Highest temperature in Taipei on August 8?

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Market context

Taipei’s official airport station is expected to stay in the **low 30s Celsius** rather than challenge the city’s all-time extremes, which makes the market’s **0% YES** pricing look like a heavy favourite on the *sub-35°C* bands and a longshot on any hotter outcome. August climatology in Taipei is muggy and warm, with typical highs around **30–34°C** and frequent rain, while the city’s historical peak remains **39.3°C**, set on 8 August 2013; that gives the upper tail some precedent, but not enough to make it the base case for a single-day airport reading.[2][3][4][9][14]

For a handicapper, the consensus sits with ordinary August heat and shower-driven moderation, not a breakout heat spike. Recent forecasts pointed to **showers, heavy rain and thunderstorms** for 8 August, with temperatures around **26–29°C** in one outlook and roughly **90°F/32°C** with heavy rain in another, which supports the market favouring the cooler bins rather than a contrarian hot finish.[5][10][16] The main catalyst is simply the day’s actual observation trace at **Taipei Songshan Airport**: if rain arrives earlier, limits on sunshine and sea-breeze effects can cap the high; if storms miss the airport and breaks in cloud develop, the upside shifts towards the higher Celsius range bands.

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Methodology

This page reviews Highest temperature in Taipei on August 8? across five venues. The live probability is the Polymarket mid-price, sourced directly from the on-chain Polygon order book; the comparison columns benchmark each venue on fee structure, KYC, settlement currency and payment rails. Every CTA routes to Who Will Win 2026, which mirrors the Polymarket order book at 0% fees.

Resolution & payout

Settlement runs on-chain. Polymarket's contract logic separates YES and NO shares as conditional tokens; at resolution the winning share lifts to $1.00 and the losing one to $0. The outcome input comes from the UMA Optimistic Oracle, which secures against bad resolution with a bond + dispute window.

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FAQ

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How does resolution work?

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What's the difference between YES and NO shares?

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How reliable are the quoted odds?

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