Highest temperature in London on July 26?

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Market context

London’s official airport reading will determine where the market settles, and with the current crowd-implied probability at 0% for YES, the price is effectively saying a very specific temperature band is being assigned as the day’s high rather than a broad hot-weather outcome. For context, London’s July climate is usually far milder than summer heatwave headlines suggest: average daily highs are around 23°C, with readings above 27°C described as rare in a typical July.[4]

That matters because this market is about the single highest temperature recorded, not the daytime average, so a brief afternoon spike can decide it. London has shown it can produce extremes well above the norm, with the city’s all-time high reaching 40.2°C at Heathrow and St James’s Park in July 2022.[6] Recent market pricing also suggests traders are leaning towards a moderate peak rather than an extreme one, with 26°C currently the leading band and 24°C close behind.[1]

What traders should watch is the London City Airport hourly pattern and any late-day warmth before the settlement cut-off, because the result depends on the highest reading logged on the day rather than what the forecast said earlier. Weather coverage has also highlighted how quickly London heat can ease after a warm spell, so the key dependency is whether temperatures hold up through the afternoon rather than just opening hot.[2] The resolution source is the Wunderground daily history page for London City Airport, which should show the final Celsius high once the day is complete.

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