Wikipedia:WikiProject Weather/Assessment
Article assessment is the process by which weather articles are sorted by quality and importance into the different quality categories and importance categories. This page provides information on the assessment scale as well as the current practice of assessing articles.
Index · Statistics · Log
| Weather articles by quality and importance | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | Importance | ||||||
| Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
 FA
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4 | 15 | 90 | 75 | 184 | ||
| FL
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1 | 4 | 33 | 48 | 86 | ||
| FM
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47 | 47 | |||||
 A
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2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
 GA
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21 | 81 | 450 | 717 | 1 | 1 | 1,271 |
| B | 23 | 68 | 157 | 185 | 1 | 11 | 445 |
| C | 33 | 210 | 524 | 862 | 1 | 87 | 1,717 |
| Start | 12 | 142 | 767 | 1,771 | 225 | 2,917 | |
| Stub | 13 | 138 | 867 | 148 | 1,166 | ||
| List | 5 | 21 | 116 | 288 | 597 | 440 | 1,467 |
| Category | 2,558 | 2,558 | |||||
| Disambig | 124 | 124 | |||||
| File | 516 | 516 | |||||
| Portal | 613 | 613 | |||||
| Project | 152 | 152 | |||||
| Redirect | 6 | 54 | 179 | 520 | 759 | ||
| Template | 1,182 | 1,182 | |||||
| NA | 6 | 6 | |||||
| Other | 37 | 37 | |||||
| Assessed | 99 | 562 | 2,330 | 4,992 | 6,355 | 912 | 15,250 |
| Unassessed | 4 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 99 | 562 | 2,330 | 4,992 | 6,355 | 916 | 15,254 |
| WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 32,329 | Ω = 4.20 | |||||
Instructions
[edit]Quality assessments
[edit]An article's quality assessment is generated from the class parameter in the {{WikiProject Banner Shell}}. Articles that have the {{WikiProject Weather}} project banner on their talk page will be added to the appropriate categories by quality.
The following values may be used for the class parameter to describe the quality of the article (see Wikipedia:Content assessment for assessment criteria):
| FA (for featured articles only; adds articles to Category:FA-Class Weather articles) | FA |
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| A (adds articles to Category:A-Class Weather articles) | A |
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| GA (for good articles only; adds articles to Category:GA-Class Weather articles) | GA |
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| B (adds articles to Category:B-Class Weather articles) | B | |
| C (adds articles to Category:C-Class Weather articles) | C | |
| Start (adds articles to Category:Start-Class Weather articles) | Start | |
| Stub (adds articles to Category:Stub-Class Weather articles) | Stub | |
| FL (for featured lists only; adds articles to Category:FL-Class Weather articles) | FL |
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| List (adds articles to Category:List-Class Weather articles) | List |
For non-standard grades and non-mainspace content, the following values may be used for the class parameter:
Quality scale
[edit]| Class | Criteria | Reader's experience | Editing suggestions | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA |
The article has attained featured article status by passing an in-depth examination by impartial reviewers from WP:Featured article candidates. More detailed criteria
The article meets the featured article criteria:
A featured article exemplifies Wikipedia's very best work and is distinguished by professional standards of writing, presentation, and sourcing. In addition to meeting the policies regarding content for all Wikipedia articles, it has the following attributes.
