This template is used to provide the correct category sorting key for cyclones in the season effects table in each Australian region cyclone season article. As such, this template is transcluded in the template Australian cyclone season effects (cyclone), and can be used wherever else it may be useful. The Australian region encompasses all areas south of the Equator between longitudes 90°E and 160°E. The regional specialised meteorological centres for the region are the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), the Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG), and the Papua New Guinea National Weather Service (PNGNWS).
The Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale is also used in the South Pacific tropical cyclone region, which is monitored officially by the Fiji Meteorological Service. For this reason, the category of tropical disturbance is included in this template, despite being used exclusively in the South Pacific region. Additionally, tropical lows are referred to as tropical depressions in the South Pacific basin.
Usage edit
This template accepts only one parameter, which is the tropical cyclone category according to the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale. The transclusion syntax is as follows:
{{Australian cyclone category sort order|CATEGORY}}
where CATEGORY is replaced by one of the tropical cyclone category indicators in the table below:
| Category | Sorting key | Required syntax |
|---|---|---|
| Common classifications | ||
| Category 1 tropical cyclone | 3 | 1
|
| Category 2 tropical cyclone | 4 | 2
|
| Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | 5 | 3
|
| Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | 6 | 4
|
| Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | 7 | 5
|
| Australian region exclusives | ||
| Tropical low | 2 | TL or Low
|
| South Pacific region exclusives | ||
| Tropical disturbance | 1 | DI or Disturbance
|
| Tropical depression | 2 | TD or Depression
|
Acknowledgement edit
This template and its documentation has been adapted from the original template TC cat sort key created by Jasper Deng.