Highest temperature in NYC on July 23?

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Market context

New York City’s actual reading for 23 July will be taken from LaGuardia Airport, so the key question is not just whether the city feels hot, but whether the airport posts a daily high in the **low 80s Fahrenheit**. The market is already leaning to **80-81°F**, with **82-83°F** the main alternative, which is consistent with a typical midsummer outcome rather than an extreme heat spike.[1]

That pricing looks reasonable against the recent July pattern described in current weather coverage, which has New York moving through a stretch of classic summer warmth with highs mostly in the **mid to upper 80s**, but with enough day-to-day variation and afternoon storm risk to keep exact daily maxima sensitive to timing and cloud cover.[2] For a one-day temperature market, that means the decisive factor is often whether peak heating is cut short by haze, onshore flow or convective clouds rather than the broader weekly theme.

Traders should watch for any late-day forecast adjustments, thunderstorm timing and marine influence around the airport corridor, because those can trim the high by a degree or two and shift the settlement band. A market sitting at **0% YES** is a strong sign the contract has already moved beyond its threshold for that side, so the practical focus is on how far the observed high can run relative to the nearby 80-83°F bins.[1]

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Methodology

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