توقع: Highest temperature in Taipei on August 24?

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Market context

Taipei is in its hottest part of the year, with August daytime highs typically around 32–33°C and occasional peaks into the low 30s Celsius above that, so the market’s 0% YES price looks conservative against the seasonal norm. Recent forecasts for August 2026 have mostly clustered around highs in the low 30s Celsius, with one set pointing to daily highs of 83° to 92°F and another describing current August temperatures near 30–32°C, which keeps the upper end of the range in play rather than ruling it out. [1][3][5][12]

For traders, the key issue is whether Taipei Songshan Airport sees one of the usual late-summer warm-ups before the settlement window closes at noon UTC. The source station has been reporting mid-80s Fahrenheit readings in recent August observations, and the broader weather pattern remains one of heat plus frequent rain, meaning cloud cover or showers could cap the day’s maximum even if the air mass is hot. [6][13] The main catalysts are the near-term local forecast updates, any convective or thunderstorm development, and the timing of the first NOAA reading after the window ends, since the market resolves on the day’s highest recorded Temp value at RCSS rather than a forecast figure.

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