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 injured
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