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Original template
Parameter
Equivalent template
Parameter
Remarks
Template:Infobox tropical cyclone
name
Main
name
basin
indeterminate
Basin must now be supplied to the templates that explicitly need it.
type
none
This is determined from context by the subboxes used.
category
This is automatically calculated by subboxes.
image
Main
image
caption
Main
caption
formed
/History
formed
dissipated
/History
dissipated
extratropical
/History
extratropical
remannt low
/History
remnant low / remnant / low
post-tropical
/History
post-tropical
1-min winds
/scale
winds
The interval of wind is automatically provided by the box. The general |winds=
parameter will handle all winds.
3-min winds
10-min winds
gusts
/scale
gusts
gustspre
/scale
gusts-prefix
pressurepre
/scale
pressure-prefix
pressure
/scale
pressure
pressurepost
/scale
pressure-suffix
fatalities
/Effects
fatalities
damagespre
/Effects
damage-prefix
damages
/Effects
damage
year
indeterminate
Year must now be supplied to the templates that explicitly need it.
currency
/Effects
currency
damagespost
/Effects
damage-suffix
affected
/Effects
affected
|areas=
is now advised, since it disambiguates "affected" (people, places, objects, etc.)
misc
none
Infoboxes are not meant to be holding grounds for irrelevant data.
track
Main
track
track_caption
Main
track-caption
time
location
movement
cycloneseason
/Footer
cycloneseason
series
/Footer
series
related
/Footer
related
mainarticle
/Footer
mainarticle
Template:Infobox flood
name
Main
name
image
Main
image
image_size
Main
imagesize / image-size
|image-upright=
is preferred instead for accessibility reasons.
alt
Main
alt
caption
Main
caption
duration
/History
duration
date
/History
date
damages
/Effects
damages
fatalities
/Effects
fatalities
affected
/Effects
affected
injured
/Effects
injuries
cause
Main
cause
coordinates
Main
coordinates
place
Main
location
Template:Infobox storm
name
Main
name
image
Main
image
alt
Main
alt
caption
Main
caption
type
unnecessary
Type is indicated by context (specifically by the subboxes used). If using /Storm (generic storm template), use |type=
.
maintype
unnecessary
formed
/History
formed
active
/History
duration
dissipated
/History
dissipated
exited land
/History
exited / exited-land
lowest pressure
indeterminate
All these parameters are usable in the /Storm template, but some may also be usable in other storm event templates (such as /RSI or /Winter storm ), but not in TC scale templates.
lowest temperature
indeterminate
tornadoes
/Tornado outbreak
tornadoes
fujita scale
/Tornado outbreak
fujita-scale
enhanced
/Tornado outbreak
none
Enhanced Fujita scale is automatically linked and used if |fujita-scale=
begins with an E.
international
/Tornado outbreak
none
International Fujita scale is automatically linked and used if |fujita-scale=
begins with an I.
fujitascale ref
/Tornado outbreak
fujita-ref
torro-scale
/Tornado outbreak
torro-scale
tornado duration
Main / /History
duration
highest winds
indeterminate
All these parameters are usable in the /Storm template, but some may also be usable in other storm event templates (such as /RSI or /Winter storm ), but not in TC scale templates.
gusts
indeterminate
beaufort-scale
indeterminate
hail
indeterminate
maximum snow
indeterminate
maximum rain
indeterminate
RSI
/Winter storm
RSI
RSI2
/Winter storm
none
Use a separate box.
damages
/Effects
damages
power outages
/Effects
power-outages
fatalities
/Effects
fatalities
areas affected
/Effects
areas
season
/Footer
season
notes
none
Infoboxes are not meant to be holding grounds for irrelevant data.
Template:Infobox tropical cyclone current
name
Main
name
category
none
This is automatically calculated by subboxes.
image
Main
image
image_width
Main
image-width
|image-upright=
is preferred instead for accessibility reasons.
image_caption
Main
caption
track
Main
track
track_width
Main
track-width
|track-upright=
is preferred instead for accessibility reasons.
track_caption
Main
track-caption
AUScategory
/Aus
winds
Category is automatically calculated by subboxes.
JMAtype
/JMA
winds
Type is automatically inferred from basin and wind speeds.
JMAcategory
Category is automatically calculated by subboxes.
IMDtype
/IMD
winds
Type is automatically inferred from basin and wind speeds.
IMDcategory
Category is automatically calculated by subboxes.
MFRtype
/MF
winds
Type is automatically inferred from basin and wind speeds.
MFRcategory
Category is automatically calculated by subboxes.
time
/Current
location
Main / /Current
lat
none
Removed. See Wikipedia:Coordinates in infoboxes .
lon
within_units
/Current
distance_from
/Current
10sustained
/scale
winds
Measurement interval and method is determined by scale subbox.
10average
3sustained
1sustained
gusts
/scale
gusts
gusts-position
none
Position for gusts no longer needed as gusts are isolated between scales.
pressure
/scale
pressure
movement
/Current
stormarticle
/Footer / /Current
mainarticle
sectnum
/Current
ref
/Current