Orange Alert For Heatwave In Odisha For 5 Days; Bhubaneswar Records 34.2°C By 2.30PM

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued orange alert as severe heatwave warning for several districts of Odisha till June 18.

While the day temperature is likely to remain 4-6 degrees above normal in some districts of Odisha during next 5 days,  one or two places in Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sonepur and Balangir are likely to experience warmer nights for 2 days, the weather agency added.

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By 2.30 am, Sambalpur had recorded the highest of 43.2 degree Celsius, followed by Jharsuguda (42.4), Hirakud (42) and Balasore (36.6). Bhubaneswar registered 34.2 degree Celsius during this hour. The temperature in the state capital is unlikely to touch 40 degree Celsius during next 5 days, the IMD said in a forecast.

The heatwave, which is pushing the mercury during the day, along with soaring night temperature is making life miserable in some parts of western Odisha. The minimum temperature at Sambalpur was 31.6 degree Celsius, 6.4 degrees above normal, on Tuesday night. Similarly, the temperature in Titlagarh and Hirakud shot up by 6.2 degrees and 5 degrees respectively during night hours. The minimum temperature at Sambalpur on Monday was 29.2 degree C. The night temperature in the western Odisha town had not crossed 24 degree C in the last 11 years, while it saw the hottest June in 1998 when mercury soared to 47.4 degree Celsius, according IMD’s statistics.

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On Tuesday, Sambalpur was the hottest place in the state at 44.3 degree Celsius, which was 6.3 degrees more than normal temperature. Eight other places reeled under 42 degree Celsius or more on the day. Bhubaneswar, which recorded 44.3 degree Celsius, the highest in 11 years, on Monday, heaved a sigh of relief as mercury plummeted to 34.2 degree Celsius after overnight rain. Cuttack recorded 35.8 degree on the day.