Highest temperature in Paris on August 1?

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Market context

Paris’s peak temperature on 1 August will be determined by the highest reading logged at Paris-Le Bourget Airport, so the key driver is not the morning forecast headline but the afternoon maximum at that specific station. The market is already leaning heavily towards a moderate summer outcome, with 28°C the clear frontrunner at 70% and 29°C next at 19%, which fits the sort of early-August Paris profile where highs often sit in the mid-to-high 20s unless a stronger hot spell pushes in. [1][2][13]

The probability is best read against recent French heat episodes and the way station-based weather markets can reprice quickly when a heat plume shifts by even a degree or two. Reuters reported in June that Météo-France had warned of record-high temperatures in parts of the country, and AP covered France’s extreme-heat conditions in the same period, which matters because traders often anchor on whether synoptic heat persists into the target date or fades before the official observation window. [16][6] Historical August data also show that Paris can reach well above the average on exceptional days, including cases around 35°C or higher, so a low-price tail is not impossible even if it is not the base case. [19][18]

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