Highest temperature in Hong Kong on July 31?

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Market context

Hong Kong’s hottest reading on 31 July will be set by the Hong Kong Observatory’s published **Absolute Daily Max** for the day, which is the figure this market uses for settlement. The city’s July climate profile makes a low-teens or even upper-30s outcome plausible in some years, but the observatory’s July records show the monthly maximum has reached **35.7°C** and **35.6°C** in past Julys, while a separate 2023 July report recorded **36.1°C** at the observatory on 27 July during an especially hot spell.[3][8]

The current **0% YES** crowd price reads as a hard scepticism about a top-end outcome, but that level often reflects market caution rather than a meteorological forecast. Comparable Hong Kong summer cases show how quickly the city can swing between ordinary 31–33°C afternoons and exceptional spikes above 35°C when heat, sunshine and local terrain align; recent reporting also shows the Observatory has already logged highs around **31.6°C** and **31°C** in other years, with parts of the New Territories running hotter than the city-centre station.[5][12]

For accessibility, the market sits within the usual prediction-market compliance layer rather than a pure weather bet: German **GlüStV** rules can affect whether participation is classed as gambling and therefore restricted for users in Germany, while the **US CFTC** position matters because event-contract venues can face US regulatory scrutiny if they serve American users or markets deemed to fall within commodity-event jurisdiction. A stated **“no-KYC up to $1,500”** threshold generally means smaller positions may be opened without full identity verification, which lowers friction for casual access but does not remove jurisdictional limits, sanctions screening, or platform-specific withdrawal controls.

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