This is about global temperature records. The reason your hypothetical conversation isn't parallel is because the last global cold record was 1903.[0]

In terms of localized cold records, they are becoming astonishingly rare to the point that they really don't even deserve mention.[1]

[0] https://www.climate.gov/sites/default/files/2023-01/ClimateD... [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_weather_records#/med...