Highest temperature in Taipei on July 22?

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Market context

The outcome depends on the highest reading at Taipei Songshan Airport, not the citywide average, so a single hot afternoon spike can decide the market. With the crowd still pricing the top band conservatively, the current 0% YES implies participants are treating the upper-temperature range as unlikely, even though the live market already has 35°C and 36°C as the leading outcomes at 38% and 32% respectively.[1]

That framing matters because Taipei in July is usually a high-heat, high-humidity set-up, and airport stations can run close to or above city averages during clear spells. Recent live weather for Songshan points to very warm conditions, with AccuWeather showing 88°F and a RealFeel® of 103°F, while Meteoblue forecasts afternoon sunshine mixed with cloud and a chance of local thunderstorms, with temperatures peaking at 91°F.[2][3] In practical terms, the market is sensitive to cloud cover, rainfall timing, and whether storms arrive before the daily maximum is logged.

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