Highest temperature in Shenzhen on August 1?

Platform comparison

Market context

Shenzhen’s late-summer heat is the real-world event behind this market: the question is how high the temperature gets at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport on 1 August, with settlement based on the day’s peak reading from Wunderground. Seasonal comparisons point to a very hot baseline, not an outlier one; August averages in Shenzhen are typically around 32°C/90°F for highs, with daily highs commonly clustered in the high 80s to low 90s Fahrenheit. [1][2][10]

That context matters because the current 0% YES price suggests the crowd is not treating the market as a simple bet on “hot weather” but on a specific outcome range, likely because the contract’s resolution bands may sit above or below the most common August peak. Comparable climatology sources show that Shenzhen can spike well above its monthly mean, with historical August records reported as high as 103°F, while typical daily highs rarely stray far beyond the low 90s Fahrenheit. [5][9][10]

The catalyst to watch is the live forecast and any short-term tropical disturbance or typhoon signal affecting southern China, since Shenzhen’s August heat is often interrupted by heavy rain, cloud cover and moisture-heavy air rather than a clean, sustained surge. Weather services describe August in Shenzhen as hot, humid and prone to thunderstorms, and current market pricing will likely hinge on whether the airport station clears the low-90s Fahrenheit band or is capped by rain-cooled conditions during the settlement window. [4][17][18]

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Methodology

This page tracks Highest temperature in Shenzhen on August 1? across four political prediction venues. Live odds come from the Polymarket order book (the deepest political prediction-market book). Kalshi is the CFTC-regulated US alternative, Betfair the established UK sports-exchange with politics markets, Manifold the open play-money variant. For users geo-blocked from Polymarket directly, brokers like Election Predictions UK provide a 0%-fee route into the same order book.

Resolution & payout

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