Highest temperature in Dallas on July 22?

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Market context

Dallas’ July heat is the key reference point here: the market resolves to the highest reading at Dallas Love Field on 22 July 2026, not the citywide average or a heat-index figure. With the settlement window ending at 12:00 UTC, the relevant move is the afternoon peak local time, when North Texas typically posts its maximum temperature. The current crowd-implied 0% YES implies traders are not pricing this as a live favourite, but that can change quickly if the forecast shifts towards an extreme heat day or if convective cloud cover, rain, or a late frontal boundary trims the cap on maximums.

Recent comparable heat guidance for Texas has pointed to repeated 100°F-plus conditions across the state, including Dallas, with some outlooks discussing 104-108°F ranges in late July across central and north Texas.[2] That sort of pattern matters because a one- or two-degree shift around the daily peak can move the result into a different bracket, especially when the market is separated into narrow Fahrenheit bands.[1] The current book already shows the market concentrated in the mid-100s, with 104-105°F leading and 106-107°F next, which is consistent with a hot but not necessarily record-breaking setup.[1]

What traders should watch most closely is the forecast evolution for Dallas Love Field itself: repeated high-end runs in official and local guidance, any overnight adjustment to cloud cover or thunderstorm chances, and whether the hot spell is strengthened or capped by a passing boundary. If the setup becomes more humid with limited storm relief, the upper bands should remain live; if morning convection, smoke, or thicker cloud cover appears, the distribution can slide down a bracket quickly. Because the market resolves on the station’s observed maximum rather than model output, the final hours of forecast updates carry the most weight.[1]

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Methodology

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