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Tokyo June 22 High: Will 28°C Hold?

Tokyo June 22 High: Will 28°C Hold?

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

Market has ended. Final implied probability: 100%.

Resolved
Volume
$112.0K
$86.8K in 24h
Liquidity
$91.2K
Moderate depth
Time Left
Ended
Resolves Jun 22
112K Vol. Ended
28°C $15K Vol.
100%
20°C or below $2K Vol.
0%
21°C $14K Vol.
0%
22°C $2K Vol.
0%
23°C $2K Vol.
0%
24°C $7K Vol.
0%

Tokyo’s weather market has made up its mind. The 28°C outcome for June 22 carries a 94.3% implied probability, and the momentum behind that price is anything but gradual. The market surged more than 57 percentage points in the last hour alone, with a 64.2% gain over the prior 24 hours. When a short-fuse weather contract moves that fast, real atmospheric data is doing the talking.

The market question asks: what will be the highest temperature recorded in Tokyo on June 22? The 28°C bracket trades at $0.94 YES and $0.06 NO. The contract resolves on June 22, 2026 at 12:00 UTC, and total volume has reached $97,931, with $80,757 of that traded in the last 24 hours.

How the Tokyo June 22 Temperature Contract Works

This contract resolves YES if Tokyo’s official peak temperature on June 22 falls in the 28°C bracket. The Japan Meteorological Agency records official daily maximum temperatures for the Tokyo observation point. If the daily high lands precisely in the 28°C range, the YES side collects. Any other outcome, including 27°C, 29°C, or 30°C or higher, resolves the competing brackets instead.

  • YES at $0.94 implies a 94.3% probability that Tokyo’s June 22 high falls in the 28°C bracket.
  • NO at $0.06 implies a 5.7% probability that any other temperature bracket wins.

The NO side pays out when Tokyo’s peak misses the 28°C bracket entirely. That means a cooler-than-forecast day pushing the high to 27°C or below, or a hotter surge sending it to 29°C or beyond. June late-season variability in Tokyo can swing several degrees within a single forecast cycle, so a 6% no-hit probability is not zero. It just means traders see this range as nearly locked.

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Momentum and Market Signals

The momentum composite here is one of the sharpest signals this market has produced. A trend score of 86.88, combined with a 57.3% one-hour move and a 64.2% gain over 24 hours, points to a single driver: short-range weather forecast models converging on a 28°C peak for June 22. When numerical weather prediction outputs tighten this close to the resolution date, markets price it fast.

Total volume of $97,931 with $80,757 arriving in the last 24 hours shows genuine conviction. Liquidity sits at $141,882, which is healthy for a one-day weather contract. Volume is below $1 million, so a concentrated burst of new information, like a Japan Meteorological Agency forecast update in the early morning hours of June 22, could still move the price sharply before resolution.

  • The 1-hour price change of +57.3% and 24-hour change of +64.2% reflect a rapid consensus shift, most likely tied to updated mesoscale model output showing 28°C as the dominant peak range.
  • Liquidity at $141,882 exceeds total volume, suggesting the order book has depth but the market is not heavily contested.
  • Thin total volume (below $1 million) means a single large corrective bet on an alternate bracket could temporarily reprice the market before resolution.
  • Trader sentiment runs 94.3% YES versus 5.7% NO, with no meaningful dissent in recent market activity.
  • The contract expires June 22 at 12:00 UTC, giving Tokyo’s daytime heat roughly until late afternoon local time to register the official maximum.

Lines Analysis: Reading the Tokyo Forecast Signal

The Japan Meteorological Agency’s operational forecasts for late June in Tokyo typically land in the upper-20s Celsius during periods of early-season heat buildup ahead of the full rainy season exit. A 28°C peak for June 22 sits squarely in that climatological range. The rapid market convergence on this bracket suggests short-range model output from both the JMA’s mesoscale model and global ensemble systems is clustering tightly around this value, with minimal spread across the competing brackets.

The genuine risk to the 28°C bracket comes from two directions. A stronger-than-forecast low-pressure disturbance could pull in cooler maritime air and cap the day’s high at 27°C or below. Alternatively, a clearer-than-expected break in cloud cover combined with a warm southerly flow could push the peak to 29°C or beyond. Tokyo in late June sits at the meteorological hinge point between the Pacific High and lingering Baiu front moisture, so day-of conditions can shift the effective peak by one to two degrees. That’s what the 6% NO probability is pricing.

