diff --git a/content.py b/content.py
index 09fcf9e..16f2347 100644
--- a/content.py
+++ b/content.py
@@ -226,10 +226,22 @@ def _monthly_normals(history) -> list[dict]:
     return rows
 
 
+def _extreme(metric_rec, key: str) -> dict | None:
+    """One extreme of a metric — key 'max' (warmest) or 'min' (coldest) — as the
+    two-unit value, its heat-map tier, and the date it occurred."""
+    if not metric_rec:
+        return None
+    v = metric_rec[key]
+    return {"txt": _temp(v), "f": v, "cls": temp_class(v), "date": metric_rec[f"{key}_date"]}
+
+
 def _period_records(history, months: list[int]) -> dict:
-    """Record high (tmax) and record low (tmin), with the dates they occurred, over a
-    set of calendar months — the shared primitive behind the monthly and seasonal
-    records tables. Reuses grading.all_time_records on the month-filtered archive."""
+    """For a set of calendar months, the record *warmest and coldest* of BOTH the
+    daytime high (tmax) and the overnight low (tmin) — four extremes with dates.
+
+    So each metric shows both ends: the daytime high's hottest day and the coldest a
+    day ever stayed (its record-low high), and the overnight low's mildest night and
+    its record low. Reuses grading.all_time_records on the month-filtered archive."""
     if len(months) == 1:
         sub = history.filter(pl.col("date").dt.month() == months[0])
     else:
@@ -237,12 +249,8 @@ def _period_records(history, months: list[int]) -> dict:
     rec = grading.all_time_records(sub) if not sub.is_empty() else {}
     tmax, tmin = rec.get("tmax"), rec.get("tmin")
     return {
-        "high": _temp(tmax["max"]) if tmax else "—",
-        "high_f": tmax["max"] if tmax else None,
-        "high_date": tmax["max_date"] if tmax else "—",
-        "low": _temp(tmin["min"]) if tmin else "—",
-        "low_f": tmin["min"] if tmin else None,
-        "low_date": tmin["min_date"] if tmin else "—",
+        "high": {"warm": _extreme(tmax, "max"), "cold": _extreme(tmax, "min")},
+        "low": {"warm": _extreme(tmin, "max"), "cold": _extreme(tmin, "min")},
     }
 
 
diff --git a/templates/records.html.j2 b/templates/records.html.j2
index cd6985d..61ce920 100644
--- a/templates/records.html.j2
+++ b/templates/records.html.j2
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@
 {% block canonical_path %}{{ canonical_path }}{% endblock %}
 {% block jsonld %}<script type="application/ld+json">{{ jsonld_str | safe }}</script>{% endblock %}
 {% block content %}
+{# A metric's two extremes — ▲ warmest and ▼ coldest it has ever been — as tinted
+   chips with the date each occurred. Used for the daytime-high and overnight-low
+   columns of the month and season tables. #}
+{% macro extremes(metric) %}
+{% if metric and metric.warm and metric.cold %}
+<div class="rec-ext"><span class="rec-arrow up" aria-hidden="true">▲</span><span class="t-inline t-{{ metric.warm.cls }}">{{ metric.warm.txt }}</span><span class="rec-on">{{ metric.warm.date }}</span></div>
+<div class="rec-ext"><span class="rec-arrow down" aria-hidden="true">▼</span><span class="t-inline t-{{ metric.cold.cls }}">{{ metric.cold.txt }}</span><span class="rec-on">{{ metric.cold.date }}</span></div>
+{% else %}—{% endif %}
+{% endmacro %}
 <nav class="breadcrumb" aria-label="Breadcrumb">
   {% for label, href in breadcrumb %}{% if href %}<a href="{{ href }}">{{ label }}</a>{% else %}<span>{{ label }}</span>{% endif %}{% if not loop.last %} <span class="sep">›</span> {% endif %}{% endfor %}
 </nav>
@@ -20,17 +29,18 @@
 