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Professional, outstanding, and thorough; a definitive source for encyclopedic information. | No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible. | Cleopatra (as of June 2018) |
| FL |
The article has attained featured list status by passing an in-depth examination by impartial reviewers from WP:Featured list candidates. More detailed criteria
The article meets the featured list criteria:
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Professional standard; it comprehensively covers the defined scope, usually providing a complete set of items, and has annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about those items. | No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible. | List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events (as of May 2018) |
| A |
The article is well organized and essentially complete, having been examined by impartial reviewers from a WikiProject or elsewhere. Good article status is not a requirement for A-Class. More detailed criteria
The article meets the A-Class criteria:
Provides a well-written, clear and complete description of the topic, as described in Wikipedia:Article development. It should be of a length suitable for the subject, appropriately structured, and be well referenced by a broad array of reliable sources. It should be well illustrated, with no copyright problems. Only minor style issues and other details need to be addressed before submission as a featured article candidate. See the A-Class assessment departments of some of the larger WikiProjects (e.g. WikiProject Military history). |
Very useful to readers. A fairly complete treatment of the subject. A non-expert in the subject would typically find nothing wanting. | Expert knowledge may be needed to tweak the article, and style problems may need solving. WP:Peer review may help. | Battle of Nam River (as of June 2014) |
| GA |
The article meets all of the good article criteria, and has been examined by one or more impartial reviewers from WP:Good article nominations. More detailed criteria
A good article is:
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Useful to nearly all readers, with no obvious problems; approaching (though not necessarily equalling) the quality of a professional publication. | Some editing by subject and style experts is helpful; comparison with an existing featured article on a similar topic may highlight areas where content is weak or missing. | Discovery of the neutron (as of April 2019) |
| B | The article meets all of the B-Class criteria. It is mostly complete and does not have major problems, but requires some further work to reach good article standards. More detailed criteria
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Readers are not left wanting, although the content may not be complete enough to satisfy a serious student or researcher. | A few aspects of content and style need to be addressed. Expert knowledge may be needed. The inclusion of supporting materials should be considered if practical, and the article checked for general compliance with the Manual of Style and related style guidelines. | Psychology (as of January 2024) |
| C | The article is substantial but is still missing important content or contains irrelevant material. The article should have some references to reliable sources, but may still have significant problems or require substantial cleanup. More detailed criteria
The article cites more than one reliable source and is better developed in style, structure, and quality than Start-Class, but it fails one or more of the criteria for B-Class. It may have some gaps or missing elements, or need editing for clarity, balance, or flow.
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Useful to a casual reader, but would not provide a complete picture for even a moderately detailed study. | Considerable editing is needed to close gaps in content and solve cleanup problems. | Wing (as of June 2018) |
| Start | An article that is developing but still quite incomplete. It may or may not cite adequate reliable sources. More detailed criteria
The article has a meaningful amount of good content, but it is still weak in many areas. The article has one or more of the following:
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Provides some meaningful content, but most readers will need more. | Providing references to reliable sources should come first; the article also needs substantial improvement in content and organisation. Also improve the grammar, spelling, writing style and improve the jargon use. | Ball (as of September 2014) |
| Stub | A very basic description of the topic. Meets none of the Start-Class criteria. | Provides very little meaningful content; may be little more than a dictionary definition. Readers probably see insufficiently developed features of the topic and may not see how the features of the topic are significant. | Any editing or additional material can be helpful. The provision of meaningful content should be a priority. The best solution for a Stub-class Article to step up to a Start-class Article is to add in referenced reasons of why the topic is significant. | Lineage (anthropology) (as of December 2014) |
| List | Meets the criteria of a stand-alone list or set index article, which is an article that contains primarily a list, usually consisting of links to articles in a particular subject area. | There is no set format for a list, but its organization should be logical and useful to the reader. | Lists should be lists of live links to Wikipedia articles, appropriately named and organized. | List of literary movements |
These criteria apply to general-content articles. Weather articles have additional criteria/guidelines about what sorts of content and formatting should be provided for an article of each class; see the talk page for discussion of these.
Each weather article has its assessment included inside the {{WikiProject Weather}} template, such as {{WikiProject Weather|class=B}}. This provides automatic categorization within Category:Weather articles by quality. Note that the class parameter is case-specific; see the template's documentation for more information.
