tropical cyclone

rapidly rotating storm system that forms in the tropics
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Summary

tropical cyclone is a type of cyclone[1]. It draws 38,099 Wikipedia views per month (type of cyclone category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: cyclone[3], extreme weather[4]
  • Commons category: Tropical cyclones[5]
  • Location of formation: tropical cyclone basin[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Tropical cyclones[7]
  • Commons gallery: Tropical cyclone[8]
  • Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Tropical cyclones[9]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Otto's encyclopedia[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], The American Cyclopædia[13], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15]
  • Topic has template: Template:Infobox tropical cyclone small[16], Template:Infobox tropical cyclone[17], Q2381390[18]
  • Measurement scale: Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale[19]
  • Properties for this type: P3399[20]
  • Has list: glossary of tropical cyclone terms[21]
  • Disjoint union of: list of values as qualifiers[22]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[23], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24], WikiProject Climate change[25], Information integrity on extreme weather events[26]
  • Wikimedia outline: outline of tropical cyclones[27]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Fluid dynamics[28]
  • Category for eponymous categories: Category:Wikipedia categories named after tropical cyclones[29]
  • Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of tropical cyclones[30]

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Influence

Things named for tropical cyclone include Sarancha-class missile boat[31], a boat class[32].

Why It Matters

tropical cyclone has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for it include Sarancha-class missile boat[31], a boat class[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . preventionweb.net. Retrieved . preventionweb.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wmo.int. Retrieved . wmo.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . oceanservice.noaa.gov. oceanservice.noaa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Powerek38 · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'als', 'an', 'anp', 'ar', 'arz', 'as', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'ba', 'bar', '
    Eska.pl topic id → tg-qHJH-342R-s8bn
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  2. 11w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q8097 (tel)-ప్రశాంతి-ఉష్ణమండల తుఫాను.wav
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  3. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 13YIC6, 2sVMzh, 4JJoOR
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  4. 17w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 13YIC6, 2sVMzh, 4JJoOR
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  5. 19w ago · EPorto (WMB) · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4, WikiProject Climate change +1
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  6. 19w ago · EPorto (WMB) · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → cyclone, extreme weather
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||pt, pt-br */ Adding labels and descriptions to Extreme Weather events and subclasses ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/796090199e7|details]])"
  7. 21w ago · Nat (WDU) · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → cyclone, extreme weather
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Subclass of: extreme weather"
  8. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → type of cyclone
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007553672405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
  9. 24w ago · Nat (WDU) · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Measurement scale → Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Measurement scale: Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale"
  10. 24w ago · Nat (WDU) · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → type of cyclone
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Instance of: type of cyclone"
  11. 24w ago · Nat (WDU) · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → cyclone, extreme weather
    Location of formation → tropical cyclone basin
    Topic's main wikimedia portal → Portal:Tropical cyclones
    Topic has template → Template:Infobox tropical cyclone small, Template:Infobox tropical cyclone, Q2381390
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/29431|batch #29431]]: UNDRR-ISC Hazard Information Profile ID for extreme weather events"
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