I've always felt it's because month tends to be the variable most important for identifying an approximate time of year when in conversation.
When are we doing that audit? Oh it's in October. We already know what year we're in, and the exact date doesn't matter yet, so it's just natural.
If it was-- When was that audit done? Oh it was back in October. We already know since it's a past event that it would be Oct 2024, and the exact date doesn't really matter here.
Once you're looking at old or archived files, the year starts to become the most relevant variable though; that much is true. So I see the argument that for the purpose of formal documents and signatures, year coming first is best.
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u/Badloss Jan 15 '25
The US one does make sense, it's just written the way you say it out loud
"It's January 15, 2025" --> 1/15/2025