- Will fewer than 5 tropical cyclones make landfall in China during 2026?<1¢<1%
- Will exactly 5 tropical cyclones make landfall in China during 2026?<1¢<1%
- Will exactly 6 tropical cyclones make landfall in China during 2026?<1¢<1%
- Will exactly 7 tropical cyclones make landfall in China during 2026?15¢15%
- Will exactly 8 tropical cyclones make landfall in China during 2026?42¢42%
- Will more than 8 tropical cyclones make landfall in China during 2026?38¢38%
Above-average western North Pacific activity, with 26 tropical cyclones generated through early October versus the 18.3 long-term average, has produced seven China landfalls so far—slightly above the 6.5 seasonal norm—pushing market-implied odds toward totals of eight or greater. Recent systems including July’s Noul in Guangdong and October’s Dolphin tracking toward the east coast, plus China Meteorological Administration guidance for one to two additional impacts this month, reinforce trader expectations of continued above-normal genesis and favorable northwest tracks. Developing super El Niño conditions may further steer systems toward East Asia, though late-season steering variability and model spread leave room for fewer or additional qualifying landfalls before year-end resolution.
Rules
This market will resolve based on the total number of tropical cyclones recorded making landfall in China during the calendar year 2026 as published on the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) Tropical Cyclone Data Center "Landfalling TCs" page (https://tcdata.typhoon.org.cn/en/dlrdqx.html) in the annual Best Track Dataset update for 2026. All landfalling tropical cyclones listed by the CMA on that page count toward the total, regardless of their intensity category at landfall (tropical depression, tropical storm, severe tropical storm, typhoon, severe typhoon, or super typhoon). What constitutes a landfall in China (including which mainland and island locations qualify) is determined solely by the CMA's records on that page. Each tropical cyclone is counted once toward the total, regardless of how many separate times it makes landfall. One bracket will resolve "Yes" and all others "No". If the CMA "Landfalling TCs" page is inaccessible or the 2026 Best Track Dataset has not been updated by June 30, 2027, resolution will instead be based on the number of tropical cyclones reported by China as making landfall for the 2026 season - counted on the same all-intensity basis - in the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee Annual Session final report for the 2026 season (https://www.typhooncommittee.org).