Template:Australian cyclone category names

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This template is used to provide the correct full tropical cyclone category name, according to the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale, to cyclones in the season effects table of each Australian region cyclone season article. As such, this template is transcluded in the template Australian cyclone season effects (cyclone), and can be used wherever else it may be useful. The Australian region encompasses all areas south of the Equator between longitudes 90°E and 160°E. The regional specialised meteorological centres for the region are the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), the Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG), and the Papua New Guinea National Weather Service (PNGNWS).

The Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale is also used in the South Pacific tropical cyclone region, which is monitored officially by the Fiji Meteorological Service. For this reason, the category of tropical disturbance is included in this template, despite being used exclusively in the South Pacific region. Additionally, tropical lows are referred to as tropical depressions in the South Pacific basin.

Usage

This template accepts only one parameter, which is the tropical cyclone category according to the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale. The transclusion syntax is as follows:

{{Australian cyclone category names|CATEGORY}}

where CATEGORY is replaced by one of the tropical cyclone category indicators in the table below:

Full category name	Colour (hexadecimal)	Required syntax
Common classifications
Category 1 tropical cyclone	00FAF4	1
Category 2 tropical cyclone	CCFFFF	2
Category 3 severe tropical cyclone	FFFFCC	3
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone	FFC140	4
Category 5 severe tropical cyclone	FF6060	5
Australian region exclusives
Tropical low	5EBAFF	TL or Low
South Pacific region exclusives
Tropical disturbance	80CCFF	DI or Disturbance
Tropical depression	5EBAFF	TD or Depression

Acknowledgement

This template and its documentation has been adapted from the original template TC stats desc created by Plastikspork.