Highest temperature in Toronto on August 7?

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Market context

The event is whether Toronto Pearson’s highest temperature on 7 August 2026 lands in the relevant Celsius band once Weather Underground’s **Daily Observations** table is used as the settlement source. Recent Toronto forecasts pointed to warm, humid conditions rather than extreme heat, with AccuWeather showing a daily high around 77–80°F and Weather Underground recording sunny conditions at 8:00 pm EDT on 7 August with 69°F. [1][2][15]

That makes the current **0% YES** crowd view look more like a hard scepticism on the settlement range than a view that the day will be cold. Comparable August readings for Toronto are usually in the mid-20s Celsius, and long-range outlooks for early August 2026 called for warm weather with thunderstorms, which can cap afternoon highs if cloud cover or showers arrive early. [6][8][16][18] For a market structured around a single airport station and a single calendar day, the key historical framing is that one warm spike can matter more than the day’s average conditions. [2][14]

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