Te Kowai is a suburb in the Mackay Regional Council

Mackay Regional Council

The Mackay Region is a Local Government Area located in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas with histories extending back as far as 1869....

 in Queensland

Queensland

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, Australia

Australia

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. Its population at the 2006 census was 666 people.

The name of the suburb is derived from a former railway station, itself derived from a nearby sugar plantation named after a New Zealand tree, kowhai

Kowhai

Kowhai are small, woody legume trees in the genus Sophora native to New Zealand. There are eight species, S. microphylla being the most common. Kowhai trees grow throughout the country and are a common feature in New Zealand gardens. Outside of New Zealand, Kowhai tend to be restricted to mild...

. The name was shortened and the Māori

Maori language

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 definite article

Definite Article

Definite Article is the title of British comedian Eddie Izzard's 1996 performance released on VHS. It was recorded on different nights at the Shaftesbury Theatre...

 "Te" added.

A sugar mill was established in the area in 1874 and operated until 1894 when it amalgamated with the Palms Mill.

Weather Station

Te Kowai weather station is a weather station

Weather station

A weather station is a facility, either on land or sea, with instruments and equipment for observing atmospheric conditions to provide information for weather forecasts and to study the weather and climate. The measurements taken include temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, wind speed, wind...

 at Te Kowai, operated by the Bureau of Meteorology

Bureau of Meteorology

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. This weather station does not run on Weekends and Public Holidays.

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average max. temperature °C	30.9	30.4	29.5	27.9	25.7	23.7	23.4	24.6	26.8	29.0	30.3	31.3	27.8
Average min. temperature °C	21.9	21.9	20.7	18.1	14.7	11.6	10.1	10.8	13.4	16.6	19.2	20.8	16.6
Rainfall mm	341.3	346.5	277.5	144.3	92.3	61.3	36.0	30.0	28.2	45.6	83.2	180.0	1666.8
Source: Bureau of Meteorology