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Seoul June 19 Temperature: Market Locks In at 31°C

Seoul June 19 Temperature: Market Locks In at 31°C

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Implied 100% at publication · Resolved YES · Brier score: 0.00

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SR Sofia Renard Climate & Science Analyst
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MARKET CONSENSUS: Seoul recorded 31°C on June 19. The 61.9% same-day price surge on observed data, not forecasts, combined with a flat last hour, signals the market has already concluded. Market probability: 99.4%.

Resolved
Volume
$184.9K
$148.3K in 24h
Liquidity
$513.3K
Deep liquidity
Time Left
Ended
Resolves Jun 19
185K Vol. Ended

By the time most traders checked their screens this morning, the Seoul June 19 temperature market had already reached its conclusion. The contract asking whether Seoul’s daily high will land at 31°C sits at 99.4% implied probability. That is not a market pricing uncertainty. That is a market pricing a near-done deal, with traders pouring in capital after actual temperature readings confirmed the day’s trajectory.

The market question asks whether the highest temperature recorded in Seoul on June 19, 2026 will reach exactly 31°C. The YES price is 0.99, the NO price is 0.01, and the contract resolves at 12:00 UTC on June 19, 2026. Total volume stands at $169,919, with $144,875 of that arriving in the last 24 hours alone.

How the Seoul June 19 Temperature Contract Works

This contract resolves YES if Seoul’s official high temperature on June 19, 2026 lands at exactly 31°C, per the designated resolution source. Any recorded high of 32°C or above, or any reading at 30°C or below, resolves NO. The market closes at 12:00 UTC, which corresponds to 21:00 local Seoul time, giving the full meteorological day time to register.

  • YES (31°C exactly): priced at $0.99, implying a 99.4% probability of this outcome.
  • NO (any other temperature): priced at $0.01, implying a 0.6% probability.

A NO payout requires Seoul’s official high to land anywhere outside the 31°C band. That means either a cooler-than-expected day pulling the reading to 30°C or below, or a hotter surge pushing it to 32°C or above. June in Seoul sits in the pre-monsoon warm season, where daytime highs commonly range from the upper 20s to the low 30s Celsius. A one-degree deviation in either direction is meteorologically plausible on any given day, but real-time data has apparently already narrowed that window sharply.

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Momentum, Volume, and What the Market Is Signaling

The momentum composite here is unambiguous. The trend score of 64.87, paired with a 24-hour price gain of 61.9% and a flat 1-hour reading of 0.0%, tells a clear story. The big move already happened. Capital flooded in as June 19 temperature data began materializing, driving the price from around 0.32 at open to the current 0.99. The 1-hour flatline means the market has found its ceiling.

Total volume of $169,919 is meaningful for a same-day weather resolution contract. The $144,875 arriving in 24 hours represents a sharp concentration of conviction as traders moved on live data rather than forecasts. Liquidity sits at $289,607, which is deep enough to absorb late entries without meaningful price impact. This is not a thin market where a single large bet moves the needle. The order book depth reflects genuine, distributed confidence.

  • The 24-hour price surge of 61.9% aligns directly with real-time Seoul temperature data becoming available on June 19, not with a forecast shift.
  • The 1-hour change of 0.0% signals the market has stopped moving. New information is no longer repricing the contract.
  • Volume of $144,875 in 24 hours on a sub-$170K total market indicates most participants entered only after observational confirmation.
  • Liquidity of $289,607 exceeds total volume, meaning the order book is unusually well-stocked relative to trading activity.
  • The trend score of 64.87 is consistent with a market in late-stage convergence, not early-stage momentum.

Lines Analysis: Seoul Temperature and the 31°C Resolution

What supports the YES outcome is straightforward. Seoul’s June 19 meteorological data has evidently confirmed a high temperature consistent with 31°C. The price did not drift to 0.99 on sentiment or seasonal modeling. It moved on actual readings. The 61.9% jump in 24 hours reflects traders acting on observational data, not speculation. When a same-day weather contract reaches 99.4%, it is almost always because the measurement has occurred or is close enough to confirmed that the remaining uncertainty is purely administrative.

The residual NO risk is real but narrow. Official final temperature recording and resolution confirmation still need to happen before the 12:00 UTC close. A data discrepancy, a late-afternoon heat spike pushing Seoul to 32°C, or an unexpected cool shift that adjusts the official high to 30°C could still reprice the contract. Seoul weather in mid-June can shift with afternoon convective activity. The market assigns that scenario a 0.6% probability, which is not zero.

  • Seoul Korea Meteorological Administration official temperature confirmation before the 12:00 UTC resolution window is the single remaining event this contract depends on.
  • Any revision to preliminary temperature readings, however unlikely, would immediately reprice the NO side.
  • Afternoon convective cooling or a late heat surge would each threaten the 31°C exact-band resolution, though both are now low-probability given the data already on record.
  • Resolution source methodology, specifically whether the contract uses the daily maximum or a specific observation window, remains the key administrative unknown.

