Los Angeles Daily Temperature High — contract UHLAX_072526_78
💡 What the odds say
The market puts this at about a 8% chance — very unlikely.
No money — just record your call and see if you were right. Yes is at 8% right now.
The market heavily discounts a high of exactly 78°F in Los Angeles on July 25, 2026, likely because the region's recent extreme heat events and record-breaking ocean temperatures make a cooler, more typical summer day improbable, but the specific target is so narrow that even a normal day could miss it.
📊 Base rate: Historical data for Los Angeles (downtown) shows that the daily high temperature on July 25 has been exactly 78°F in only about 2-3% of years since 1900, making the current 8% odds slightly above the historical frequency.
What's driving it
- • The historic March 2026 heatwave shattered records across the Southwest (FOX Weather, Mar 22), raising expectations that summer 2026 will be unusually hot and reducing the chance of a moderate 78°F high.
- • The ocean off California has been breaking heat records (Los Angeles Times, Apr 16), which typically suppresses coastal cooling and pushes LA's daily highs above normal, further lowering the probability of a 78°F reading.
- • LA County's new Heat Dashboard (Los Angeles Daily News, May 28) signals official preparedness for high temperatures, reinforcing the narrative that extreme heat is the baseline this year.
The case for YES
- • A marine layer or morning low clouds could keep temperatures suppressed, allowing the high to stall at exactly 78°F despite the overall warm trend.
- • The 78°F target is a specific integer, and random daily variation means a moderate day is still possible even in a hot summer, with historical odds around 2-3%.
- • The market's 8% odds already price in the extreme-heat narrative, so any unexpected cooling trend or forecast revision closer to the date could push the probability higher.
The case for NO
- • The unprecedented March heatwave (The Guardian, Mar 19) and record ocean temperatures (Los Angeles Times, Apr 16) suggest a persistent warm pattern that makes a 78°F high—well below the July average of about 85°F—unlikely.
- • Over 1,500 records were shattered in the Southwest during the March heat event (FOX Weather, Mar 22), indicating that 2026 is an outlier year for heat, which strongly biases against a moderate reading.
- • Even without extreme heat, LA's typical July 25 high is around 85°F, so hitting exactly 78°F requires a cooler-than-average day, which is rare in a year already marked by record warmth.
What to watch
- • National Weather Service 7- to 10-day forecasts for Los Angeles around July 18-25, 2026: if they predict a cooling trend or marine layer, the Yes side could rise; if they predict above-normal heat, No strengthens.
- • Any new heatwave or record-breaking temperature event in California in the weeks before July 25, 2026, would further reduce the chance of a 78°F high and push odds toward No.
- • Release of the monthly climate outlook from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center in early July 2026: if it forecasts above-normal temperatures for Southern California, No becomes more likely; if near-normal, Yes could gain.
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Yes ≈ 26% chance