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Usage

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This is a meta-template used by all of the tropical cyclone scale subboxes for Template:Infobox weather event. It is used to standardize all scale-based subboxes. This meta-template, in turn, relies on the meta-template Template:Infobox weather event/meteorology.

You can create a new scale box using other scale boxes as a references, or use you can use the following form for an easier and guided experience.


TemplateData

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Meta-template for all weather event infobox scale subboxes which contain agency-based tropical cyclone scale information and meteorological data.

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Child display?child

Whether this is a child box or not. Use `yes`, unless you're using this box standalone.

Default
yes
Example
yes
Booleanoptional
Body stylebodystyle

Custom CSS for the box

Default
border-collapse: collapse
Stringoptional
Basinbasin

Basin of the storm. Controls the name of the category, if the category supports basin-specific names.

Suggested values
atl epac satl wpac
Stringoptional
Header textheader

Header text to show. Overrides category name if provided.

Contentoptional
Header styleheader-style

Controls the style of the subbox header. This header usually includes the category of the storm or the storm type, if a category is not applicable.

Default
font-size: 100%; background-color: #{​{Storm colour|{​{​{category|}​}​}​}​}
Stringoptional
Agencyagency

Agency issuing the meteorological data. If the agency uses multiple scales, or uses a scale that is used by multiple agencies, consider also supplying "scale".

Example
[[National Weather Service|NWS]]
Contentsuggested
Scalescale

Scale used to quantify the meteorological data. If the scale is used by multiple agencies, consider supplying "agency".

Example
[[Saffir–Simpson scale|SSHWS]]
Contentsuggested
Maximum sustained windswinds

The maximum sustained winds of a given storm. Not to be confused with maximum wind gusts (provided with "gusts"). Supply value in knots.

Example
124
Numbersuggested
Maximum winds prefixwinds-prefix

Prefix for the maximum sustained winds. Use this to add approximation symbols, such as '~', '<', or '>'.

Example
~
Stringoptional
Maximum winds suffixwinds-suffix

Suffix for the maximum sustained winds. Use this to add references, footnotes, or other content.

Contentoptional
Maximum wind gustgusts

The maximum wind gust of a given storm. Not to be confused with maximum sustained winds (provided with "winds"). Supply value in knots.

Example
164
Numbersuggested
Maximum gusts prefixgusts-prefix

Prefix for the maximum wind gusts. Use this to add approximation symbols, such as '~', '<', or '>'.

Example
~
Stringoptional
Maximum gusts suffixgusts-suffix

Suffix for the maximum wind gusts. Use this to add references, footnotes, or other content.

Contentoptional
Beaufort scalebeaufort-scale beaufort scale

The maximum sustained winds on the Beaufort scale. Rarely used except for historical storms; consider using "winds" instead.

Numberoptional
Lowest pressurepressure

Lowest pressure, usually measured near the storm's center. Supply value in hectopascals/millibars (hPa/mbar).

Example
975
Numbersuggested
Lowest pressure prefixpressure-prefix

Prefix for the pressure. Use this to add approximation symbols, such as '~', '<', or '>'.

Example
~
Stringoptional
Lowest pressure suffixpressure-suffix

Suffix for the lowest pressure. Use this to add references, footnotes, or other content.

Contentoptional
Category only?categoryonly

Only return the category of this storm as a string. Useful if you only want the category of a storm based on meteorological data, but not the actual box itself.

Default
no
Booleanoptional
Storm auto categoryauto-category

The automatic category of the storm. This defines the category of the storm if a category parameter was not explicitly provided.

Stringsuggested