1.
record-breaking; record-setting; unprecedented
Describes something extreme enough to constitute a record — most often used in news contexts about weather, heat, rainfall, sales figures, or other measurable values.
今年の夏は記録的な暑さだった。
This summer was record-breakingly hot.
記録的な大雨で道路が冠水した。
Record rainfall flooded the roads.
新製品は発売から一週間で記録的な売上を達成した。
Within a week of release, the new product achieved record-breaking sales.
Composed of 記録 (record) + 的 (the adjectival suffix). Used as a na-adjective: 記録的な + noun.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 記録的な暑さ: record-breaking heat
- 記録的な大雨: record rainfall
- 記録的な売上: record sales
- 記録的な猛暑: record-breaking heatwave
USAGE:
Strongly associated with news reporting, especially weather and economic figures. In conversation, native speakers often soften it with 過去最高の (highest ever) or 観測史上最も〜 (most ever on record) when speaking more carefully.