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record-breaking

adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

  1. Of an achievement or observation, exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity or category.

    The peak of the record-breaking month came during the fourth week, when the railways were called upon to handle the transport side of the official evacuation from the London area.

    For example, record-breaking rainfall in the UK made February 2020 the wettest February on record, while July 2019 was deemed to be the warmest month on record worldwide.