Bhubaneswar: With February temperature hovering around 40 degree Celsius, the summer of 2021 in Odisha is set to get harsher if the Met office’s outlook for the next three month is any indication.
While the state is likely to experience above normal maximum temperature, the nights may be cooler than usual.
“Most subdivisions of east and adjoining central India including Odisha and a few subdivisions of extreme northern parts of the country are likely to experience below normal minimum temperature between March and May,” IMD DGM Mrutyunjay Mohapatra was quoted as saying by TNIE.
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Meanwhile, the Met Office has issued an alert regarding a rise in temperature by 5 degree Celsius in several parts of Odisha in the next 24 hours.
The districts where heatwave will prevail are Khurda, Cuttack, Angul, Boudh, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak and Nayagarh districts.
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The warning came despite a marginal fall in the day temperature with Baripada and Talcher recording the highest of 39.8 degree Celsius on Monday.
Angul had pipped Bhubaneswar on Sunday to become the hottest place in the country with temperature crossing the 40 degree Celsius mark. The Odisha capital had recorded the highest temperature for four consecutive days.
