Template:Infobox tropical cyclone small

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Usage

Remember that parameters and values are case sensitive.

Parameter Type Description
{{{Basin}}} Mandatory An abbreviation that denotes the basin of the storm. Atl, Aus, EPac, NIO, SAtl, SHem, SPac, SWI, and WPac are currently defined. Please ensure proper capitalization.
{{{Formed}}} Optional The storm's formation date. Defaults to "unknown".
{{{Dissipated}}} Optional The storm's dissipation date. Defaults to "unknown".
{{{Image}}} Optional The name of an image of the storm, if present.
{{{Alt}}} Needed if {{{Image}}}} is specified Alt text for the image; see Wikipedia:Alternative text for images.
{{{Track}}} Optional The name of a track map of the storm, if present.
{{{Track alt}}} Needed if {{{Track}}}} is specified Alt text for the track.
{{{Pressure}}} Optional The minimum pressure of the strongest storm in mbar/hPa. Must be a number.
{{{Prepressure}}} Optional Use this to add a modifier before the value of Pressure.
{{{Pressurepost}}} Optional Use this to add an important note on the value of Pressure, i.e., whether or not it is officially listed in the Atlantic hurricane database (HURDAT) or on the Atlantic Hurricane Research Division Web page.
{{{1-min winds}}} Optional The maximum sustained wind speed over a 1-minute averaging time, given in knots. Must be a number.
{{{3-min winds}}} Optional The maximum sustained wind speed over a 3-minute averaging time, given in knots. Must be a number.
{{{10-min winds}}} Optional The maximum sustained wind speed over a 10-minute averaging time, given in knots. Must be a number.
{{{Gusts}}} Optional The maximum wind gusts, given in knots. Must be a number.
{{{Prewinds}}} Optional Use this to add a modifier before the wind values.
{{{Type}}} Optional This will change the infobox to display any category you wish. Use this only if you do not have the maximum sustained winds. Use the values in the left column of the chart below. Also, Type1 and Type2 will change the upper and lower boxes.
{{{WarningCenter}}} Optional This will change the linked warning center in the top box. It does not change the default value in the lower box.

Values

Values used for tropical cyclone templates
Basin Value Hexadecimal Category
North Indian Ocean
niodepression #80ccff Depression
deepdepression #5ebaff Deep Depression
cyclstorm #00faf4 Cyclonic Storm
svrcyclstorm #ccffff Severe Cyclonic Storm
vsvrcyclstorm #ffc140 Very Severe Cyclonic Storm
esvrcyclstorm #c0c0c0 Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm
sprcyclstorm #ff6060 Super Cyclonic Storm
Southern Hemisphere
shemdepression #5ebaff Tropical depression
shemtc #ffffcc Tropical cyclone
shemsvrtc #ffe775 Severe tropical cyclone
South-West Indian Ocean
swiodisturbance #80ccff Tropical disturbance
swiodepression #5ebaff Tropical depression
subdisturbance #80ccff Subtropical Disturbance
mtstorm #00faf4 Moderate tropical storm
swiosts #ccffff Severe tropical storm
swiotc #ffffcc Tropical cyclone
intense #ffc140 Intense tropical cyclone
vintense #ff6060 Very intense tropical cyclone
Australian Region and South Pacific
low #5ebaff Tropical low
disturbance #80ccff Tropical disturbance
spdepression #5ebaff Tropical depression
Aus1 #00faf4 Category 1 tropical cyclone
Aus2 #ccffff Category 2 tropical cyclone
Aus3 #ffffcc Category 3 severe tropical cyclone
Aus4 #ffc140 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone
Aus5 #ff6060 Category 5 severe tropical cyclone
North-West Pacific Ocean
nwpdepression #5ebaff Tropical depression
nwpstorm #00faf4 Tropical Storm
STS #ccffff Severe tropical storm
typhoon #fdaf9a Typhoon
Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale
potential #c0c0c0 Potential tropical cyclone
depression #5ebaff Tropical depression
subdepression #5ebaff Subtropical depression
storm #00faf4 Tropical Storm
subtropical #00faf4 Subtropical storm
cat1 #ffffcc Category 1 tropical cyclone
cat2 #ffe775 Category 2 tropical cyclone
cat3 #ffc140 Category 3 tropical cyclone
cat4 #ff8f20 Category 4 tropical cyclone
cat5 #ff6060 Category 5 tropical cyclone