Bhubaneswar: As many as 27 places in Odisha recorded maximum temperature above or equal to 40 degrees Celcius. Similarly, 16 places recorded 42 degrees or above (daytime) temperature on Monday. Eight stations recorded temperatures of 43 degrees or more among which Bolangir was the highest at 44.0 degrees.
Titilagarh was second at 43.8 degrees followed by Angul ranking third at 43.7 degrees Celcius. Sonepur recorded 43.4 degrees while Talcher and Sambalpur sizzled at 43.0 degrees on Monday afternoon.
The maximum daytime temperature at Bargarh, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Balasore, and Khurda was – 42.0, 40.8, 40.2, 39.0, and 42.0 degrees Celcius respectively.
The lowest maximum daytime temperature recorded today was 31.4 degrees at Gopalpur, followed by Puri (33.0) and Paradip (33.5). Daringbadi recorded a maximum temperature of 35 degree Celcius on Monday.
