Used in sports, competitions, and measurable achievements to indicate a newly set record.
彼は100メートル走で新記録を出した。
He set a new record in the 100-meter dash.
今年の猛暑は観測史上の新記録だ。
This year's extreme heat is a new record in observation history.
Compound of 新 (new) and 記録 (record).