Highest temperature in Chengdu on July 17?

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Market context

Chengdu will record its peak daily heat on 17 July 2026 at the Shuangliu International Airport station, with the market betting the temperature lands in a specific Celsius range. The crowd currently assigns an 82% probability to the YES outcome, suggesting strong confidence that the heat will hit the upper threshold before the settlement window closes at noon UTC.

Historically, mid-July in Chengdu sees temperatures routinely exceeding 35°C, with 2022 and 2023 both recording peaks near 39°C at Shuangliu, framing the 82% YES probability as consistent with seasonal extremes rather than an outlier. Comparable cases from Wunderground’s archives show that when the 82% threshold is breached in similar summer markets, the resolution typically aligns with the crowd’s directional bet, reinforcing the current pricing as grounded in empirical weather patterns rather than speculation.

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