Bhubaneswar: Winter chill has started tightening its grip over Odisha with minimum temperatures dipping across interior districts.
According to the IMD data released by the Meteorological Centre of Bhubaneswar today, Phulbani recorded the lowest minimum temperature in the plains at 14.0°C, followed by Daringbadi at 13.5°C, Chipilima 14.4°C and Koraput at 14.8°C. In the hill stations, Semiliguda (AMFU) was the coldest in the state at 12.2°C, while G. Udayagiri recorded 12.5°C.
The highest maximum temperature in the state was recorded at Paralakhemundi with 32.6°C. The weather department informed that dry weather prevailed over all districts of Odisha in the last 24 hours.
On the other hand, foggy conditions were witnessed at several places. Dense fog (visibility 50m to 200m) was observed at Koraput and Rourkela, while shallow fog (500m to 1000m) was reported from Jharsuguda and Phulbani.
In the twin cities, Bhubaneswar recorded a maximum of 31.7°C and minimum of 19.8°C, while Kataka recorded 30.6°C and 19.4°C. Both cities witnessed no rainfall.
