Highest temperature in Houston on August 9?

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Market context

The event is the **highest recorded temperature at Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport on 9 August 2026**, measured from Weather Underground’s Daily Observations table rather than its summary high/low box. Forecasts entering the day pointed to a high around 92°F with partly to mostly cloudy skies and scattered afternoon thunderstorms, which is broadly consistent with the market’s near-complete pricing towards the 92–93°F band[1][3].

For reading the current 0% YES price, the key historical frame is that Houston’s late-summer daily highs often sit in the low 90s, while the airport’s official climate report still shows a much higher record maximum of 105°F for August, underlining that the market is about a single day’s observed reading, not an extreme climatological ceiling[5]. In that sense, a 0% implied probability is notable only if the market has already seen the relevant observation path and is effectively locked by the published data; otherwise, it may reflect thin trading or a mismatch between the crowd’s attention and the resolution source rather than a genuine meteorological impossibility[1][5].

From a regulatory and access perspective, Polymarket currently operates with a KYC threshold structure in which limited access can be available without full verification up to US$1,500, but larger exposure typically requires identity checks; for a weather market like this, that means small speculative positions may be accessible more easily than higher-conviction sizing. German users should also note the potential relevance of the GlüStV framework, which is the main domestic gambling treaty regime, while the US CFTC’s reach matters because Polymarket’s event contracts sit in a zone that has previously attracted US regulatory scrutiny; for this market, the practical catalysts are not policy speeches but the publication timing of the Hobby Airport observations, any late revisions to those observations, and whether Weather Underground’s Daily Observations table is updated before the first datapoint for the following date appears[1].

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