Highest temperature in Taipei on August 9?

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Market context

Taipei Songshan Airport is dealing with an August weather setup that usually favours heat, but the current read is being pulled down by rain and cloud risk. AccuWeather’s August outlook for Taipei shows 9 August near 88°F/81°F, while Timeanddate’s forecast for the same day points to 81°F/77°F with heavy rain, high humidity and a very low daytime ceiling; The Weather Network is similar, calling for rain and a top around 30°C.[1][7][13]

That leaves the current 6% YES price looking consistent with a market that is pricing a modest chance of a warmer spike rather than a broad midday heat event. Taipei’s August climate is typically hot and humid, with average highs around 33°C, and the city has historically produced extreme surges, including 39.3°C on 8 August 2013, but those outliers tend to require a very different synoptic setup from a rainy day forecast.[5][12][18]

For traders, the key catalyst is whether the rain band breaks earlier than expected and allows a stronger afternoon climb at Songshan before the 12:00Z settlement cut-off. The most relevant live inputs are the hourly Taipei forecast, typhoon or heavy-rain alerts, and any update to the local maximum on Weather Underground’s daily observations table, which is the settlement source if it diverges from summary highs.[2][3][7][13]

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