New Britain and New Guinea Regions

• Buna (Papua), from July to October 1942, with tables for August, September, October (July 1942);


• Rabaul and Gasmata (New Britain), with tables for August, September, October 1942 (July 1942);


• Lae-Salamaua region (New Guinea), August-October 1942, with tables for August, September, October (August 1942);


• Request for rainfall conditions at Milne Bay met by a discussion of conditions at Giligili, at the head of the Bay, which was the only relevant place for which rainfall figures were available (September 1942);


• Talasea and Gazelle Peninsula (New Britain), the latter superseding the previous report for Rabaul, with tables for both places for 1943 (September 1942);


• Cape Gloucester (New Britain), with tables for 1943 (September 1942);


• Trobriand Islands, with tables for 1943 (September 1942);


• Lae-Salamaua area inland to approximately Latitude 146 degrees East from October 1942 to January 1943; the report designed to enable an assessment to be made of the average number of days on which transport could operate in the area (October 1942);


• Papua, east from approximately Longitude 147 degrees East (October 1942);


• Madang (New Guinea), with tables for 1943 (October 1942);


• D'Entrecasteaux Islands, with tables for 1943 (October 1942);


• Buna, extended to cover whole year, with tables for 1943 (October 1942);


• Woodlark Island (October 1942);


• Louisiade Archipelago, with tables for 1943 (October 1942);


• Samarai (Papua), with tables for 1943 (October 1942);


• Papua from the Fly River to the border of Dutch New Guinea, with tables for Daru for 1943 (October 1942);


• Sun and moon tables for Gasmata (New Britain), for 1943 (October 1942);


• Individual reports for the following places, already completed, grouped for reproduction as one report, beginning with an introductory section dealing with the general effect of climate over the whole region on white habitation and on aviation—Gasmata, Cape Gloucester, Madang-Lae, Salamaua, Buna, Samarai and Fly River to the Dutch border, Trobriand Islands, D'Entrecasteaux group, Louisiade Archipelago, Woodlark Island, Gazelle Peninsula and Talasea (December 1942);


• Finschhafen (New Guinea) (November 1942);


• Ramu Valley (New Guinea) (November 1942);


• Merauke (Dutch New Guinea), with tables for 1943 (November 1942);


• Fakfak (Dutch New Guinea), with tables for 1943 (November 1942);


• Morobe (New Guinea), with tables for November 1942 to January 1943 (November 1942);


• Ioma (Papua), with tables for November 1942 to January 1943 (December 1942);


• Port Moresby (December 1942);


• Admiralty Island, with tables for Lorengau 1943 (December 1942);


• Sepik River to border of Dutch New Guinea, with tables for Sissano 1943 (December 1942);


• Manokwari (Dutch New Guinea), with tables for 1943 (December 1942);


• Hollandia (Dutch New Guinea), with tables for 1943 (December 1942);


• Bosnek, Schouten Island, with tables for 1943 (December 1942);


• Sorong (Dutch New Guinea), with tables for 1943 (December 1942);


• Babo (Dutch New Guinea), with tables for 1943 (December 1942);


• Individual discussion of weather at these places grouped for reproduction as one report (December 1942);


• Revised report on area from Sepik River to Dutch New Guinea border (June 1943);


• Revised report on area between Ramu Valley and Dutch border (July 1943);


• North coast of Dutch New Guinea (July 1943);


• Islands lying to the east and north of New Ireland, with tables for Emirau for 1944 (August 1943);


• Further notes on Aitape and Wewak (October 1943);


• Report on Admiralty Island revised to include groups lying farther west, with tables for Lorengau for 1944 (October 1943);


• Sun and moon tables for Aitape for 1944; time differences between Aitape and each of Vanimo, Wewak, Dempta and Hollandia (November 1943);


• Sun and moon tables for Rabaul for 1944 (November 1943);


• Sun and moon tables for Madang and Hansa Bay 1944 (November 1943);


• Wau, Bulolo to head of Markham Valley (February 1944);


• Individual discussions of these areas grouped (February 1944);


• Sun and moon tables for Sorong, March to December 1944 (March 1944);


• Time differences between Sorong and Waigama, Dokkor Island, Moetoes Pesar, Agoe Island, Saonek Island and Lilinta for use with sun and moon tables for March to December 1944 (March 1944);


• Sun and moon tables for Rabaul for October 1944 to June 1945;
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• Sun and moon tables for Kavieng (New Ireland) for October 1944 to June 1945;


• New Guinea, temperature and humidity mainly, as affecting comfort (for DGMS, RAAF headquarters);

Bureau of Meteorology