B-Class criteria
[edit]In addition to the above, B-Class articles for the WikiProject should meet the following six criteria:
| B |
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Importance assessments
[edit]An article's importance assessment is generated from the importance parameter in the {{WikiProject Weather}} project banner on its talk page:
{{WikiProject Weather|importance=???}}
The following values may be used for the importance parameter to describe the relative importance of the article within the project (see Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Priority of topic for assessment criteria):
| Top (adds articles to Category:Top-importance Weather articles) | Top | |
| High (adds articles to Category:High-importance Weather articles) | High | |
| Mid (adds articles to Category:Mid-importance Weather articles) | Mid | |
| Low (adds articles to Category:Low-importance Weather articles) | Low | |
| NA (adds articles to Category:NA-importance Weather articles) | NA | |
| ??? (articles for which a valid importance rating has not yet been provided are listed in Category:Unknown-importance Weather articles) | ??? |
Importance scale
[edit]| Importance | Criteria | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Top | Subject is extremely important, even crucial, to its specific field. Reserved for subjects that have achieved international notability within their field. | Kindergarten |
| High | Subject is extremely notable, but has not achieved international notability, or is only notable within a particular continent. | Factory Acts |
| Mid | Subject is only notable within its particular field or subject and has achieved notability in a particular place or area. | 0.999... |
| Low | Subject is not particularly notable or significant even within its field of study. It may only be included to cover a specific part of a notable article. | G cell |
Assessment log
[edit]November 8, 2024
[edit]Renamed
[edit]- Hurricanes in Belize renamed to List of Belize hurricanes.
- Temperature record of the last 2,000 years renamed to Temperature record (1 AD – present).
Reassessed
[edit]- Effects of Hurricane Irene in Connecticut (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from B-Class to Redirect-Class. (rev · t) Importance rating changed from Low-Class to NA-Class. (rev · t)
Assessed
[edit]- 2011 Cullman–Arab tornado (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as B-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Mid-Class. (rev · t)
- 2023–2024 South American drought (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Unassessed-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
- List of Belize hurricanes (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as List-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
- Temperature record (1 AD – present) (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
November 7, 2024
[edit]Renamed
[edit]- 2024 Spain floods renamed to 2024 Spanish floods.
- National Weather Service, Los Angeles–Oxnard renamed to National Weather Service Los Angeles–Oxnard.
- October 2024 Spain floods renamed to 2024 Spanish floods.
Reassessed
[edit]- Coronal hole (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to Start-Class. (rev · t)
- Cyclone Sigma (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to C-Class. (rev · t)
- Detwiler Fire (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to Start-Class. (rev · t)
- Holcomb Fire (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to Start-Class. (rev · t)
- Leo Wenzel Pollak (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to Start-Class. (rev · t)
- List of Barbados hurricanes (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Start-Class to List-Class. (rev · t)
- List of European tornadoes in 2012 (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from C-Class to List-Class. (rev · t)
- List of Newfoundland hurricanes (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from C-Class to List-Class. (rev · t)
- List of Pacific typhoons before 1850 (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Start-Class to List-Class. (rev · t)
- List of Pennsylvania hurricanes (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Start-Class to List-Class. (rev · t)
- List of Texas hurricanes (1950–1979) (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Start-Class to List-Class. (rev · t)
- List of Texas hurricanes (pre-1900) (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to List-Class. (rev · t)
- List of United States tornadoes from January to February 1990 (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Start-Class to List-Class. (rev · t)
- List of West Africa hurricanes (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from C-Class to List-Class. (rev · t)
- List of Western Australia tropical cyclones (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Start-Class to List-Class. (rev · t)
- List of Wisconsin hurricanes (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from C-Class to List-Class. (rev · t)
- List of off-season Pacific hurricanes (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from B-Class to List-Class. (rev · t)
- List of storms named Rafael (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Redirect-Class to List-Class. (rev · t) Importance rating changed from NA-Class to Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
- Tornado outbreak of February 13–14, 2000 (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to Start-Class. (rev · t)
- Typhoon Yinxing (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Start-Class to C-Class. (rev · t)
Assessed
[edit]- 2001 Hoisington tornado (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Start-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
- 2024 Spanish floods (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as C-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
- Category:Cyclone Tracy (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- National Weather Service Los Angeles–Oxnard (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
November 6, 2024
[edit]Renamed
[edit]- Hurricane Fox (1952) renamed to Hurricane Fox.
