Highest temperature in Wellington on July 27?

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Market context

Wellington’s **highest temperature** on 27 July is set by the peak reading at Wellington International Airport, so the market is really about one day’s weather, not the calendar date itself. With the settlement source tied to Wunderground’s daily history page for NZWN, the outcome will depend on the airport’s reported maximum in Celsius, which keeps the event anchored to a single observing station rather than a citywide average.

The current crowd split is already concentrated around a narrow winter band, with the market’s leading outcomes clustered at **11°C** and **10°C**. That pattern fits Wellington’s July profile: typical highs are around **12°C**, with cool, wet, and windy conditions common through the month, so low double digits are the natural frame for reading the market’s 0% “YES” crowd price. In practice, prediction markets on weather like this often behave a bit like jury-vs-public contests: the headline number can look settled, but the last degree or two still matters when settlement is based on an exact station maximum.

For traders, the main catalysts are the day’s airport observations, especially any midday warming, southerly change, or sea-breeze effect that could lift the maximum above the prevailing consensus. Because the contract resolves from the airport station’s recorded daily high, the key dependency is the official history entry on Wunderground rather than broader Wellington conditions, so even a modest local deviation at NZWN can move the final bucket.

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Methodology

Entertainment-specific comparison page for Highest temperature in Wellington on July 27?. Polymarket's live quote (Polygon order book) shows the award probability. For awards markets, Polymarket usually has the deepest liquidity; Betfair runs comparable markets for Oscars/Emmys; Manifold for Eurovision.

Resolution & payout

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