Mercury Dips To 6.9°C In Odisha, 24 Places, Including Cuttack City, Records Temp Below 15°C

Bhubaneswar: Koraput’s Similiguda was the coldest place in Odisha recording the lowest night temperature at 6.9°C followed by Kirei in Sundargarh at 8.7°C, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Thursday.

At least 24 places in the state recorded minimum temperatures below 15 degree Celsius:

1. Similiguda in Koraput: 6.9
2. Koraput: 7.8
3. Kirei in Sundargarh: 8.7
4. Phulabani: 9
5. Daringbadi in Kandhamal: 10
6. Jharsuguda and Sundergarh: 10.5
7. Bhawanipatna: 10.6
8. Nabarangpur: 11
9. Keonjhar:11.6
10. Sonepur: 12.2
11. Angul:12.6
12. Balangir: 12.8
13. Deogarh: 13
14. Hirakud: 13.3
15. Kendrapada: 13.4
16. Baripada: 13.5
17. Balasore: 13.6
18. Bargarh: 13.8
19. Sambalpur and Titlagarh: 14
20. Boudh and Bhadrak: 14.5
21. Cuttack: 14.6

Bhubaneswar recorded 15.2 degree Celsius.

The IMD has forecast no large change in the night temperature for the next 24 hours. The mercury may rise by 2-3 degree Celsius in the subsequent days. It has also forecast rain in some parts of southern districts of Odisha on December 9-10.