   <section class="climate-records-section">
     <h2>Records by month</h2>
-    <p>The warmest and coldest {{ name }} has ever been in each calendar month. Tap a month for its full
-       averages and typical range.</p>
+    <p>The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in
+       each calendar month — so each column shows its record high <i>and</i> its record low. Tap a
+       month for its full averages and typical range.</p>
     <div class="table-wrap">
-      <table class="normals-table records-table">
-        <thead><tr><th>Month</th><th>Record high</th><th>Record low</th></tr></thead>
+      <table class="normals-table records-table records-ext">
+        <thead><tr><th>Month</th><th>Daytime high</th><th>Overnight low</th></tr></thead>
         <tbody>
           {% for m in monthly %}
           <tr>
             <td><a href="{{ base }}/climate/{{ city.slug }}/{{ m.slug }}">{{ m.name }}</a></td>
-            <td class="t-cell t-{{ temp_class(m.high_f) }}">{{ m.high }}<span class="rec-on">{{ m.high_date }}</span></td>
-            <td class="t-cell t-{{ temp_class(m.low_f) }}">{{ m.low }}<span class="rec-on">{{ m.low_date }}</span></td>
+            <td>{{ extremes(m.high) }}</td>
+            <td>{{ extremes(m.low) }}</td>
           </tr>
           {% endfor %}
         </tbody>
@@ -40,17 +50,17 @@
 
   <section class="climate-records-section">
     <h2>Records by season</h2>
-    <p>Meteorological seasons for the {{ hemisphere }} Hemisphere — each a three-month span — and the
-       most extreme {{ name }} has recorded within each.</p>
+    <p>The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each
+       meteorological season ({{ hemisphere }} Hemisphere — each a three-month span).</p>
     <div class="table-wrap">
-      <table class="normals-table records-table">
-        <thead><tr><th>Season</th><th>Record high</th><th>Record low</th></tr></thead>
+      <table class="normals-table records-table records-ext">
+        <thead><tr><th>Season</th><th>Daytime high</th><th>Overnight low</th></tr></thead>
         <tbody>
           {% for s in seasonal %}
           <tr>
             <td>{{ s.name }} <span class="season-span">({{ s.span }})</span></td>
-            <td class="t-cell t-{{ temp_class(s.high_f) }}">{{ s.high }}<span class="rec-on">{{ s.high_date }}</span></td>
-            <td class="t-cell t-{{ temp_class(s.low_f) }}">{{ s.low }}<span class="rec-on">{{ s.low_date }}</span></td>
+            <td>{{ extremes(s.high) }}</td>
+            <td>{{ extremes(s.low) }}</td>
           </tr>
           {% endfor %}
         </tbody>
diff --git a/tests/test_content.py b/tests/test_content.py
index b8954b0..130ccc2 100644
--- a/tests/test_content.py
+++ b/tests/test_content.py
@@ -134,11 +134,21 @@ def test_climate_pages_are_colour_coded(client):
     assert "t-cell t-" in city              # tinted temperature cells in the normals table
     assert "range-fill" in city and "--c1:var(--" in city   # the monthly range strip's gradient bars
     recs = client.get(f"{B}/climate/{SLUG}/records").text
-    assert "t-cell t-" in recs
+    assert "t-inline t-" in recs            # tinted record chips
     month = client.get(f"{B}/climate/{SLUG}/july").text
     assert "t-inline t-" in month           # tinted hero numbers + records
 
 
+def test_records_show_both_extremes_per_metric(client):
+    # Each metric column shows BOTH its record warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) — so the
+    # daytime high carries its record-low high, and the overnight low its record-high low.
+    b = client.get(f"{B}/climate/{SLUG}/records").text
+    assert "Daytime high" in b and "Overnight low" in b
+    assert "▲" in b and "▼" in b
+    # 12 months × 2 metric columns × 2 extremes = 48 chips just in the monthly table.
+    assert b.count('class="rec-ext"') >= 48
+
+
 def test_hub_glossary_about(client):
     assert client.get(f"{B}/climate").status_code == 200
     assert client.get(f"{B}/glossary").status_code == 200