Bhubaneswar: As most parts of Odisha reeled under intense heatwave conditions, at least 21 places recorded temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius or above on Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
According to the weather agency, the industrial town of Jharsuguda in the western region was the hottest place in the state recording 44.8 degrees Celsius, followed by Hirakud at 44 degrees Celsius.
Altogether 21 places, including the capital city Bhubaneswar, recorded a temperature of 40 degrees Celsius or above during the day.
Angul and Sambalpur towns registered a temperature of 43.6 degrees Celsius each, while it was 43 degrees Celsius at Talcher and Boudh.
The temperature was 42.6 degrees Celsius at Sonepur, followed by Titlagarh (42.3), and Bolangir (42.2). Bhubaneswar city sizzled at 40.1 degrees Celsius, it said.
The other places which registered a day temperature of 40 degrees Celsius are-Baripada, Sundargarh, Bhawanipatna, Nayagarh, Paralakhemundi, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Bargarh, Nuapada, Khurda, and Rourkela.
The IMD said hot and humid conditions are expected to prevail in Jharsuguda, Boudh, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Angul and Dhenkanal districts on Wednesday.
Thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty surface wind would occur in several districts across Odisha during the afternoon or evening hours of Wednesday, it said.
