Highest temperature in Shanghai on July 31?

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Market context

The real-world event is the highest temperature recorded at Shanghai Pudong International Airport Station during the rest of 31 July, with resolution based on Wunderground’s daily history page for that station. July is normally among Shanghai’s hottest and stickiest months, and local climate guides put average July highs around 31°C, with frequent rain and humidity that can cap or amplify the day’s maximum depending on cloud cover and timing.[4][15]

A crowd-implied 0% YES price is hard to read literally in a weather market, because it usually reflects thin liquidity or a belief that the final reading will land outside the listed bracket rather than a true forecast of impossible heat. Recent Shanghai weather history shows that very high daytime temperatures are not unusual: the city has posted 37°C-plus heat during July and August heatwaves, and Shanghai’s all-time record at Xujiahui reached 40.9°C in 2017.[2][19] For a satellite-airport observation, the relevant comparison is the airport’s own daily extremes rather than central-city records, but the broader pattern still shows meaningful upside risk if skies clear early and the subtropical ridge dominates.[2][20]

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