The figure recorded at the Maison St Louis observatory in St Saviour – just beat Gravesend in Kent, where the mercury climbed to 27.1°C
And forecasters are predicting that Saturday will be the hottest October day on record, with a maximum of 28°C easily beating the current high of 24.4°C
Thousands of Islanders and tourists have made the most of the weather and provided a welcome boost to seaside businesses around the Island.
