Bhubaneswar: Odisha reeled under sweltering heatwave conditions with the maximum day temperature touching 43.2°C at Talcher and 30 places recording 40°C or more on Wednesday.
For the first time this summer twin city crossed 41°C. While the mercury touched 41.7°C in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack recorded 41.5°C.
The other places in the State that recorded maximum day temperature of 40°C or more are Balasore 40.4°C, Chandbali 41.6°C, Angul 42.7°C, Baripada 42.6°C, Jharsuguda 41.6°C, Keonjhar 40.2°C, Sambalpur 41.4°C, Sundargarh 40°C, Hirakud 41.4°C, Bhawanipatna 42°C, Bolangir 41.5°C, Phulbani 40.7°C, Titilagarh 42.5°C, Malkangiri 42°C, Sonepur 40.4°C, Nayagarh 42.7°C, Boudh 42.8°C, Chhatrapur 40.6°C, Paralakhemundi 42.8°C, Rayagada 40.2°C, Jajpur 40°C, Dhenkanal 41.8°C, Nuapada 43°C, Khordha 41°C, Jagatsinghpur 41°C, Kendrapara 40.8°C, and Rourkela 40.6°C.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that due to prevailing mainly Northwesterly/Westerly dry air and high solar insolation day temperature is very likely to rise gradually by 2°C to 3°C at many places over the districts of Odisha during the next 2 days, consequently maximum temperature (Day Temperature) is likely to be more than 40°C or above at many places in the districts of Odisha and likely to be above normal by 3 to 5°C over some districts of Odisha during next 4 to 5 days.
Accordingly, the IMD has issued a ‘Yellow’ alert warning of heatwave conditions for several districts of Odisha over the next five days.
