Home / Prediction Markets / Science / Taipei May 11 High Temperature: Market Locks In Twenty-Eight Taipei May 11 High Temperature: Market Locks In Twenty-Eight View on Polymarket → Share SR Sofia Renard Climate & Science Analyst Market Resolved Embed NEW Embed this market Full Compact Copy Published May 11, 2026 6 min read Resolution Verdict YES Market Resolved Market has ended. Final implied probability: 100%. Resolved Volume $61.8K $44.5K in 24h Liquidity $369.7K Deep liquidity Time Left Ended Resolves May 11 62K Vol. Ended 1H 6H 1D 1W 1M ALL Select lines to display 28°C $8K Vol. 100% Yes 100¢ No 0¢ 22°C or below $3K Vol. 0% Yes 0¢ No 100¢ 23°C $1K Vol. 0% Yes 0¢ No 100¢ 24°C $3K Vol. 0% Yes 0¢ No 100¢ 25°C $3K Vol. 0% Yes 0¢ No 100¢ 26°C $5K Vol. 0% Yes 0¢ No 100¢ The Taipei temperature market for May 11 is not a debate anymore. Traders have moved this contract to full certainty that the day’s highest reading will land at 28°C. The 24-hour price swing tells the real story: a 68% jump in a single day, with the trend score sitting at 65.13. Something confirmed this outcome, and the market responded decisively. As of 2026-05-11 04:10:23, the 28°C outcome holds a 100% implied probability. The question now is not whether 28°C resolves YES. The question is what drove that conviction, and whether any late-session atmospheric shift could disturb it before the 2026-05-11 12:00:00 resolution window closes. How the Twenty-Eight Degree Contract Works This market asks a single question: did Taipei’s highest temperature on May 11 reach 28°C? YES pays out if official station data confirms that peak. NO pays if the recorded high lands on any other outcome in the bracket, from 22°C or below up to 32°C or higher. Resolution draws on official meteorological records for Taipei, and the market closes at 2026-05-11 12:00:00. YES (28°C): Price 1.00, implied probability 100%NO (all other outcomes combined): Price 0.00, implied probability 0% The NO side requires the official Taipei high to land outside the 28°C bracket. That means a reading of 27°C or below, or 29°C or above, confirmed by the station record. Given the contract expires at noon local time and morning temperatures in Taipei on May 11 are already tracking the 28°C range, the gap between current measurement and a NO payout is substantial. The market has effectively closed the door on any alternative outcome. Sponsored Partner Momentum and Market Signals That Sealed This Contract The momentum composite here is unmistakable. A +68.0% move in 24 hours, a flat +0.0% in the last hour at the ceiling, and a trend score of 65.13 all point to the same driver: real-time or near-real-time temperature data from Taipei confirmed the 28°C reading, and traders responded by pushing the contract to its maximum. This is not speculative positioning. This is a market that received confirmation. Total volume stands at $61,343, with $49,148 of that trading in the last 24 hours. Liquidity sits at $15,898. Volume below $1 million means this market can move sharply on a single data update, and it did exactly that. The concentration of activity in the final 24 hours reflects traders locking in a resolved or near-resolved fact, not anticipating a future event. The 28°C outcome gained 68 percentage points in 24 hours, consistent with observed temperature data confirming the bracket.The 1-hour price change of +0.0% reflects a contract already pinned at maximum, with no further upside to price in.The trend score of 65.13 confirms sustained directional conviction, not a single spike and retreat.$49,148 of the $61,343 total volume traded in the last 24 hours, meaning most capital entered after confirmation, not before.Open interest sits at $0, indicating positions are already settled or fully matched with no residual exposure. Lines Analysis: What the Taipei Data Is Telling Us Here’s what the measurements are telling us. Taipei in mid-May sits in a transitional weather window. The island’s Central Weather Administration typically records afternoon highs in the 27°C to 30°C range during this period, with morning readings climbing through the mid-20s. A 28°C daily maximum is well within the climatological normal for the second week of May. The market did not price an extreme. It priced a standard spring afternoon in Taipei. The NO scenario requires a deviation from that pattern. Either a cold front pushing the high below 27°C, or unusual afternoon heat driving readings above 29°C, would have redirected capital to a competing bracket. Neither happened. The 28°C bracket absorbed the market consensus because the actual station reading matched it. Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration records hourly station data for Taipei, and any revision to the May 11 maximum would reprice this contract before 2026-05-11 12:00:00.A late-afternoon temperature surge past 29°C remains the only realistic path to a NO outcome at this stage, and the probability the market assigns to that is zero.The $15,898 in remaining liquidity is thin. Any new data contradicting 28°C would move this contract sharply, given the low depth.No competing bracket, from 27°C down to 22°C or below, attracted meaningful volume in the last 24 hours, confirming traders see 28°C as the confirmed reading. The data doesn’t care about the politics, and in this case, the data is pointing at a single number. The $61,343 in total volume reflects a small but decisive market that made its call when station readings came in. The 28°C bracket won because the thermometer agreed with it. LINES VERDICT CONFIRMED: Twenty-Eight Degrees Celsius The market has already processed the Taipei temperature data for May 11 and reached a unanimous conclusion. Every measurable signal, from the 68% price jump to the zero open interest, reflects a resolved outcome waiting for official confirmation at the close. What the market says: The 28°C outcome carries 100% implied probability as of 2026-05-11 04:10:23. The market has treated this as a decided question since mid-morning on May 11. With resolution at 2026-05-11 12:00:00, the only remaining volatility risk is a data revision or a late station reading that shifts the official daily maximum. Key unknown: The single event that would reprice this contract is a correction or update from Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration showing the May 11 Taipei maximum landing outside the 28°C bracket before the noon resolution window closes. Scientific Context: Taipei in Mid-May Taipei’s May climate sits between the mild spring and the humid subtropical summer. The city’s weather station network, operated by Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration, records daily maximum temperatures that average in the upper 20s Celsius through the second week of May. A 28°C high is consistent with that baseline. It is not a record, not an anomaly, and not an extreme. The market is pricing a routine meteorological outcome, not a climate event. What made this contract interesting was the opening price of 0.27, which suggested early uncertainty about which bracket would capture the high. That uncertainty collapsed when actual measurements came in, and the 68% single-day move is the market’s receipt for that information arriving. Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat does 100% probability mean for the twenty-eight degree outcome?It means traders have placed all capital on 28°C as the confirmed daily high for Taipei on May 11. No meaningful probability remains on any other temperature bracket as of 2026-05-11 04:10:23.How does the NO contract pay out here?Any bracket other than 28°C constitutes a NO outcome. That includes 27°C and below or 29°C and above. The market currently assigns zero probability to any of those alternatives resolving correctly.What data event moved this contract so sharply?The 68% jump in 24 hours reflects real-time or near-real-time temperature data from Taipei confirming the 28°C reading. Traders entered the market after measurement confirmation, concentrating $49,148 of total volume into the final 24 hours.When does this market resolve?The market closes at 2026-05-11 12:00:00. Resolution draws on official meteorological records from Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration for the Taipei daily maximum temperature on May 11.Is the volume reliable for gauging conviction here?Total volume of $61,343 is below $1 million, which means liquidity is thin at $15,898. Price can shift sharply on a single data update. The conviction is real, but the market size limits how much weight to place on it as a deep-market signal.How is the Smart Money Index calculated?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.What is a convergence signal?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.Is Lines a market operator?No. Lines is an editorial and data product. We do not operate prediction markets, custody funds, or accept trades. All trade 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 May 11, 2026 Duration 2 days Resolution Analysis Station Data Holds at Twenty-Eight Taiwan's Central Weather Administration confirms the May 11 Taipei maximum at 28C with no revision before the noon close. The contract resolves YES at full value. All capital positioned in the 28C bracket pays out, and the 100% probability reflects exactly what the thermometer recorded. Data Revision Shifts the Official Maximum A correction from Taiwan's Central Weather Administration moves the official May 11 Taipei high above 29C or below 27C before 2026-05-11 12:00:00. Thin liquidity at $15,898 means even a small trade would reprice the market sharply. This scenario has zero assigned probability right now, but data revisions are not unprecedented. Competing Bracket Captures a Late Reading An afternoon temperature surge past 29C, confirmed by the official Taipei station before noon resolution, redirects the outcome to a competing bracket. The 29C or 30C contracts would absorb capital rapidly. With $15,898 in liquidity, the repricing would be immediate and steep from the current 100% floor. Measurement Dispute Before Noon Close A disagreement between automated station readings and the official Central Weather Administration record creates uncertainty in the final hours before 2026-05-11 12:00:00. Taipei has multiple monitoring points, and if stations diverge on the daily maximum, resolution methodology becomes the deciding factor rather than the temperature itself. Key macro factor: Taipei's mid-May climate sits in a transitional window between spring and subtropical summer, with average afternoon highs in the upper 20s Celsius, making a 28C daily maximum a climatologically unremarkable outcome for this date. 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