Highest temperature in Beijing on August 14?

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Market context

On 14 August 2026, the highest temperature recorded at Beijing Capital International Airport Station will fall within one of several defined ranges, measured in degrees Celsius and sourced from Weather Underground's Daily Observations table. Beijing's August climate typically produces daily highs between 29–35 °C, though extreme heat events have pushed readings above 40 °C in recent summers. The settlement mechanism prioritises the granular Daily Observations dataset over summary figures, a distinction that matters when intraday spikes occur outside standard reporting windows.

Historical August temperatures at Beijing's airport station show a 30-year median high near 31 °C, with the 90th percentile around 34 °C and occasional outliers above 37 °C during heat waves. The current crowd probability of 0% suggests traders are pricing in either a specific temperature threshold that sits outside typical August variance, or uncertainty about the exact range boundaries. Comparable markets on extreme-heat days in northern China have resolved across multiple ranges rather than concentrating probability in a single outcome, indicating that granular temperature bands often distribute risk more evenly than binary forecasts.

Traders monitoring this market should track China Meteorological Administration forecasts released in early August 2026 and any Tibetan high-pressure systems that typically drive Beijing's summer heat. Real-time station data from Weather Underground becomes the operative source once the settlement window opens; discrepancies between airport-station readings and city-centre observations have historically created resolution disputes in similar markets. The 0% current probability warrants scrutiny of the specific temperature bands offered—if the lowest range begins above 35 °C, that would reflect an expectation of sustained extreme heat rather than typical August conditions.

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