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Amid Rise In Temperature, 6 Places In Odisha Record 12 Deg C & Below; Dense Fog Blankets Many Areas

Bhubaneswar: Even as the temperature continued to rise in different parts of Odisha in the last few days, Koraput remained the coldest place in the state recording a minimum temperature of 7.5 degree Celsius, 4.5 degree below normal, in past 24 hours.

As per the Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar, Koraput was followed by Daringbadi in Kandhamal district at 8.5 degree Celsius. Similarly, G Udaygiri, also in Kandhamal, recorded a minimum temperature of 9 degree Celsius, followed by the district headquarters town of Phulbani at 10.5 degree Celsius.

Both Angul and Bhawanipatna recorded minimum temperature of 12 degree Celsius. As many as six places in the state recorded minimum (night) temperature of 12 degree Celsius and below as the mercury continued to rise in most parts of the state.

The temperature in most parts of the state stood 2 to 4 degree above normal and the impact of cold got reduced considerably.

While Bhubaneswar recorded the minimum temperature of 15.8 degree Celsius (1.6 degree above normal), the night temperature stood at 15.5 degree Celsius in Cuttack (2 degree above normal).
The MeT Centre has forecast that some parts of the state are expected to experience light rain in the first week of January.

As the mercury started rising, many parts of the state were enveloped by dense fog, disrupting normal life and vehicular movement on Saturday morning.

Dense fog was experienced in places like Phulbani, Khurda, Koraput, Daringbadi and Sonepur with visibility level getting reduced to around 50 metres.

Shallow to moderate fog was experienced in Bhawanipatna, Titlagarh, Keonjhar, Rourkela and Sambalpur.

OB Bureau

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