST switches. \n\nFor instance, site 14 uses US/Eastern time zone. Going back from DST happened on the Nov 6th. The meter timestamps for the very same day don't reflect this switch. \n\nI reckon this is a big mistake from of the compatation. All timestamp should have been given in UTC. Otherwise, it is a mess to join them correctly."
  }
}