Highest temperature in Chengdu on July 31?

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Market context

Chengdu’s highest temperature is usually set by a humid summer profile rather than a single extreme spike, and July climatology puts daytime highs around 30–31°C, with record July highs near 40°C in broader city histories and 35.7°C on 31 July in some July tables.[4][11][15] That makes a 0% crowd-implied “YES” look like a pure outlier stance against the local seasonal baseline, but the market settles on the highest reading at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Station, not the citywide average, so airport-specific heat and any afternoon convection matter more than headline city averages.[6][9] On a comparable-case reading, markets tied to a single-day weather maximum tend to price in tail-risk from very hot afternoons, while still anchoring on the usual July range rather than the record book.

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For catalysts, the key watchpoint is the daily temperature path at ZUUU: if Chengdu runs hot early, the later maximum is often determined by whether cloud cover, rain bands, or a late-afternoon thunderstorm cap the peak before the airport observation window closes.[6][9] Traders should also watch official forecasts and aviation weather updates for signs of a heat advisory, shifting monsoon moisture, or a convective break, because those can change the odds on whether the day finishes in the low-30s or pushes into the mid-30s Celsius.

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