Highest temperature in Seoul (Incheon) on August 2?

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Market context

The relevant real-world event is the highest air temperature recorded at Incheon International Airport Station on 2 August, with the market resolving against Wunderground’s daily history entry rather than a citywide reading. The current crowd price of 0% for YES implies traders think the outcome will not land in the specified winning range, but that view sits against a broader heatwave backdrop: Polymarket’s own market page shows the crowd leaning to 32°C and 33°C, while KMA-linked reporting points to daytime highs of around 33–39°C across South Korea, with Incheon specifically forecast near 33°C and Seoul near 35°C.[1][2][4][7]

Historical comparables suggest this contract should be read as a *location-specific* summer temperature bet, not a generic Seoul heat call. Incheon typically runs a touch cooler than central Seoul, and August climatology still leaves room for a wide band of outcomes even during hot spells; recent reporting also shows South Korea’s late-July to early-August pattern has been dominated by a persistent heatwave, including a national record 41.4°C in Yangsan and KMA forecasts of continued 33–39°C highs.[7][11][20] For accessibility, a no-KYC threshold up to $1,500 generally means small users can enter without full identity checks, but that does not remove exchange, jurisdictional, or tax obligations.

For trading context, the main catalysts are the KMA short-range forecast updates, any shift in cloud cover or rain that suppresses peak heating, and the timing of the final Wunderground datapoint for the day, because late revisions within the market window are still relevant until the following day’s first reading is published.[1][5] German GlüStV rules may matter if access is being assessed from Germany, because a market on a weather outcome can still fall within gambling-style regulatory scrutiny depending on implementation and user location, while the US CFTC’s reach is relevant if a platform or participant is considered to be offering or engaging in a derivatives-style contract to US persons.

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