Template:Infobox tropical cyclone

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Usage

Simple usage

{{Infobox tropical cyclone
| name          = 
| basin         = <!-- Enter one: Atl, EPac, WPac, NIO, SWI, Aus, SPac (see [[Tropical cyclone basins]]) -->
| image         = <!-- filename only -->
| caption       = 
| formed        = <!-- {{start date|yyyy|mm|dd}} -->
| dissipated    = <!-- {{end date|yyyy|mm|dd}} -->
| extratropical = <!-- {{start date|yyyy|mm|dd}} -->
| remnant low   = <!-- {{start date|yyyy|mm|dd}} -->
| post-tropical = <!-- {{start date|yyyy|mm|dd}} -->
| 1-min winds   = <!-- in knots, number only -->
| 3-min winds   = <!-- in knots, number only -->
| 10-min winds  = <!-- in knots, number only -->
| gusts         = <!-- in knots, number only -->
| pressure      = <!-- in mbar (hPa), number only -->
| fatalities    = 
| damages       = 
| affected      = 
| cycloneseason = 
}}

Active storms

{{Infobox tropical cyclone
| name           = 
| basin          = <!-- Enter one: Atl, EPac, WPac, NIO, SWI, Aus, SPac (see [[Tropical cyclone basins]]) -->
| image          = <!-- filename only -->
| caption        = 
| formed         = <!-- {{start date|yyyy|mm|dd}} -->
| dissipated     = <!--leave blank until storm ends, then use {{end date|yyyy|mm|dd}} -->
| extratropical  = <!-- {{start date|yyyy|mm|dd}} -->
| remnant low    = <!-- {{start date|yyyy|mm|dd}} -->
| 1-min winds    = <!-- in knots (other units will display automatically) -->
| 3-min winds    = <!-- in knots (other units will display automatically) -->
| 10-min winds   = <!-- in knots (other units will display automatically) -->
| gusts          = <!-- in knots (other units will display automatically) -->
| pressure       = <!-- in mbar (hPa) (other units will display automatically) -->
| fatalities     = 
| damages        = <!-- Cost of damage in pure number form (in USD, unless currency specified) -->
| year           = <!-- year used for damages figure -->
| currency       = <!-- currency used for damages. Use the [[ISO 4217]] currency code (ex. USD, AUD, JPY) -->
| affected       = <!-- Areas affected -->
| cycloneseason  = <!-- link to season article (ex. [[2014 Pacific typhoon season]]) -->
<!-- Remove these after storm has ended -->
| track         = <!-- storm tracking image filename -->
| track_caption = <!-- Caption below tracking map. defaults to "Forecast map" -->
| time          = <!-- current time used for data (give both local and UTC) -->
| location      = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LONG|type:event|display=inline}}  (set "display=inline,title" if used on a main article for the storm) -->
| movement      = <!-- direction and speed of movement -->
| mainarticle   = <!-- Page name of the main storm article (helpful when infobox used in season articles) -->
}}

