Bhubaneswar: Odisha is witnessing the onset of winter as night temperatures have started to dip across the state.
As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD) data at 8.30 am on Monday, Bhubaneswar recorded a minimum of 18.9°C while Kataka recorded 17.6°C.The chill was more intense in interior Odisha.
Phulbani was the coldest in the state with 14°C. Bhawanipatna and Daringibadi recorded 15°C each. Jharsuguda and Nabarangpur recorded 16°C, while Kendujhar logged 16.6°C and Rayagada 17°C.Balangir recorded 17.2°C, Debagada 17.4°C, Paralakhemundi 17.5°C and Hirakud 17.8°C.
Sundergada, Titlagarh, Baleshwar, Sambalpur, Malkangiri, Sonepur, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Bhadrak, Boudh, Koraput and Bargada also saw mercury dropping below the 20-degree mark, with minimums ranging between 18°C and 19.6°C.
Other places recording minimum temperatures below 20°C included Sundargarh (18°C), Titilagarh (18°C), Baleswar (18.2°C), Sambalpur (18.2°C), Malkangiri (18.2°C), Sonepur (18.2°C), Jajpur (18.4°C), Dhenkanal (18.9°C), Bhadrak (19°C), Boudh (19.2°C) and Koraput and Bargarh (19.6°C each).
The IMD has predicted that the cold will intensify further. In its bulletin on Sunday evening, the department said minimum temperatures are expected to drop by another 2 to 4 degrees Celsius across Odisha in the next two to three days.
