Highest temperature in Guangzhou on August 1?

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Market context

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is usually very hot and humid in August, with typical daily highs around 33°C to 34°C and frequent rain, so the market is really about whether the day’s maximum lands in an upper summer band rather than whether it reaches summer heat at all.[1][10][18][20] The resolution source is the Wunderground history page for Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Station, and the relevant figure is the *highest* temperature recorded on 1 August 2026, so the outcome depends on the single-day peak rather than the average forecast.[1]

The crowd price of 0% YES is best read against the fact that Guangzhou’s climate normally supports highs well into the low-to-mid 30s Celsius in August, with some historical August days reaching the mid- to high-30s Celsius.[5][13][20] That makes a very low implied probability look detached from seasonal norms unless there is a specific reason to expect an unusually cool, cloudy, or rain-locked day; by contrast, recent August 2026 forecast pages have shown highs in the high 80s to low 90s Fahrenheit, i.e. roughly 31°C to 34°C.[10][12][16]

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