Highest temperature in Shanghai on August 7?

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Market context

The event is the highest temperature recorded at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on 7 August 2026, and the settlement source is Wunderground’s daily history for that station, with the result based on the day’s peak Celsius reading before the market window closes at 12:00 UTC. August is normally Shanghai’s hottest and stickiest month, with long-run guidance clustering around daytime highs near 31–32°C and humidity remaining elevated, so the market is effectively pricing whether the airport station will produce a routine summer high or a sharper heat spike.[1][7][8]

Recent forecasting points are more relevant than the monthly average. AccuWeather’s August outlook shows daily highs mostly in the low 30s °C, while separate Shanghai forecasts for 6–7 August describe sunny to partly cloudy conditions around 35°C, with a risk of brief showers or thunderstorms. City News Service reported an orange heatwave alert and forecast 37–38°C conditions through 7 August, which, if realised at Pudong, would support a substantially higher settlement band than the current 0% implied probability suggests.[1][2][9]

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