Highest temperature in Paris on August 11?

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Market context

The underlying event is the highest **observed** temperature at Paris-Le Bourget Airport on 11 August 2026, with settlement driven by Weather Underground’s **Daily Observations** table rather than any summary “Day High & Low” figure. That makes the key market question not whether Paris is broadly hot, but whether the station logs a peak that lands in the relevant Celsius band before the settlement cut-off. Current crowd pricing at 0% YES implies the market is effectively treating the outcome as inaccessible, even though Paris typically sits near mid-20s Celsius in August and short-range guidance this week points to much warmer conditions than average.[3][5][6][11]

For context, Paris has a meaningful late-summer heat history: records for 11 August in the city’s climatological archive show a maximum of 39.5°C, while the all-time Paris heat record is 41.9°C in July 2019.[4][9] That matters because a 0% crowd price can reflect a true low-probability tail, but it can also reflect thin trading, the market’s narrower station-specific resolution rule, or confusion between forecast highs and the exact observation source. The Polymarket page itself notes that temperature revisions within the time window can still count until the next day’s first datapoint is published, which can leave late moves or reporting updates relevant even after the day’s peak has passed.[3]

On accessibility, the regulatory backdrop is part of the trade’s practical context. Polymarket markets are typically not offered to UK or US users in a straightforward retail manner, and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has previously asserted broad reach over event-contract activity tied to US persons or US-facing market infrastructure; that is a compliance fact traders often care about more than the weather itself. German GlüStV rules also matter because unauthorised online betting or gaming exposure can trigger local restrictions on access and payment flows, even where the event is weather-related rather than sports-based. “No-KYC up to $1,500” generally means a user can reach that cumulative limit before enhanced identity checks are required, so it affects small-ticket participation and withdrawal friction, but not the underlying resolution mechanics of this Paris temperature market.[3]

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