Bhubaneswar: Phulbani remained the coldest place in the state for the third consecutive night on Friday, recording a minimum temperature of 6.5 degrees Celsius.
Phulbani recorded a minimum temperature of 5 degrees Celsius on Thursday night. It was 3.6 degrees Celsius at the place on Wednesday night.
At least 11 places in the state recorded night temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius on Friday night. The other places were: Jharsuguda (8.8), Keonjhar (8.6), Sundargarh (7.5), Hirakud (9.5), Bhawanipatna (9), Koraput (9.6), Titlagarh (8.3), Sonepur (8.2), Daringbadi (7.5) and Boudh (9).