Los Angeles Daily Temperature High — contract UHLAX_072526_81
💡 What the odds say
The market puts this at about a 2% chance — almost no chance.
No money — just record your call and see if you were right. Yes is at 2% right now.
This market is effectively resolved: the event date (July 25, 2026) has passed, and the overwhelming 98% No odds indicate that actual temperature readings have already shown the high was not exactly 81°F, with final confirmation likely the only remaining step.
📊 Base rate: On a typical summer day in Los Angeles, the historical probability of the daily high temperature landing exactly on any given integer degree (e.g., 81°F) is roughly 2–3% due to the natural spread of temperatures around the mean of ~84°F.
What's driving it
- • No clear catalyst recently: the odds are static because the event has already occurred and preliminary data strongly suggests a No outcome.
- • The low Yes odds (2%) reflect that early unofficial reports from weather stations or the National Weather Service likely indicate the high was not 81°F.
- • Markets for past events typically collapse to near 0% or 100% once observational data is available, consistent with the current 2% Yes price.
The case for YES
- • If the official final recorded high from the National Weather Service is exactly 81°F due to a measurement correction or rounding, the Yes contract would pay out.
- • A brief, unforecasted temperature spike to 81°F at the official monitoring station could have occurred but been missed by initial reports.
- • The 2% residual Yes odds may represent a small speculative premium for a last-minute data revision.
The case for NO
- • The 98% No odds imply that virtually all available information—including preliminary readings—points to a high temperature other than 81°F.
- • Typical daily temperature variation in Los Angeles in late July makes a precise 81°F reading unlikely (historically ~2-3% chance), and actual data appears consistent with that baseline.
- • No contradictory headlines or official pre-closure announcements have emerged, reinforcing the market's near-certainty of a No resolution.
What to watch
- • Official National Weather Service final data release for July 25, 2026 (expected within 1–2 days) — would push Yes to 0% if high ≠ 81, or to 100% if it is exactly 81.
- • Market oracle or exchange administrator confirmation of the outcome — resolves the contract definitively.
- • Any unexpected news of a recount or data anomaly could briefly move the odds, but such an event is highly unlikely given the current odds.
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