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NYC June 26 Low Temp: Will It Hit 68-69°F?

NYC June 26 Low Temp: Will It Hit 68-69°F?

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SR Sofia Renard Climate & Science Analyst
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Lines Verdict
YES at 100% implied probability

NEAR-CERTAIN YES: Observational data has almost certainly confirmed the NYC low at 68-69°F before market resolution. The 93% price reflects completed price discovery, not speculation. Market probability: 93%.

100% Market Probability
1h +0.0% 24h +64.9% Trend Weak (31/100)
Volume
$25.3K
$19.7K in 24h
Liquidity
$31.9K
Moderate depth
Time Left
Ended
Resolves Jun 26
25K Vol. Ended
68-69°F $10K Vol.
100%
64-65°F $1K Vol.
0%
66-67°F $3K Vol.
0%
59°F or below $1K Vol.
0%
60-61°F $848 Vol.
0%
62-63°F $831 Vol.
0%

The market on New York City’s lowest temperature for June 26 has essentially closed the debate before the calendar date did. A 93% implied probability on the 68-69°F bracket reflects a sharp, data-driven convergence that happened fast. The momentum here is not a slow drift. Prices surged 57.5% over 24 hours and another 38% in the final hour alone, driven by real-time weather station data confirming the overnight low.

This contract asks a simple question: What was the lowest temperature recorded in New York City on June 26, 2026? The 68-69°F outcome currently prices at $0.93 YES and $0.07 NO. The market closes at noon Eastern on June 26, 2026. Total volume stands at $11,857, with $9,634 traded in the last 24 hours.

How the NYC Temperature Contract Resolves

Resolution comes from official weather station data for New York City on June 26, 2026. The YES outcome pays out if the official recorded daily low falls between 68°F and 69°F, inclusive. Any other reading, whether cooler or warmer, resolves the contract as NO.

  • YES (68-69°F): priced at $0.93, implying a 93% probability the official low lands in this two-degree band.
  • NO (all other brackets): priced at $0.07, implying a 7% probability the low falls outside this range.

The NO side requires the actual recorded low to land in any other bracket: 66-67°F, 70-71°F, or anything above or below. A late-afternoon thunderstorm dropping temperatures sharply, or a persistent marine layer pushing conditions cooler than forecast, would be the mechanism. Weather data at this resolution window is nearly finalized, which is why the market has compressed so tightly.

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Momentum and Market Signals

The combined momentum signal here is about as clear as it gets in a short-duration weather market. Price rose 57.5% over 24 hours and then jumped another 38% in the final hour. That kind of stacked acceleration almost always means real-time observational data has arrived and confirmed the market’s working hypothesis. The trend score of 87.95 reinforces that: this is not speculative drift, this is price discovery completing itself.

Total volume of $11,857 is thin by prediction market standards, and the $9,634 traded in the last 24 hours represents most of the contract’s lifetime activity. Liquidity sits at $25,755. With volume well below $1 million, a single large trade could still move the price meaningfully, but at 93% with the resolution window closing, that risk is theoretical rather than practical. Trader sentiment breaks down as 93% YES versus 7% NO.

  • The 1-hour and 24-hour price surge both point to the same driver: incoming weather data confirming the low temperature reading aligns with the 68-69°F band.
  • Liquidity of $25,755 exceeds the total volume traded, meaning the order book has depth even if activity is modest.
  • Volume below $1 million means price remains sensitive to new data, but with the resolution window near, that sensitivity is diminishing rapidly.
  • The trend score of 87.95 places this market in high-conviction territory, consistent with observed-data markets approaching resolution.
  • Trader sentiment at 93% YES reflects near-unanimous directional agreement, not a contested outcome.

Lines Analysis: NYC Temperature Data and What It Signals

New York City’s June 26 overnight low fitting the 68-69°F bracket is consistent with typical late-June temperature patterns for the city. The metropolitan area regularly sees overnight lows in the upper 60s during late June, particularly when humidity is elevated and warm air masses hold overnight temperatures up. The market’s sharp upward move tracks with observational data arriving from weather stations during the overnight and early morning hours.

