Temperatures in Napier have now reached 33 degrees breaking a 52 year-old record for November.
MetService meteorologist Claire Flynn said this was the hottest it had been since 1964 when temperatures reached 31.8 degrees at the Nelson Park Station.
"Normally it is easier to break records when the weather stations have only been there for a few years but the Nelson Park station was put in back in 1868, which makes it quite interesting."
This weather station was not the only one breaking records in Napier with the Airport thermometer recording its highest temperature for November since 1982, reaching 33.4 degrees this afternoon.
"The previous high was held 34 years ago at 31.4 degrees so it has moved up by two degrees this year."