The U.S. Weather Bureau used the yyyymmdd for archiving weather data beginning
in the 1890s when the Hollerith punched card was invented for automatic
tallying of weather data for climatology purposes.
Stan Doore
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Potts
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 3:40 PM
Subject: [USMA:41478] Re: Fw: date and time
Martin:
The first place I ever saw the yyyy-mm-dd format in general use was, in fact,
in Sweden (in 1978). I think it was their early adoption of the standard that
gave rise to "Swedish format." They didn't invent it, but they knew a good
thing when they saw it.
I haven't been to Sweden since the early 1990s, but it remains one of my
favorite countries. They take great pride in being rational (courteous, too).
Bill
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Bill Potts
WFP Consulting
Roseville, CA
http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin
Vlietstra
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 11:16
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:41476] Re: Fw: date and time
When I write the date, I use one of two formats - yyyy-mm-dd or dd-mmm-yyyy
(Note - "mmm", not "mm" in the second case).
South Africa started using yyyy-mm-dd back in the 1970's and I have also
seen the "yyyy-mm-dd" referred to as the "Swedish format".
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of STANLEY DOORE
Sent: 22 July 2008 14:43
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:41472] Re: Fw: date and time
I thought the rest of the world used the dd-mm-yyyy format for date
like the US Military and not the ISO yyyy-mm-dd but uses the ISO 24-hour clock
to avoid misunderstanding.
. The US Military is moving to the ISO date format (yyyy-mm-dd) in it's
records systems. For obvious reasons, the NOAA Weather Archives in Ashville,
NC have used the yyyymmdd date format since the late 1800s when the Hollerith
punched card was invented.
Stan Doore
----- Original Message -----
From: Stan Jakuba
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 8:49 AM
Subject: [USMA:41471] Fw: date and time
Yes, and also in most foreign countries universally for everything.
(They of course use the ISO format, not the US military in strict sense.)
Stan Jakuba
----- Original Message -----
From: STANLEY DOORE
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; U.S. Metric Association
Sent: 08 Jul 21, Monday 12:27
Subject: Re: [USMA:41461] date and time
The time format in your attachment uses the term "military" time.
Although the US military uses the 24-hour clock, it is universally used by many
others such as aviation, weather, and maritime among others.
Regards, Stan Doore
----- Original Message -----
From: Stan Jakuba
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 7:18 AM
Subject: [USMA:41461] date and time
While at these repeated sendings, I am attaching again the method for
setting up the Windows PC for the ISO date and time display.
Again, comments concerning Vista and/or Apple would be appreciated.
Stan Jakuba