Complete usage for past storms

{{Infobox tropical cyclone
| name          = 
| basin         = <!-- Enter one: Atl, EPac, WPac, NIO, SWI, Aus, SPac (see [[Tropical cyclone basins]]) -->
| type          = <!-- Manual entry of minor storm type (ex. Tropical depression, Tropical storm, Subtropical storm) -->
| category      = <!-- (use only if outside the above basins) manual entry of heading colors, see [[Template:Storm colour]] -->
| image         = 
| alt           = 
| caption       = 
| formed        = <!-- {{start date|yyyy|mm|dd}} -->
| dissipated    = <!--leave blank until storm ends, then use {{end date|yyyy|mm|dd}} -->
| extratropical = <!-- {{start date|yyyy|mm|dd}} -->
| remnant low   = <!-- {{start date|yyyy|mm|dd}} -->
| post-tropical = <!-- {{start date|yyyy|mm|dd}} -->
| duration      = <!-- {{start date|yyyy|mm|dd}} -->
| 1-min prefix  = 
| 1-min winds   = <!-- in knots (plain number only, other units will display automatically) -->
| 3-min prefix  = 
| 3-min winds   = <!-- in knots (plain number only, other units will display automatically) -->
| 10-min prefix = 
| 10-min winds  = <!-- in knots (plain number only, other units will display automatically) -->
| gustspre      = <!-- text to display before gusts, eg: <,≤,>,≥ -->
| gusts         = <!-- in knots (plain number only, other units will display automatically) -->
| pressurepre   = <!-- text to display before pressure, eg: <,≤,>,≥ -->
| pressure      = <!-- in mbar (hPa) -->
| pressurepost  = <!-- text to display below pressure, eg: "world record" -->
| fatalities    = 
| damagespre    = 
| damages       = <!-- Cost of damage in pure number form (in USD, unless currency specified) -->
| year          = <!-- year used for damages figure -->
| currency      = <!-- currency used for damages. Use the [[ISO 4217]] currency code (ex. USD, AUD, JPY) -->
| damagespost   = 
| affected      = <!-- Areas affected -->
| misc          = <!-- Additional relevant information not covered by other sections -->
| cycloneseason = <!-- link to season article (ex. [[2014 Pacific typhoon season]]) -->
| series        = 
| related       = 
| mainarticle   = <!-- Page name of the main storm article (helpful when infobox used in season articles) -->
}}

Example

Hurricane Hugo

Category 5 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS)
File:Hurricane Hugo 15 September 1989 1105z.png Hurricane Hugo as a Category 3 hurricane
Formed	September 10, 1989 (1989-09-10)
Dissipated	September 25, 1989 (1989-09-25)
(Extratropical after September 22, 1989 (1989-09-22))
Highest winds	1-minute sustained: 160 mph (260 km/h)
Lowest pressure	918 mbar (hPa); 27.11 inHg
Fatalities	107 total (estimated)
Damage	$10 billion (1989 USD)
Areas affected	Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Turks and Caicos Islands
Part of the 1989 Atlantic hurricane season

{{Infobox tropical cyclone
| name          = Hurricane Hugo
| type          = hurricane
| basin         = Atl
| image         = Hurricane Hugo 15 September 1989 1105z.png
| caption       = Hurricane Hugo as a Category 3 hurricane
| formed        = {{start date|1989|09|10}}
| dissipated    = {{end date|1989|09|25}}
| extratropical = {{start date|1989|09|22}}
| 1-min winds   = 140
| pressure      = 918
| damages       = 10000
| year          = 1989
| fatalities    = 107 total <small>(estimated)</small>
| affected      = [[Lesser Antilles]], [[Puerto Rico]], [[Hispaniola]], [[Turks and Caicos Islands]]
| cycloneseason = [[1989 Atlantic hurricane season]]
| related       = {{Hurricane Georges related}} (not actually related)
}}

Microformat

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Classes used

The HTML classes of this microformat include:

• attendee
• contact
• description
• dtend
• dtstart
• location
• organiser
• summary
• url
• vevent

Please do not rename or remove these classes
nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Parameters

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TemplateData for Infobox tropical cyclone

This infobox is for articles about specific [[tropical cyclone]] events (hurricanes, typhoons, tropical storms, tropical depressions)