The barrier for the NO outcome is narrow but real. If official instruments registered a low of 70°F or warmer, the contract resolves differently. Heat island effects in dense urban zones can push overnight readings higher than forecast, and any localized station anomaly could complicate resolution. Those scenarios are unlikely at 7% but not impossible, especially given that total volume is modest and the resolution source is market-specified rather than a named agency like NOAA or the National Weather Service directly.

  • Watch for the official recorded low from the resolution source: any reading outside 68-69°F reprices the contract sharply.
  • Late-breaking precipitation data from earlier overnight hours could affect how the official low is logged.
  • Market resolution at noon Eastern means the overnight window is complete and the low is already recorded.
  • Any technical dispute about which weather station or dataset governs resolution could introduce brief uncertainty.
  • The 7% NO price reflects residual uncertainty about data confirmation, not active forecasting disagreement.

Total volume of $11,857 is small, but the directional lean is unambiguous. The 68-69°F outcome has absorbed nearly all late-breaking capital. The data, as it stands right now, favors YES. The market is not pricing uncertainty about tomorrow’s weather. It is pricing the remaining sliver of doubt about whether the recorded official figure will match what observation already suggests.

LINES VERDICT

NEAR-CERTAIN YES

The market has priced this outcome at 93% because observational data has almost certainly confirmed the low already. The remaining 7% is institutional uncertainty about official data confirmation, not meteorological doubt.

What the market says: At 93% implied probability, the market treats 68-69°F as the recorded outcome. With the resolution window closing at noon Eastern on June 26, 2026, volatility is minimal unless an official data dispute emerges.

Key unknown: The single event that could reprice this contract is the official resolution source publishing or confirming a low outside the 68-69°F band, whether through station error, data revision, or a different measurement methodology than traders assumed.

Frequently Asked Questions

It means traders collectively believe there is a 93% chance the official recorded low in New York City on June 26, 2026 falls between 68°F and 69°F. A $0.93 YES share pays $1.00 if correct.

The NO contract at $0.07 pays out if the official recorded low lands in any bracket other than 68-69°F, including 66-67°F, 70-71°F, or any reading above or below those ranges.

Real-time overnight weather station readings for New York City appear to have confirmed a low consistent with the 68-69°F bracket, triggering rapid capital inflow and price acceleration toward resolution.

The market resolves at noon Eastern on June 26, 2026. The overnight low is already recorded by that point, so resolution depends on official data confirmation from the market's designated source.

Thin volume means prices can shift sharply on a single trade. At 93% and approaching resolution, however, directional risk is low. The 7% NO price reflects data-confirmation uncertainty, not active meteorological disagreement.

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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What Could Shift These Probabilities?

Official Data Confirms 68-69°F

The resolution source publishes the official NYC low within the 68-69°F bracket, consistent with what real-time station data already suggests. The market resolves YES at $1.00 per share. Traders who entered late at $0.93 collect a modest but near-certain return. The price surge over 24 hours reflected this outcome landing.

Official Reading Lands Outside the Band

The resolution source logs a low of 67°F or 70°F, shifting the outcome to a neighboring bracket. This would collapse the YES price to near zero and reward the 7% NO side. Urban heat island variation or station-level anomalies are the most plausible mechanisms for a reading outside the expected range.

Adjacent Bracket Wins on Data Revision

An initial reading in the 68-69°F range gets revised to a neighboring bracket before the resolution source finalizes data. Weather station revisions are rare but possible within short windows. Traders holding the 66-67°F or 70-71°F brackets would benefit, and the NO outcome would resolve profitably at seven times its entry price.

Resolution Source Dispute

The market's resolution source uses a different station or methodology than traders assumed, producing a reading that diverges from widely available weather data. This scenario is low probability but would inject significant uncertainty after the overnight window closes. Resolution disputes in weather markets are uncommon but have occurred in thin-volume contracts.

Key macro factor: Late-June heat patterns across the northeastern United States in 2026 have kept overnight lows elevated, consistent with above-normal temperatures that the NYC metropolitan area has recorded through the early summer period.

Market Timeline

Jun 25, 1:30 AM
Market Created
Jun 25, 1:30 AM
Market Opened
12:00 PM
Market Resolution

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