Template talk:Storm colour
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[edit] Purpose
The purpose of this template is to provide a consistent color scheme for tropical cyclones based on the Saffir-Simpson scale and other categorizations used by the US National Hurricane Center. Although these categorizations aren't global (the eastern hemisphere basins generally use simpler systems or none at all) they are the best single system available for Wikipedia-wide categorization of tropical cyclones.
[edit] Usage
Simply include the template specifying the severity of the storm as the first parameter. A list of available parameters (with examples) is provided in the table below.
| Parameter | Code | Produces | Use for |
|---|---|---|---|
cat5 |
{{Storm colour|cat5}} |
ff6060 | a storm with over 155 mph (250 km/h) 1-minute sustained winds (Category 5 hurricane or equivalent) |
catS or STY |
{{Storm colour|catS}} |
ff8f20 | (a West Pacific categorization) a storm with over 150 mph 1-minute sustained winds (Super Typhoon) |
cat4 |
{{Storm colour|cat4}} |
ff8f20 | a storm with 131-155 mph 1-minute sustained winds (Category 4 hurricane or equivalent) |
cat3 |
{{Storm colour|cat3}} |
ffc140 | a storm with 111-130 mph 1-minute sustained winds (Category 3 hurricane or equivalent) |
cat2 |
{{Storm colour|cat2}} |
ffe775 | a storm with 96-110 mph 1-minute sustained winds (Category 2 hurricane or equivalent) |
cat1 |
{{Storm colour|cat1}} |
ffffcc | a storm with 74-95 mph 1-minute sustained winds (Category 1 hurricane or equivalent) |
strong or STS |
{{Storm colour|strong}} |
ccffff | (a West Pacific categorization) a storm with about 55-73 mph 1-minute sustained winds |
storm |
{{Storm colour|storm}} |
00faf4 | a storm with 35-73 mph 1-minute sustained winds (tropical storm or equivalent) |
depression |
{{Storm colour|depression}} |
5ebaff | a storm with under 35 mph 1-minute sustained winds (tropical depression or equivalent) |
unknown |
{{Storm colour|unknown}} |
c0c0c0 | a storm with unknown wind speed |
| (no parameter) | {{Storm colour}} |
c0c0c0 | |
| Incorrect usage | |||
{{Storm colour|}} |
c0c0c0 | ||
foo |
{{Storm colour|foo}} |
c0c0c0 | |
| Historical values (do not use) | |||
subtropical |
{{Storm colour|subtropical}} |
00faf4 | |
extratropical |
{{Storm colour|extratropical}} |
cccccc | |
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[edit] Discussion
[edit] Nominating for deletion
I'm going to nominate the following orphaned templates for deletion at WP:TFD (barring any objections before I get to it). These were found using Special:Prefixindex (specifically, using this query).
- Template:Storm colour cat1
- Template:Storm colour cat2
- Template:Storm colour cat3
- Template:Storm colour cat4
- Template:Storm colour cat5
- Template:Storm colour catS
- Template:Storm colour catSTS
- Template:Storm colour depression
- Template:Storm colour extratropical
- Template:Storm colour storm
- Template:Storm colour strong
- Template:Storm colour subtropical
- Template:Storm colour unknown
Two of those, subtropical and extratropical, had already been orphaned. —Locke Cole • t • c 11:04, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] test of fallthrough
- S
- ff8f20
- catS
- ff8f20
- STY
- ff8f20
should all give ff6699 →AzaToth 15:53, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] weird colors
What are the STS and strong colors? In the track maps there are just 7 colors: depression, storm, cat1, cat2, cat3, cat4, cat5. I fear that adding other colors or finer levels of distinction will only add confusion by diluting the color associations. There are about 7 different types of gale (35-70 mph winds) but we don't have different colors for each of them. — jdorje (talk) 23:11, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
- The West Pacific uses a severe tropical storm designation (48-63 kts). Presumably it would be used in {{HurricaneActive}}; there is no need for it in the track map.--Nilfanion 23:48, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