  • A Japan Meteorological Agency morning forecast update showing a tighter 28°C confidence interval would push the YES price toward 97% or higher.
  • Any ensemble model shift toward 29°C as the mode would redirect capital toward the 29°C bracket and weaken the 28°C position.
  • Cloud cover and wind direction at Tokyo Chiyoda observation station in the early afternoon hours are the physical variables that determine where the daily maximum registers.
  • A return of Baiu front activity, even briefly, would dampen daytime heating and introduce a real chance of the high falling short of 28°C.

Total volume of $97,931 places this in the medium-confidence tier for a one-day weather contract. The data favors 28°C. The market has already priced this as settled, but the resolution window is still open, and June 22 morning forecast data could still shift the picture before Tokyo hits its afternoon peak.

LINES VERDICT

MARKET CONSENSUS: STRONG YES

The atmospheric forecast models and market pricing are aligned on 28°C for Tokyo’s June 22 peak. The data doesn’t care about the politics, and right now the data is pointing at one bracket with unusual clarity.

What the market says: At 94.3%, this contract is priced as a near-certainty. The market is pricing uncertainty, not science, and right now there is very little of either. With resolution just hours away on June 22, any remaining volatility will come from morning forecast model updates or unexpected synoptic shifts.

Key unknown: The single most important data point before resolution is the Japan Meteorological Agency’s operational forecast update for June 22, expected in the early morning hours local time. A one-degree shift in the projected peak, up or down, would reprice competing brackets immediately.

Frequently Asked Questions

Traders collectively place a 94.3% chance that Tokyo's official peak temperature on June 22 falls in the 28°C bracket. That means roughly a 1-in-17 implied chance of any other outcome winning.

The NO side at $0.06 loses its value entirely if Tokyo's June 22 high registers in the 28°C bracket. NO pays out only if any other temperature bracket, such as 27°C, 29°C, or 30°C or higher, captures the day's peak.

A Japan Meteorological Agency forecast update in the early morning hours of June 22 is the key catalyst. Any model shift toward 29°C or a return of Baiu front cooling could redirect capital toward competing brackets rapidly.

The contract resolves on June 22, 2026 at 12:00 UTC. Tokyo's official daily maximum temperature, recorded by the Japan Meteorological Agency at the Chiyoda observation station, determines the outcome.

Total volume is $97,931, below the $1 million threshold for high-confidence signals. Liquidity at $141,882 is healthy, but a single large bet on a competing bracket could temporarily reprice the market before resolution.

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.

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Market Resolved Outcome: YES
Final Price 100%
Settled Jun 22, 2026
Duration 2 days

Resolution Analysis

Models Lock In: 28°C Confirmed

The Japan Meteorological Agency's morning forecast update on June 22 tightens its confidence interval squarely on 28°C, with ensemble spread collapsing below one degree. Clear skies over Tokyo through early afternoon allow surface heating to reach the projected maximum. The YES price pushes toward 97% or higher as the resolution window closes.

Heat Overshoots to 29°C

A stronger Pacific High than forecast drives a warm southerly flow into the Kanto Plain, pushing Tokyo's afternoon peak to 29°C before cloud cover can limit heating. Capital shifts rapidly toward the 29°C bracket, deflating the 28°C YES position from 94% to below 30% within hours. Resolution confirms the overshoot.

Cooler Surprise: 27°C Takes It

A lingering Baiu front disturbance reactivates overnight and pulls maritime air into Tokyo, capping daytime heating at 27°C. The Japan Meteorological Agency revises its June 22 forecast downward in the early morning hours. The 27°C bracket gains ground quickly, and the 28°C YES position collapses as traders reprice the cooler scenario.

Convective Storm Disrupts the Peak Window

An unexpected afternoon thunderstorm cell develops over the Kanto Plain during peak heating hours, rapidly cooling the surface before Tokyo reaches its forecast maximum. Official temperature records from the Chiyoda observation station register a sudden drop, landing the daily high in an ambiguous bracket. Resolution methodology and data timestamping become the deciding factors.

Key macro factor: Tokyo's late-June temperature regime is controlled by the timing of the Pacific High's seasonal intensification relative to Baiu front retreat, a pattern that shifted earlier in the calendar over the past decade.

Market Timeline

Jun 20, 2026, 4:02 AM
Market Created
Jun 20, 2026, 4:27 AM
Market Opened
Jun 20, 2026, 4:28 AM
Event Start
Jun 22, 2026
Market Resolution

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