- Draft:Tropical Storm Rafael (2024) renamed to Hurricane Rafael (2024).
- Typhoon Yinxing renamed to Typhoon Yinxing.
Reassessed
[edit]- Hurricanes in Belize (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to Start-Class. (rev · t)
- Solar cycle 19 (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to Start-Class. (rev · t)
- Solar cycle 9 (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to Start-Class. (rev · t)
Assessed
[edit]- Hurricane Fox (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as GA-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
- Hurricane Rafael (2024) (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as C-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
- File:Photograph of the 1974 Sayler Park tornado.png (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as File-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
November 5, 2024
[edit]Renamed
[edit]- Draft:1964 Black Friday tornado renamed to 1964 Wichita Falls tornado.
- Hurricane Rafael renamed to List of storms named Rafael.
Reassessed
[edit]- Cloud cover (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Start-Class to C-Class. (rev · t)
- Tornado outbreak sequence of June 14–19, 2023 (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Redirect-Class to C-Class. (rev · t)
- Tropical Storm Maria (2024) (talk) reassessed. Importance rating changed from High-Class to Low-Class. (rev · t)
Assessed
[edit]- 1964 Wichita Falls tornado (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as C-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
- Draft:Astroclimatology (talk) assessed. Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Hurricane Rafael (2012) (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as GA-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
- List of storms named Rafael (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Redirect-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Solar maximum (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Start-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
- Draft:Tropical Storm Rafael (2024) (talk) assessed. Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Draft:Typhoon Yinxing (talk) assessed. Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
November 4, 2024
[edit]Reassessed
[edit]- Effects of Hurricane Floyd in New England (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from GA-Class to Redirect-Class. (rev · t)
- Effects of Hurricane Floyd in New York (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from GA-Class to Redirect-Class. (rev · t)
- Effects of Hurricane Isabel in New Jersey (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from GA-Class to Redirect-Class. (rev · t)
- Effects of Hurricane Isabel in New York and New England (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from GA-Class to Redirect-Class. (rev · t)
- Effects of Hurricane Isabel in Pennsylvania (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from GA-Class to Redirect-Class. (rev · t)
- Solar Cruiser (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to Start-Class. (rev · t)
Assessed
[edit]- File:Photograph of the 1976 Brownwood tornado.jpeg (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as File-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
Removed
[edit]- Korean Public Alert Service (talk) removed.
- Draft:List of storms named Patty (talk) removed.
November 3, 2024
[edit]Reassessed
[edit]- Hurricane Hone (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from C-Class to B-Class. (rev · t)
Assessed
[edit]- List of storms named Neil (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as List-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- List of storms named Patty (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as List-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- File:Photograph of the 2019 Havana tornado.png (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as File-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- File:Photograph of the 2024 Lakeview–Russells Point tornado.png (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as File-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- File:Photograph of the 2024 Prospect tornado.png (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as File-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
November 2, 2024
[edit]Renamed
[edit]- Typhoon Bebinca (2024) renamed to Typhoon Bebinca.
Reassessed
[edit]- 1983 Spanish floods (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Unassessed-Class to Start-Class. (rev · t) Importance rating changed from Unknown-Class to Low-Class. (rev · t)
- Korean Public Alert Service (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from NA-Class to Unassessed-Class. (rev · t) Importance rating changed from NA-Class to Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
- List of the deadliest tropical cyclones (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Start-Class to List-Class. (rev · t)
- List of typhoons in the Philippines (2000–present) (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from C-Class to List-Class. (rev · t)
- Primary atmosphere (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to Start-Class. (rev · t)
- Tornado outbreak sequence of June 14–19, 2023 (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from C-Class to Redirect-Class. (rev · t)
- Tropical Storm Matmo and Cyclone Bulbul (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from NA-Class to C-Class. (rev · t) Importance rating changed from NA-Class to Mid-Class. (rev · t)
- Typhoon Kong-rey (2024) (talk) reassessed. Importance rating changed from Unknown-Class to Low-Class. (rev · t)