Highest temperature in Los Angeles on July 26?

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Market context

A hot day at Los Angeles International Airport settled into the **80–81°F** range, which is the current market leader, while **74–75°F** has also priced as a near coin flip. That split suggests traders are treating the final Wunderground reading as close to the boundary between a comfortably warm summer day and a slightly milder outcome, rather than expecting a decisive heat spike.[1][2]

Historically, this kind of airport-temperature market tends to hinge on whether coastal cloud cover, onshore flow, or a late-afternoon marine layer trims the daily high by just a degree or two. The current 0% YES probability for any alternate outcome outside the leading bands looks consistent with a forecast that has already narrowed around a fairly normal late-July range for LAX, where small forecast errors can move the result between adjacent bins.[2]

The main catalysts for traders are the day’s actual hourly progression at LAX, any last-minute shift in marine influence, and whether the station logs its peak before or after the midday settlement window closes at 12:00 UTC. The market resolves from the highest temperature recorded on Wunderground for the LAX station on 26 July, so any late-arriving warmth after the window closes is irrelevant to settlement even if the airport is still warming locally.[1]

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Methodology

Sports-specific comparison page for Highest temperature in Los Angeles on July 26?. Polymarket's live quote (Polygon order book) plus platform attributes for the three reference venues. Sports markets reward liquidity — Polymarket and Betfair are materially deeper than Kalshi or Manifold.

Resolution & payout

Sports markets typically settle on official final-whistle plus league confirmation. Polymarket uses UMA Optimistic Oracle with a source URL per contract — usually official league data feeds or ESPN/Soccerway. Two-hour dispute window, then smart-contract payout in USDC.

FAQ

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