GMToffset: Finds offset in hours from UTC for given time zone.

In CentreForHydrology/CRHMr: Pre- and post- processing for CRHM

Finds offset in hours from UTC for given time zone.

Description

Finds offset in hours from UTC for given time zone.

Usage

GMToffset(timezone)

Arguments

timezone

Required. A string containing the time zone. Works with designated time zones such as CST and MST for Central Standard or Mountain Standard time or offset time zones such as etc/GMT+6 or etc/GMT+7 for Central Standard and Mountain Standard time. Does NOT work with location time zones like America/Regina.

Value

Returns the offset in hours as a numeric value.

Note

This code was based on the function GMTOffsetFromTz in the package oce, but works for more time zones and returns a negative value in the western hemisphere.

Author(s)

Kevin Shook

Examples

GMToffset('MST')
GMToffset('etc/GMT+6')

CentreForHydrology/CRHMr documentation built on April 6, 2024, 5:27 p.m.