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We get a swing of over 9 hours. That is, winter days are 8-9 hours shorter.
I am getting to the point where I hate it.
With each passing year, I dislike the short days more. As soon as Daylight Savings ends, this year on the first weekend of November, it is dark early. The sunset is 4:46PM on the first day of Central Standard Time. I usually get out of work at 5:30-6:00, so it is quite dark. Very depressing. It isn't until Feb 16th until the sunset is 5:30PM again. So it is 3 and a half months of coming out of work after the sun has set - usually to sub 20 degree temps, ice on the sidewalk, and a cold wind blowing. Then it takes 30 minutes to walk to my car and complete the drive home.
This past Jan I went to Florida for a week to break up that dark, cold monotony.