Highest temperature in Taipei on August 2?

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Market context

Taipei’s temperature on 2 August is being priced as an ordinary late-summer heat outcome rather than a one-off spike, with the market currently implying a 0% chance of the top bucket. The crowd has recently clustered around the mid-to-upper 30s Celsius, and the live Polymarket board shows 37°C and 36°C as the leading outcomes, reflecting expectations of a very hot afternoon but not an extreme break-out beyond the usual range.[2]

That framing fits the historical backdrop. August is typically one of Taipei’s hottest months, with average highs around 32–34°C, while day-to-day readings can still push into the mid-30s when humidity is high and cloud cover is limited.[3][7][12][17] Forecast material circulating on the market page points to daytime highs near 35–36°C under partly cloudy conditions, which is why traders are focusing on small, weather-sensitive differences such as afternoon cloud, urban heat retention and boundary-layer mixing rather than on a large swing in the temperature regime.[2]

The key catalysts are the day’s actual forecast evolution and the final observation at Taipei Songshan Airport Station, not broader regional weather talk. The market rules say revisions to temperatures within the window count until the first datapoint for the following date is published, so any late update to the station record still matters, especially if showers, stronger winds or thicker cloud suppress the afternoon maximum.[2] A local news report on 31 July noted Taipei temperatures topping 36°C for a third straight day, which is consistent with the recent hot spell but also highlights how close the market is to the threshold between adjacent buckets.[14]

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Methodology

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