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Buenos Aires High Temp on May 27: 16°C Leads at 38.5%

Buenos Aires High Temp on May 27: 16°C Leads at 38.5%

SR Sofia Renard Climate & Science Analyst
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Resolution Verdict
YES Market Resolved

Market has ended. Final implied probability: 100%.

Resolved
Volume
$58.9K
$26.7K in 24h
Liquidity
$4.1M
Deep liquidity
Time Left
Ended
Resolves May 27
59K Vol. Ended
15°C $8K Vol.
100%
13°C or below $6K Vol.
0%
14°C $6K Vol.
0%
16°C $5K Vol.
0%
17°C $6K Vol.
0%
18°C $6K Vol.
0%

Buenos Aires sits in late autumn right now. The Southern Hemisphere is cooling, and that seasonal context is doing most of the work in this market. The 16°C outcome carries a 38.5% implied probability, making it the single most likely bucket in a market that spreads risk across eleven discrete temperature bands.

The market question asks: what will the highest temperature in Buenos Aires be on May 27? The YES price on 16°C sits at $0.39, with NO at $0.62. This contract resolves on May 27, 2026 at 12:00 UTC. Total volume stands at $9,952, with $9,867 of that coming in the last 24 hours.

How the Buenos Aires Temperature Contract Works

This is a discrete outcome market. Traders are betting that the observed daily maximum temperature in Buenos Aires on May 27 will land exactly at 16°C, not in a range, but in that specific one-degree band. Resolution comes from the designated weather measurement source for Buenos Aires.

  • YES ($0.39): The daily high in Buenos Aires on May 27 reaches 16°C and not any other value.
  • NO ($0.62): The daily high lands in any other temperature band, including 15°C, 17°C, 14°C, 18°C, or any outcome outside 16°C.

The NO side wins when any other temperature band captures the actual reading. With eleven possible outcomes, even the leading band at 38.5% leaves most probability mass elsewhere. Weather forecasts for Buenos Aires in late May typically show daytime highs clustering between 14°C and 18°C, which means four or five adjacent bands are genuinely competitive. A shift of one degree in the actual high moves the entire market.

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Momentum and Market Signals

The trend score sits at 53.37, a roughly neutral reading with a slight upward lean. No hourly or 24-hour price change data is available, so momentum here is best read as calm positioning rather than a directional surge. The bulk of volume arrived in the last 24 hours, which tells us traders are engaging with fresh forecast data rather than acting on old information.

Total volume is $9,952 with 24-hour volume at $9,867 and liquidity at $48,415. Volume is below $1 million, which means this market can reprice sharply if a credible updated forecast pushes the consensus toward 15°C or 17°C. Thin markets like this are sensitive to single large orders.

Key Factors

  • Buenos Aires enters late autumn in May, with historical daily highs for this period typically ranging from 14°C to 18°C, placing 16°C near the center of that distribution.
  • The trend score of 53.37 reflects neutral-to-slight-bullish positioning on the 16°C band, with no sharp directional move on either the hourly or 24-hour timeframe.
  • Liquidity at $48,415 is relatively deep compared to volume, which means the order book can absorb moderate trades without major price distortion.
  • The 24-hour volume of $9,867 out of a $9,952 total suggests this market opened recently and attracted immediate engagement from weather traders.
  • Adjacent bands at 15°C and 17°C represent the primary competition for the 16°C outcome, and the gap between them in market pricing will signal where forecasters are concentrating their expectations.

Lines Analysis: Buenos Aires Late-Autumn Temperature

Here’s what the measurements are telling us. Buenos Aires in late May sits squarely in the autumn cooling pattern. The city’s historical average maximum for this period lands in the mid-to-upper teens Celsius. A 16°C high is not an outlier call. It is the center of the seasonal distribution, which is exactly why this band leads the market. The 38.5% probability reflects genuine meteorological credibility, not speculative positioning.

What makes the NO outcome real is straightforward: weather variance. A warmer-than-expected system pushing the high to 17°C or 18°C, or a cold front dropping it to 15°C or 14°C, each shifts the entire payout. The data doesn’t care about the politics of which band traders prefer. A single-degree forecast error is entirely normal at 24-48 hour range, and this contract resolves on a one-degree granularity. That precision requirement is the source of genuine uncertainty here, even when the range feels obvious.

