Highest temperature in Hong Kong on July 24?

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Market context

Hong Kong’s July heat can still produce very high daily maxima even in a month dominated by rain, and the current 0% Yes price implies the market is treating an extreme reading as highly unlikely. The Hong Kong Observatory’s own historical record shows that July can deliver outsized spikes: the city reached 36.1°C on a July day, the highest July temperature on record since observations began in 1884.[2]

For traders, the key input is not seasonal averages but whether the day turns into a brief, sun-breaking hot spell before showers return. July is typically very wet in Hong Kong, with heavy rainfall and many rainy days expected across the month, which can cap daytime heating if cloud cover and rain persist.[1] The market will only settle once the Observatory publishes the final “Daily Extract” for 24 July, so late-day sunshine, thunderstorm timing, and any updated Observatory notes on extreme heat remain the main catalysts.[1][2]

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Methodology

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