Template:Infobox weather event/Winter storm/doc

Usage

This sub-box generates a meteorological information box specifically targeted towards winter storms. When available, this box will change the header to reflect a winter storm category (such as a category provided by the Regional Snowfall Index). Otherwise, it will show a generic "Winter storm" header.

The winter storm category may be supplied using |category=. In the event that this storm has an RSI value, the |RSI= parameter can instead be used, and will automatically adjust the box to use imperial units instead of metric. The |basin= parameter can also be used to change this behavior; set it to atl or epac to switch the default units. To avoid units entirely, you may choose to pass text into the related values (e.g. pass {{convert|100|in|cm|abbr=on}}|maximum-rain= or |maximum-snow=), but this makes later maintenance difficult, and is not advised.

This subbox relies on the meta-template Template:Infobox weather event/meteorology.

{{Infobox weather event/Winter storm
| winds = 112
| lowest-temperature = -45
| maximum-snow = 17
}}
Winter storm
Highest winds205 km/h (130 mph)
Lowest temperature−45 °C (−49.00 °F)
Maximum snowfall or ice accretion17 cm (6.693 in)
{{Infobox weather event/Winter storm
| RSI = 6.78
| winds = 87
| lowest-temperature = -23
| maximum-rain = 56
| maximum-snow = 12
}}
Category 3 "Major" winter storm
Regional Snowfall Index: 6.78 (NOAA)
Highest winds100 mph (160 km/h)
Lowest temperature−23 °F (−30.56 °C)
Maximum rainfall56 in (1,422 mm)
Maximum snowfall or ice accretion12 in (304.8 mm)

TemplateData

A subbox for displaying meteorological information for a storm. Should be used adjacent to an 'Infobox weather event' template, and before an 'Infobox weather event/Footer' template.

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
Storm categorycategory

The storm category. This populates the header color and name automatically.

Stringsuggested
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
No header?no-header

Disables the header row

Default
no
Example
yes
Booleanoptional
Subheader textsubheader

Subheader text to show. Overrides interval, scale, and agency, if provided.

Contentoptional
Measurement intervalinterval

The measurement interval used by the agency. e.g. JMA uses 10-minute, JTWC uses 1-minute.

Example
1
Numbersuggested
Post-interval textpost-interval postinterval

Text to add after "N-minute sustained". A space is automatically provided.

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
Lowest temperaturelowest-temperature lowest temperature

Lowest temperature. Supply value in Fahrenheit when "basin" is "atl" or "epac". Otherwise, supply the value in Celcius.

Example
13
Numbersuggested
Lowest temperature prefixtemperature-prefix

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

Example
~
Stringoptional
Lowest temperature suffixtemperature-suffix

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

Contentoptional
Largest haillargest-hail largest hail

Largest recorded size of hail. Supply value in inches when "basin" is "atl" or "epac". Otherwise, supply the value in centimeters.

Example
12
Numberoptional
Largest hail suffixlargest-hail-suffix

Suffix for the largest hail recorded. Use this to add references, footnotes, or other content.

Contentoptional
Maximum rainfallmaximum-rain maximum rain

Maximum recorded rainfall. Supply value in inches when "basin" is "atl" or "epac". Otherwise, supply the value in centimeters.

Example
42
Numberoptional
Maximum rainfall suffixmaximum-rain-suffix

Suffix for the maximum recorded rainfall. Use this to add references, footnotes, or other content.

Contentoptional
Maximum snow or ice accretionmaximum-snow maximum snow

Maximum height of accumulated snow or ice accretion. Supply value in inches when "basin" is "atl" or "epac". Otherwise, supply the value in centimeters.

Contentoptional
Maximum snow accumulation or ice accretion suffixmaximum-snow-suffix

Suffix for the maximum recorded snow accumulation or ice accretion. Use this to add references, footnotes, or other content.

Unknownoptional
Regional Snowfall IndexRSI

The Regional Snowfall Index value of the storm. Since the RSI only exists in North America, this automatically switches the basin and thus switches the primary units used. Be sure to input the value, not the category (i.e., not 0–5).

Numbersuggested
Storm typetype

The winter storm type. Changes the header or category suffix, if a category is available. Most commonly used by other subboxes; avoid supplying this parameter directly to avoid redundancy.

Contentoptional