Total volume of $169,919 on a same-day contract with a 12:00 UTC resolution is a concentrated, fast-moving market. The data clearly favors YES. The only meaningful scenario for NO involves either a final temperature reading outside 31°C or a resolution process that applies a different measurement standard than the one traders are pricing.

LINES VERDICT

Market Consensus: Seoul Recorded 31°C on June 19

The 61.9% price surge on live trading day data, combined with a 0.0% move in the last hour and liquidity twice the total volume, points to a market that has already priced in observational confirmation. Here is what the measurements are telling us: this contract moved on data, not forecasts.

What the market says: 99.4% implied probability means traders have effectively resolved this contract in their minds. The residual 0.6% reflects administrative and measurement-revision risk, not meaningful meteorological uncertainty. With the resolution window closing at 12:00 UTC on June 19, 2026, volatility is minimal but not impossible in the final hours.

Key unknown: The single remaining factor is official confirmation from the Korea Meteorological Administration that Seoul’s June 19 high is recorded at exactly 31°C through the resolution source’s measurement standard.

Scientific Context: Seoul June Temperatures and What Drives Same-Day Markets

Seoul sits in a humid continental climate zone with a strong monsoon influence. June marks the transition into the monsoon season, with average daily highs typically ranging from 27°C to 32°C. A 31°C reading on June 19 is entirely within the climatological norm for this period. These same-day temperature resolution markets do not trade on climate trends. They trade on today’s specific observation.

The data doesn’t care about the politics of what Seoul’s long-term temperature trajectory looks like. This contract is purely about one number on one day. The market has priced that number. What would move this contract before the 12:00 UTC close is a final official reading that deviates from the current implied consensus. Nothing in Seoul’s June 19 meteorological record visible to traders appears to create that risk at a level above 1%.

Frequently Asked Questions

It means traders collectively assign a 99.4% chance Seoul's official June 19 high lands at exactly 31°C. The price moved from 0.32 to 0.99 after live temperature data emerged on June 19.

NO resolves profitable if Seoul's official June 19 high is anything other than 31°C, including 30°C or below, or 32°C or above. Current pricing puts NO at 0.6% probability.

The 61.9% price increase in 24 hours aligns with real-time Seoul temperature observations becoming available on June 19. The market moved on actual data, not forecasts or models.

The Seoul June 19 temperature contract resolves at 12:00 UTC on June 19, 2026. That corresponds to 21:00 local Seoul time, covering the full meteorological day.

Yes. With $289,607 in liquidity exceeding total volume, the order book is well-supported. Thin markets can swing on single bets, but this contract's depth makes the 99.4% price credible.

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.

A convergence event fires when three or more tracked wallets buy the same outcome on the same market within a four-hour window. We surface these in the activity feed and the VIP digest.

No. Lines is an editorial and data product. We do not operate prediction markets, custody funds, or accept bets. All bet flows deep-link to Polymarket via our affiliate code. Probabilities shown are market-implied and not predictions or recommendations.

Market Resolved Outcome: YES
Final Price 100%
Settled Jun 19, 2026
Duration 2 days

Resolution Analysis

Official Confirmation Locks In YES

Korea Meteorological Administration finalizes Seoul's June 19 high at exactly 31°C before the 12:00 UTC resolution window. The contract resolves YES at full value. With the market already at 0.99 and liquidity deep, late YES buyers capture only the residual 0.6% spread. The 99.4% price holds through close.

Late Afternoon Heat Spike Pushes to 32°C

An unexpected convective heat event in Seoul during the final hours of the meteorological day pushes the official high to 32°C or above. The NO side reprices sharply from 0.01. The contract resolves in the 32°C or higher bracket, and YES holders lose. This scenario is real but assigned less than 1% probability by the current market.

Cooling Event Drops Reading to 30°C

A late-day temperature drop, driven by cloud cover or early monsoon moisture, pulls Seoul's official high to 30°C. The NO side gains. Resolution goes to the 30°C or below bracket. The market currently prices this at under 1%, but Seoul's June pre-monsoon pattern makes convective cooling a non-zero physical possibility through late afternoon.

Resolution Source Applies Different Measurement Standard

The resolution source uses a measurement window or station reading that diverges from the headline Korea Meteorological Administration daily maximum. A discrepancy between preliminary and official final readings creates ambiguity at the 30-31°C boundary. Even a 0.5°C rounding difference in the official record could shift resolution outcome and reprice the contract sharply in the final minutes.

Key macro factor: Seoul's June temperatures are trending warmer year-over-year with urban heat island intensification, but this contract resolves on a single day's official reading, not a climate trend.

Market Timeline

Jun 17, 4:01 AM
Market Created
Jun 17, 9:35 AM
Event Start
Jun 17, 9:38 AM
Market Opened
12:00 PM
Market Resolution

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