NPR Business23/4/2026CrimeUnited States
Paris Airport Weather Station Tampering Probed After Trader Wins $21K on Anomalous Temperature Spike
French weather service Météo-France files police complaint after unusual reading at Charles de Gaulle Airport coincided with Polymarket bet payout
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- French authorities are investigating suspected tampering with a weather monitoring station at Charles de Gaulle Airport after a Polymarket trader won $21,398 by betting $119 that Paris temperature would exceed 64°F on April 15.
- Meteorologists ruled the sudden temperature spike unnatural, and the trader deleted their account afterward.
- Météo-France filed a police complaint, with online observers suggesting a lighter or hairdryer may have been used on the equipment.
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French authorities are investigating suspected tampering with a weather monitoring station at Charles de Gaulle Airport after a Polymarket trader won $21,398 by betting $119 that Paris temperature would exceed 64°F on April 15. Meteorologists ruled the sudden temperature spike unnatural, and the trader deleted their account afterward. Météo-France filed a police complaint, with online observers suggesting a lighter or hairdryer may have been used on the equipment.
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