How the Atlanta high-temperature market settles

Kalshi's Atlanta market settles on the daily high at Hartsfield-Jackson (KATL), as the climate report CLIATL and The Weather Company publish it. Series KXHIGHTATL, listed since Feb 4, 2026.

Updated Oct 31, 4:21 AM EDT: newest final official high is for Fri, Oct 30.

Today in Atlanta

The settlement station

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Station
KATL
Report code
CLIATL
NWS office
FFC
Time zone
America/New York

Source: Kalshi contract terms; NWS climate report CLIATL

Today's window (Sat, Oct 31)

1:00 AM Oct 31 to 1:00 AM Nov 1 EDT

Midnight to midnight EST, local standard time: 1:00 AM to 1:00 AM on Atlanta's clock while daylight saving is on.

Opened
Oct 30, 10:00 AM EDT
Closes
Nov 1, 1:00 AM EDT
Usually settles
around 6:12 AM
median 6.2 h after close, 77 settled days

Today's six brackets, in whole degrees

  • 70° or below
  • 71° to 72°
  • 73° to 74°
  • 75° to 76°
  • 77° to 78°
  • 79° or above

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How Atlanta settled, day by day

Since Aug 14, 2026, 8 of 77 days (10%) settled on a tail bracket: 8 below the bottom bracket and 0 above the top one. In the last 30 days: 5 of 30.

DaySettled onWinning bracket
Thu, Oct 2976°76° to 77°
Wed, Oct 2875°74° to 75°
Tue, Oct 2774°74° to 75°
Mon, Oct 2671°71° to 72°
Sun, Oct 2570°69° to 70°
Sat, Oct 2470°69° to 70°
Fri, Oct 2373°72° to 73°
Thu, Oct 2276°76° to 77°
Wed, Oct 2175°74° to 75°
Tue, Oct 2076°76° to 77°
Mon, Oct 1970°70° to 71°
Sun, Oct 1867°66° to 67°
Sat, Oct 1767°67° to 68°
Fri, Oct 1684°83° to 84°
Thu, Oct 1588°87° to 88°
Wed, Oct 1487°87° to 88°
Tue, Oct 1387°86° to 87°
Mon, Oct 1284°83° to 84°
Sun, Oct 1170°70° or belowbottom tail
Sat, Oct 1068°68° or belowbottom tail
Fri, Oct 973°75° or belowbottom tail
Thu, Oct 885°84° to 85°
Wed, Oct 780°79° to 80°
Tue, Oct 678°78° to 79°
Mon, Oct 576°76° or belowbottom tail
Sun, Oct 478°78° to 79°
Sat, Oct 386°86° to 87°
Fri, Oct 284°85° or belowbottom tail
Thu, Oct 186°85° to 86°
Wed, Sep 3087°87° to 88°

Source: Each market's result, settlement value and time: Kalshi's public market data; Time of the high: NWS climate reports for KATL, via IEM

When the high happens at Hartsfield-Jackson

Over 362 days (Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026), the median time of the official high was 3:51 PM local standard time, and half the highs came between 2:50 PM and 4:36 PM. Over the last 60 days the median was 3:43 PM.

Hartsfield-Jackson's high came before 1 AM standard time (1 to 2 AM daylight time) on 10 of 362 days (3%): the climate day's warmest minutes were its first.

  • Midnight to 1 AM3%
  • 1 to 6 AM2%
  • 6 AM to noon1%
  • Noon to 3 PM21%
  • 3 to 6 PM72%
  • 6 PM to midnight2%

KATL report times, standard time. 2 without a time (MM) left out.

Source: NWS climate reports for KATL, via IEM; IEM table of NWS climate reports

Atlanta on Polymarket

Polymarket's Atlanta market settles on the same station, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (KATL), but reads it its own way: the highest of the day's hourly readings in whole °F, over the local calendar day, in 2°F ranges.

Kalshi vs Polymarket in Atlanta: the stations and the last 30 days side by side

Did the afternoon report's high hold?

On 183 days from May 1, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026, the NWS's afternoon preliminary report (usually "as of 4 PM" local time) had the same high as the final report on 128 of 183 days (70%). The final report came in higher on 55 and never lower.

54 of those 55 higher finals put the high after the 4 PM cutoff.

Source: Every NWS climate report issued for KATL (CLIATL), via IEM's text archive

Records and normals at Hartsfield-Jackson

The normal high for Oct 31 is 69°F and the record high is 86°F. The normal falls to 60°F by Nov 30.

Against the normal
+3.0°F on average
above on 237, below on 107 of 364 days
Warmest and coolest
98° and 36°
98° on Jul 2, 2026; 36° on Jan 31, 2026
Record highs set or tied
16 days
Oct 15 88°, Oct 14 87°, Oct 13 87°, …

364 final highs at KATL, Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026, against the normal and record each report printed.

Source: NWS climate reports for KATL, via IEM; NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals

Stations nearby

Climate-report stations near Hartsfield-Jackson, and how their official highs ran against it. None settles the Atlanta market.

  • Atlanta/Fulton Co. KFTY · 18 km−0.6°F on average; the same whole degree on 110 of 361 days, 2°F or more apart on 119.
  • Atlanta/Dekalb KPDK · 29 km−0.2°F on average; the same whole degree on 90 of 361 days, 2°F or more apart on 126.
  • Peachtree City KFFC · 34 km−0.7°F on average; the same whole degree on 99 of 364 days, 2°F or more apart on 127.

Straight-line distances from KATL; snapshot Oct 21, 2026.

Source: IEM's list of NWS climate-report sites; aviationweather.gov station information

Questions about Atlanta

Which station settles Kalshi's Atlanta high-temperature market?

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL), the station named by the climate-report code CLIATL in the market's rules.

What hours count toward Atlanta's daily high?

Midnight to midnight EST, local standard time. During daylight saving that is 1:00 AM Oct 31 to 1:00 AM Nov 1 EDT.

When does the Atlanta market close and settle?

Trading closes at 1:00 AM EDT after the day ends. Over the last 77 settled days the result posted a median of 6.2 hours after close.

What are Atlanta's brackets for Sat, Oct 31?

70° or below, 71° to 72°, 73° to 74°, 75° to 76°, 77° to 78°, 79° or above, compared with Hartsfield-Jackson's published whole-degree high. The two tails are strict.

How often does Atlanta settle on a tail bracket?

On 8 of 77 settled days from Aug 14, 2026 to Oct 29, 2026 (10%): 8 on the bottom tail and 0 on the top tail.

When does Atlanta's daily high usually happen?

Over 362 days to Oct 30, 2026, the median time of the official high at KATL was 3:51 PM local standard time. On 10 of those days it came before 1 AM standard time.

How often does the afternoon climate report's high change by the final report in Atlanta?

From May 1, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026, the afternoon preliminary report's high matched the final report's on 128 of 183 days. The final was higher on 55 and lower on 0.

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