過去最高(かこさいこう)

かこさいこう
noun, no-adjective
record high; highest ever
quantityeconomics
1. record high; the highest ever
The highest level ever recorded for a figure such as sales, temperature, or attendance.
売上(うりあげ)が過去最高(かこさいこう)を記録(きろく)した。
Sales hit a record high.
今年(ことし)の夏(なつ)は過去最高(かこさいこう)の暑(あつ)さだった。
This summer was the hottest ever recorded.
The number of foreign visitors to Japan has set a new record for three years running.

A set compound of 過去(かこ) (the past) + 最高(さいこう) (highest), common in news reports on business figures, weather, and statistics.

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Related words

  • 過去最低(かこさいてい): record low
  • 史上最高(しじょうさいこう): the highest in history (more emphatic)