Highest temperature in Shenzhen on August 17?

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Market context

On 17 August 2026, Shenzhen will record its daily maximum temperature, measured at Bao'an International Airport Station and sourced from Weather Underground's Daily Observations table. The market currently shows 0% probability across all temperature ranges, suggesting traders have not yet engaged substantively with this weather outcome.

Shenzhen's August climate is consistently hot and humid, with historical daily highs typically ranging between 32–34°C. The city experiences its peak summer season during mid-August, influenced by subtropical monsoon patterns and urban heat island effects. Over the past decade, extreme August temperatures at Bao'an have occasionally exceeded 35°C during heat waves, though such occurrences remain relatively infrequent. The 0% crowd probability likely reflects the early stage of market formation rather than any expectation of unusually cool conditions.

Traders should monitor meteorological forecasts released in the week preceding 17 August 2026, particularly from the China Meteorological Administration and international weather services tracking typhoon activity or pressure systems that could influence regional temperatures. Tropical cyclone activity in the South China Sea during August can either suppress temperatures through cloud cover or intensify heat through atmospheric circulation patterns. The resolution hinges entirely on Weather Underground's Daily Observations data from Bao'an station, making data availability and sensor accuracy the critical dependencies for settlement. Any station maintenance or data gaps during the measurement period could complicate resolution.

Methodology

This page tracks Highest temperature in Shenzhen on August 17? across four political prediction venues. Live odds come from the Polymarket order book (the deepest political prediction-market book). Kalshi is the CFTC-regulated US alternative, Betfair the established UK sports-exchange with politics markets, Manifold the open play-money variant. For users geo-blocked from Polymarket directly, brokers like Trump Prediction provide a 0%-fee route into the same order book.

Resolution & payout

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