Odisha

Mercury Plummets Below 10°C At 10 Places In Odisha; Bhubaneswar Sees 4.8°C Drop In 2 Days

Bhubaneswar: With cold wave sweeping Odisha, 12 places recorded night temperature at and below 10°C in the state in the last 24 hours, India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Thursday.

G Uadaygiri, the hill station in Kandhamal, was the coldest at 4.8°C, followed by Semiliguda in Koraout (6.6°C), Rourkela (7°C), Jharsuguda (8°C), Chiplima in Sambalpur (8.8°C), Keonjhar (9.5°C), Phulbani and Daringbadi, also in Kandhamal, at 9.5°C each, Sundargarh (9.7°C), Kirei in Sundargarh (9.8°C) and Sonepur and Angul at 10°C each.

The mercury plummeted to 11°C in Balangir and Bhawanipatna and 12°C in Baripada, Bhadrak and Dhenkanal.

Dense fog was also seen in Dhenkanal and Angul and shallow to moderate fog in Bhawanipatna, Koraput and Gopalpur.

Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded 13.2°C and 13°C respectively. The night temperature in the the twin cities was 16.4°C and 15.2°C respectively on January 1 and 18.1°C and 16.5 °C on December 31.

The state capital recorded 14.6°C at 5.30 am, a decrease of 4.8°C since December 30 when the temperature was 19.4°C at the same time, according to senior meteorologist Umashankar Das.

On Wednesday, the IMD had forecast 2-3°C fall in the night temperature during the next 24 hours with no large change during the subsequent 4 days.

Check temp in the last 24 hours:

 

OB Bureau
Share
Published by
OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Odisha Takes Further Steps For Smooth Registration Of Apartments Of Pre-RERA Projects

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has taken further steps to ensure smooth registration by the authorities… Read More

10 minutes ago

Bhutan King Joins The List Of Noted Dignitaries & Celebrities Who Took Holy Dip At Mahakumbh

Prayagraj: The King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, on Tuesday participated in the Mahakumbh… Read More

40 minutes ago

Know What’s The NAAC Bribery Case In Which JNU Prof, 9 Others Arrested

New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has suspended Professor Rajeev Sijariya after he was arrested… Read More

59 minutes ago

Odia Lyricist Sangram Mohanty Of ‘Jhuma Jhuma Golapi Belare’ Fame Passes Away At 78

Baripada: Noted lyricist Sangram Keshari Mohanty, known for popular Odia film songs like ‘Kahana E… Read More

1 hour ago

Naveen Patnaik Visits Ailing BJD Leader Susanta Singh Hospitalised In Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik visited former Odisha Minister Susanta Singh, who… Read More

2 hours ago

Kumbh Stampede Not A Very Big Incident, Says Hema Malini After Akhilesh Slams UP Govt In Lok Sabha

New Delhi: BJP MP Hema Milini has raked up controversy on Tuesday by downplaying the… Read More

2 hours ago