Wellington, New Zealand, experiences frequent strong northwesterly and southerly flows channeled through the Cook Strait by the Roaring Forties, with August climatology favoring peak gusts often exceeding 100 km/h at exposed sites due to passing low-pressure systems and frontal passages. A mid-month low-pressure system produced recorded gusts of 122 km/h at Kelburn and higher at Baring Head, while a late-August event on the 23rd delivered 168 km/h at Mt Kaukau, establishing a monthly peak well above 104 km/h. These verified observations from MetService and NIWA stations underpin the market's 53% implied probability for the top bin, tempered by remaining days in the month and typical model spread on final intensification. Historical analogs show August maxima commonly fall in the 110–160 km/h range at standard reporting locations, supporting trader consensus around elevated outcomes while leaving room for downward revision if later data qualify the peak differently.
Experimentelle KI-generierte Zusammenfassung mit Polymarket-Daten. Dies ist keine Handelsberatung und spielt keine Rolle bei der Auflösung dieses Marktes. · AktualisiertSpitzenwindböe in der windigsten Stadt der Welt im August
104 km/h oder mehr 62%
93 km/h oder weniger 27%
94 bis 103 km/h 16%
93 km/h oder weniger
27%
94 bis 103 km/h
16%
104 km/h oder mehr
52%
104 km/h oder mehr 62%
93 km/h oder weniger 27%
94 bis 103 km/h 16%
93 km/h oder weniger
27%
94 bis 103 km/h
16%
104 km/h oder mehr
52%
The resolution source for this market is the gust value in the wind group of NZWN's raw METAR/SPECI observations, encoded in knots (for example, "34020G45KT" denotes a 45-knot gust), as archived by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM) for station NZWN in network NF__ASOS ("New Zealand ASOS"). Gust speed is converted from knots using 1 kt = 1.852 km/h, rounded half-up to the nearest whole number. Because gusts are reported in whole knots, no observed gust converts to a value on a bracket boundary, so every observation maps to exactly one range.
The month's highest gust can be located via the IEM Data Calendar for NZWN: https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/sites/hist.phtml?network=NF__ASOS&year=2026&month=8&mode=monthly&station=NZWN. Each calendar day displays that day's peak gust inline; clicking a day's date opens the daily Summary for NF__ASOS, where the Peak Gust column in the NZWN (Wellington) row shows the day's maximum. Ensure station NZWN is selected, as the NF__ASOS network includes other New Zealand stations. Note that the IEM calendar and summary pages display gusts in mph; resolution is based on the knot value in the underlying raw METAR, which IEM archives alongside each parsed observation and which can be used to independently verify any value.
If any observations are missing or unavailable, this market will resolve to the range containing the highest gust reported during the resolution window. Should the IEM archive be unavailable or discontinued, this market will resolve based on the equivalent raw METAR/SPECI observations for NZWN from another credible archive or the original reporting authority.
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The resolution source for this market is the gust value in the wind group of NZWN's raw METAR/SPECI observations, encoded in knots (for example, "34020G45KT" denotes a 45-knot gust), as archived by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM) for station NZWN in network NF__ASOS ("New Zealand ASOS"). Gust speed is converted from knots using 1 kt = 1.852 km/h, rounded half-up to the nearest whole number. Because gusts are reported in whole knots, no observed gust converts to a value on a bracket boundary, so every observation maps to exactly one range.
The month's highest gust can be located via the IEM Data Calendar for NZWN: https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/sites/hist.phtml?network=NF__ASOS&year=2026&month=8&mode=monthly&station=NZWN. Each calendar day displays that day's peak gust inline; clicking a day's date opens the daily Summary for NF__ASOS, where the Peak Gust column in the NZWN (Wellington) row shows the day's maximum. Ensure station NZWN is selected, as the NF__ASOS network includes other New Zealand stations. Note that the IEM calendar and summary pages display gusts in mph; resolution is based on the knot value in the underlying raw METAR, which IEM archives alongside each parsed observation and which can be used to independently verify any value.
If any observations are missing or unavailable, this market will resolve to the range containing the highest gust reported during the resolution window. Should the IEM archive be unavailable or discontinued, this market will resolve based on the equivalent raw METAR/SPECI observations for NZWN from another credible archive or the original reporting authority.
Wellington, New Zealand, experiences frequent strong northwesterly and southerly flows channeled through the Cook Strait by the Roaring Forties, with August climatology favoring peak gusts often exceeding 100 km/h at exposed sites due to passing low-pressure systems and frontal passages. A mid-month low-pressure system produced recorded gusts of 122 km/h at Kelburn and higher at Baring Head, while a late-August event on the 23rd delivered 168 km/h at Mt Kaukau, establishing a monthly peak well above 104 km/h. These verified observations from MetService and NIWA stations underpin the market's 53% implied probability for the top bin, tempered by remaining days in the month and typical model spread on final intensification. Historical analogs show August maxima commonly fall in the 110–160 km/h range at standard reporting locations, supporting trader consensus around elevated outcomes while leaving room for downward revision if later data qualify the peak differently.
Experimentelle KI-generierte Zusammenfassung mit Polymarket-Daten. Dies ist keine Handelsberatung und spielt keine Rolle bei der Auflösung dieses Marktes. · Aktualisiert

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