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
name	name Name	The name of the storm as given by the RSMC, TCWC, or other meteorological organization with jurisdiction over the region where the storm was at peak intensity. (Capitalize every word.)	String	required
basin	basin Basin	[Important!] Code for one of the [[tropical cyclone basins]] that the storm belongs. Enter one: Atl, EPac, WPac, NIO, SWI, Aus, SPac, or leave blank only if rare storm outside of main basins.	String	optional
type	type Type	Manual entry for type of storm if outside one of the basins ("hurricane", "typhoon" or "cyclone"). This parameter will accept everything, but ensure proper capitalization.	String	optional
category	category	Manual entry for type header, per [[Template:Storm colour]].	String	optional
image	image Image location	[Important!] Location of picture to use	File	optional
alt	alt	Alternate text for main image, use if file name is not descriptive.	String	optional
caption	caption	Caption text for main image.	String	optional
image_size	image_size	Do not use this setting unless correcting a specific problem. Images will scale to user preferences.	String	optional
track	track	Used for active storms only. File name of storm map or forecast map.	File	optional
track_alt	track_alt	Used for active storms only. Alternate text for tracking image, use if file name is not descriptive.	String	optional
track_caption	track_caption	Used for active storms only. Caption text for tracking image. Default Forecast map	String	optional
Formed	formed Formed	Date of formation; use {{start date|yyyy|mm|dd}}.	Date	optional
Dissipated	dissipated Dissipated	Date of storm end; leave blank until storm ends, then add {{end date|yyyy|mm|dd}}.	String	optional
extratropical	extratropical Extratropical	Date storm went [[Extratropical cyclone|Extratropical]], use {{start date|yyyy|mm|dd}}.	Date	optional
remnant low	remnant low Remnant low	Date storm degenerated into a [[Post-tropical cyclone|Remnant low]], use {{start date|yyyy|mm|dd}}.	Date	optional
Highest winds	10-min winds	Sustained wind average over a period of 10 minutes (used by most weather agencies) as a pure number. The template will convert appropriately.	Number	optional
Highest winds	3-min winds	Sustained wind average over a period of 3 minute (used by RSMC New Delhi) as a pure number. The template will convert appropriately.	Number	optional
Highest winds	1-min winds	[Important!] Sustained wind average over a period of one minute (used for the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale) as a pure number. The template will convert appropriately.	Number	optional
Gusts	gusts Gusts	[Important!] Gusts in [[Knot (unit)|knots]] as a pure number. The template will convert appropriately.	Number	optional
Highest winds	10-min prefix	Optional text before "10-min winds"	String	optional
Highest winds	3-min prefix	Optional text before "3-min winds"	String	optional
Highest winds	1-min prefix	Optional text before "1-min winds"	String	optional
Gusts prefix	gusts prefix Pregusts	Optional text before "gusts"	String	optional
Lowest pressure	pressurepre Pressurepre	Optional text before "pressure"	String	optional
Lowest pressure	pressure Pressure	[Important!] Pressure in mbar (hPa) as a pure number, will be displayed with labels and converted to inHg.	Number	optional
Lowest pressure	pressurepost Pressurepost	Optional text after "pressure"	String	optional
Fatalities	fatalities Fatalities	Number killed	String	optional
Damages	damagespre Damagespre	Optional text before "damages"	String	optional
Damages	damages Damages	Monetary cost of damage given as a pure number.	Number	optional
Damages	year Year	Year used for damages amount	String	optional
Damages	currency Currency	Alternative currency used for damage amount (default is USD)	String	optional
Damages	damagespost Damagespost	Optional text after "damages"	String	optional
Areas affected	affected Areas	Areas affected by the storm (wikilinks to location articles, respecting [[MOS:OL]])	Page name	optional
time	time	Used for active storms only. Time of report used for infobox data. Include both local time and UTC.	String	optional
Location	location	Used for active storms only. The current location of the storm, use {{Coord|LAT|LONG|type:event|display=inline}} (set "display=inline,title" if used on a main article for the storm).	String	optional
Movement	movement	Speed and direction of storm	String	optional
misc	misc module	Use for relevant information not covered by other parameters (not typically used).	Unknown	optional
cycloneseason	cycloneseason Hurricane season	Page with list of other storms this year in the same basin.	Page name	optional
series	series Series	Other articles related to this storm (used only for major storms)	Page name	optional
related	related Related	Other related articles. (not typically used)	Page name	optional
mainarticle	mainarticle	If this infobox is used in a season article or in a section of some other page, provide a link to the main article for the storm.	Page name	optional
post-tropical	post-tropical Post-tropical	no description	Unknown	optional
Duration	duration Duration	no description	Unknown	optional

See also

• {{Infobox earthquake}}
• {{Infobox flood}}
• {{Infobox storm}}
• {{Infobox tornado}}
• Category:Tropical cyclone articles needing attention - used to track certain articles that experience errors using the infobox

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