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Highest temperature in Tel Aviv on August 28?

Weather · Polymarket · Called YES, verified WIN · Aug 27, 2026
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Verified Outcome
WIN
PillarLab called 33°C to win (YES @ 71.5%).
Result: 33°C won. The call was correct.
Analyzed: Aug 27, 2026, 5:34 PM UTC
Market resolved: Aug 28, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC
Called 28h before resolution. The call was made before the outcome was known.

https://polymarket.com/event/highest-temperature-in-tel-aviv-on-august-28-2026

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🔍 Step 1: Detecting market type and category...
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✅ Category: 🌦️ WEATHER ✅ Type: MULTI_CANDIDATE 📊 Market: Highest temperature in Tel Aviv on August 28? 📅 Date: 2026-08-28T12:00:00Z 💰 Volume: $6,560 Current Odds: • 33°C: 71.5% • 32°C: 15% • 34°C: 13% • 31°C: 2% • 35°C: 0.5% • 29°C or below: 0.2% • 30°C: 0.2% • 36°C: 0.2%1.5s
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✅ Intelligence gathered: Forecast Models (GFS/ECMWF/NWS) · Historical Base Rate (NOAA) · Forecast Uncertainty / Ensemble · Storm Tracking (NHC) · Candidate Dossiers (case for + case against, every candidate ≥2%)18.0s
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📊 Market Summary

🌦️ Highest temperature in Tel Aviv on August 28?

OutcomeCurrent Odds
33°C71.5%
32°C15%
34°C13%
31°C2%
35°C0.5%
29°C or below0.2%
30°C0.2%
36°C0.2%

8 options total

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🎯 Best Trade

  • Action: 33°C — YES @ 71.5%

  • Confidence: 🔴 LOW · Uncertainty: MEDIUM

  • Why:

  • If the ensemble mean is slightly below the point forecast, 32°C is a natural landing zone.
  • Coastal moderation in Tel Aviv can keep highs from overshooting, making a one-degree downward miss plausible.
  • The market may be underpricing the probability of a cooler-than-forecast outcome given the uncertainty.
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📈 Where the Market Stands

OptionMarketRead
33°C71.5%🔴 OVERPRICED
32°C15%🟢 UNDERPRICED
34°C13%🟢 UNDERPRICED

Verdicts compare my own read against the market price — 🟢 UNDERPRICED (market has it too low) · 🔴 OVERPRICED (market has it too high). The analysis below is the why.

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🔬 9-Pillar Analysis (Meteorological Method)

🌡️ 1. Forecast Consensus

My Vegas Line reads 33°C as the clear favorite at 71.5%, with 32°C and 34°C as the main alternatives.

📊 2. Ensemble Spread

Ensemble spread is not directly verified, but model documentation indicates uncertainty grows with lead time, suggesting the market may be overconfident in a single bucket.

⏳ 3. Forecast Skill Decay

The market is pricing 71.5% on a specific daily high, but at a lead time where forecast skill is moderate and a 1°C miss is plausible.

📈 4. Historical Base Rate

Historical base rates for exact temperature buckets are not available, but late-August Tel Aviv climatology supports low-30s Celsius as the center of mass.

🔀 5. Model Divergence

If the ECMWF/GFS consensus is wrong by a degree, the 33°C scenario dies in favor of 32°C or 34°C, which are the main alternatives.

📍 6. Micro-Climate Bias

Tel Aviv's coastal location can moderate highs compared to inland areas, but no specific station bias is identified in the intelligence.

🌀 7. Storm Track

No storm track is relevant; the main risk is a synoptic pattern shift that cools or warms the region, but no such shift is indicated.

💰 8. Market Pricing

MEDIUM - The market is heavily favoring 33°C, but the lack of verified primary model data and the inherent uncertainty in daily temperature forecasts suggest the price may be slightly too high.

⚡ 9. Contrarian Check

The main contrarian risk is that the 33°C forecast is based on a secondary source and could be off by a degree, making 32°C or 34°C more likely than the market implies.

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