{"id":218171,"date":"2025-02-03T11:27:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T16:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?p=218171"},"modified":"2025-02-04T09:55:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T14:55:01","slug":"us-average-january-temp-likely-to-exceed-29-degrees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/macro\/us-average-january-temp-likely-to-exceed-29-degrees\/","title":{"rendered":"US Average January Temp Likely to Exceed 29 Degrees: Feb. 3, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Forecast Trader participants point to a 58% chance that the US\u2019s average temperature for last month will exceed 29 degrees Fahrenheit. This 29-degree threshold is likely to be surpassed, however, based on a review of historical data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"77\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Picture1-1-1100x77.png\" alt=\"Forecast Contract asking is average US temperature will exceed 29 degrees Fahrenheit in January. \" class=\"wp-image-218178 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Picture1-1-1100x77.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Picture1-1-700x49.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Picture1-1-300x21.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Picture1-1-768x54.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Picture1-1.png 1104w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/77;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source: ForecastEx<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, the average January temperature during the past 10 years has been 33.2 degrees. The average temp for last month, therefore, would have to be 4.2 degrees below the 10-year average or more for the Yes side to lose. And when widening the timeframe of historical analysis, the 30- and 100-year averages are 32.7 and 30.6 degrees. Additionally, the last time the average January temperature didn\u2019t exceed 29 degrees was 1988, illustrating how rare it is to have temperatures below that level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"763\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/climate-change-image-2.png\" alt=\"The average US temperature for January hasn't been below 29 since 1988.\" class=\"wp-image-218244 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/climate-change-image-2.png 1050w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/climate-change-image-2-700x509.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/climate-change-image-2-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/climate-change-image-2-768x558.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1050px; aspect-ratio: 1050\/763;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I believe that the aforementioned contract is priced inexpensively considering the odds, and it offers an opportunity for existing and new IBKR ForecastTraders to engage in our climate instruments. The outcome will be known next Monday the 10<sup>th<\/sup> when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration releases the figure. The Yes, at $0.58, delivers a dollar if correct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about ForecastEx, view our Traders\u2019 Academy video&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ceR-weGZSXc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forecast Trader participants point to a 58% chance that the US\u2019s average temperature for last month will exceed 29 degrees 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