 On this date church clocks was either moved backward (east of 15°E), or forward (west of 15°E), except for Hadsel and Steigen parishes that continued with their local time as their churches lie almost on the 15°E meridian.The local time continued to live on for quite some time, especially in rural communities, where both the local and standard time were in use (the latter being referred to as "railway time").In Norway, summer time was observed in 1916, 1943–45, and 1959-65.