Template:Tropical cyclone season effects (cyclone)
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Use this template inside of {{Tropical cyclone season effects}}, in accordance with the documentation of that template.
This template is used for populating {{Tropical cyclone season effects}} and contains the required metadata for calculating the values in that template.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | name | The name of the storm
| String | required |
| Date formed | formed | The date that this storm formed.
| Date | required |
| Date dissipated | dissipated | The date that the storm dissipated. If the storm has not yet dissipated, leave this blank or set it to "present".
| Date | suggested |
| Maximum sustained wind speed | winds | The maximum sustained wind speed in kph (default, can be changed by `winds-unit`).
| Number | suggested |
| Wind speed units | winds-unit | The units used for wind speed. This will also automatically change `winds-target` if it was not set.
| String | optional |
| Lowest barometric pressure | pressure | The lowest pressure within the storm in hPa (can be changed by `pressure-unit`).
| Number | suggested |
| Barometric pressure units | pressure-unit | The units used for pressure. This will also automatically change `pressure-target` if it was not set.
| String | optional |
| Damages | damages | The damages caused by the storm in USD (can be changed by `damages-currency`).
| Number | suggested |
| Deaths | deaths | The deaths caused by the storm.
| Number | suggested |
| Page | page | The article for the storm (if it exists).
| Page name | suggested |
| Category | category | The category of the storm.
| String | suggested |
| Category sorting value | category-sort | The sorting value of the category. This is used to enable sorting capabilities for the "Category" column. | Number | optional |
| Wind speed sorting value | winds-sort | The sorting value for wind speed. This usually isn't required unless the wind speed is not a number. | Number | optional |
| Wind speed prefix | winds-prefix | Text that goes before the wind speed.
| String | optional |
| Wind speed target unit | winds-target | The targeted unit for conversion. This is automatically guessed, but can be forced by the user.
| String | optional |
| Barometric pressure sorting value | pressure-sort | The sorting value for pressure. This usually isn't required unless the pressure is not a number. | Number | optional |
| Pressure prefix | pressure-prefix | Text that goes before the pressure.
| String | optional |
| Pressure target unit | pressure-target | The targeted unit for conversion. This is automatically guessed, but can be forced by the user.
| String | optional |
| Affected areas | affected | The list of affected areas.
| Content | suggested |
| Damages currency | damages-currency | The currency symbol used for damages.
| String | optional |
| Damages prefix | damages-prefix | Text that goes before the damages.
| String | optional |
| Deaths prefix | deaths-prefix | Text that goes before the deaths.
| String | optional |
| References | refs | References to the storm's impact or meteorological data. | Content | suggested |
| Show year? | show-year | Whether or not to force the year of the period to show. In case the season spans longer than one year, this must be set to true.
| Boolean | suggested |