Signals to Monitor

  • Updated 48-hour forecast from Argentina’s national meteorological service (SMN) for Buenos Aires on May 26 will be the single most important price driver before resolution.
  • Any cold front moving through the Pampas region in the 24-36 hours before May 27 would push market probability toward the 14°C and 15°C bands.
  • A blocking high pressure pattern over Buenos Aires would support warmer-than-average conditions, shifting weight toward 17°C and 18°C outcomes.
  • Overnight low temperatures on May 26 serve as a leading indicator: if Buenos Aires drops below 8°C overnight, a recovery to only 15°C becomes more plausible.
  • International model agreement (ECMWF vs. GFS) on the May 27 Buenos Aires high will reflect forecast confidence. Divergence between models keeps multiple bands competitive.

Total volume at $9,952 is thin but concentrated. The data favors the 16°C band as the highest-probability single outcome, but the market is pricing genuine uncertainty across adjacent bands, not a settled call. The contract resolves in less than 48 hours, and any credible forecast update arriving May 26 will move prices directly.

LEAN YES ON SIXTEEN, BUT HOLD LIGHTLY

The 16°C band earns its lead position on seasonal climatology alone. Late-autumn Buenos Aires produces daily highs in exactly this range, and the market has correctly identified the most probable single outcome. But one-degree resolution in a 48-hour weather forecast is where uncertainty lives.

What the market says: At 38.5% implied probability, the market is pricing 16°C as the most likely single outcome while acknowledging that adjacent bands at 15°C and 17°C carry substantial combined weight. With resolution in under 48 hours, any forecast update between now and May 27 will reprice this contract quickly. Thin volume below $1 million means a single large order can shift the price materially.

Key unknown: The single most important input is the final 24-hour forecast from Argentina’s SMN issued on May 26. If that forecast pins the Buenos Aires high at 16°C with high confidence, the YES price moves up sharply. If the forecast shows a cold front or a warmer-than-normal pattern, adjacent bands take over.

Frequently Asked Questions

It means the market assigns a 38.5% chance that Buenos Aires records exactly 16°C as its daily high on May 27. All other outcomes combined carry 61.5% of the probability.

The NO contract on 16°C pays out. Traders holding YES on 16°C receive nothing, and the 17°C market resolves YES instead.

An updated 24-hour forecast from Argentina’s national meteorological service on May 26 is the primary price driver. Forecast revisions of even one degree shift significant probability between adjacent bands.

Resolution is set for May 27, 2026 at 12:00 UTC, based on the observed daily maximum temperature in Buenos Aires on that date.

Liquidity is $48,415, which provides reasonable order book depth, but total volume of $9,952 is below $1 million. This means the price can shift sharply on new forecast data or a single large trade. Treat the probability as directionally useful, not precise.

We aggregate the live positions of the top 50 Polymarket whales (ranked by 30-day tracked volume) into one composite reading per market. It refreshes every hour. The percentage shows how many of those whales hold YES versus NO; the net dollar position shows the cohort's directional exposure in dollars.

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Market Resolved Outcome: YES
Final Price 100%
Settled May 27, 2026
Duration 1 day

Resolution Analysis

Forecast Locks In Sixteen

Argentina's SMN issues a May 26 forecast pinning Buenos Aires at 16°C with high model agreement between ECMWF and GFS. Traders shift probability mass from adjacent bands into 16°C. The YES price moves from $0.39 toward $0.55 or higher as uncertainty collapses in the final 24 hours before resolution.

Cold Front Drops the High

A cold front moves through the Buenos Aires metro area on the night of May 26, pushing the May 27 daily high down to 14°C or 15°C. The 16°C YES price falls sharply as probability migrates to lower-band outcomes. Thin volume amplifies the price move on any credible forecast revision.

Warmer Pattern Lifts Adjacent Bands

A blocking high over the Pampas delivers more warmth than expected, pushing the daily high to 17°C or 18°C. The 16°C band loses ground to warmer outcomes. Traders holding NO on 16°C collect, but only if the warmth stays consistent through the morning hours on May 27 before the 12:00 UTC cutoff.

Model Divergence Creates Opportunity

ECMWF and GFS diverge sharply on the May 27 Buenos Aires forecast, with one model showing 15°C and the other showing 17°C. Market liquidity at $48,415 allows a single informed trader to take a position on the specific model they trust, potentially moving the 16°C price by several cents before resolution clarifies which model was correct.

Key macro factor: Southern Hemisphere autumn 2026 has shown near-normal temperature patterns for the Buenos Aires region, with no significant La Nina or El Nino forcing currently distorting the late-May climatological baseline.

Market Timeline

May 25, 2026, 4:03 AM
Market Created
May 25, 2026, 4:31 AM
Event Start
May 25, 2026, 5:07 AM
Market Opened
May 27, 2026
Market Resolution

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