Odisha

Sonepur Hottest Place In Odisha; 15 Urban Centres Record Temperature Of 40 Degree Celsius Or More

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OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: Sonepur replaced Baripada as the hottest place in Odisha recording a temperature of 43.5 degree Celsius on Saturday. Baripada had registered 43.4 degree on Friday.

According to evening bulletin of regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), as many as 15 places recorded temperature of 4o degree Celsius or more in the state. Sonepur was followed by Balangir with 43 degree Celsius.

The other places which recorded 40 degree Celsius or more are Angul (42.7), Baripada (41.8), Jharusuguda (42.6), Keonjhar (40.1), Sambalpur (42.2), Sundargarh (42.5), Hirakud (40.3), Talcher (40.4), Bhawanipatna (41.2), Titlagarh (41.5), Nayagarh (40), Boudh (42.5) and Paralakhemundi (41.5).

The twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack registered 38.1 and 38 degree Celsius respectively. Seaside town Gopalpur recorded the lowest temperature at 29.9 degree Celsius.

The IMD has forecast that no major change in maximum temperature (day temperature) is likely during next 5 days in the state. Maximum temperature will be more than 40 degree Celsius at many places and is likely to be above
normal by 2 to 3 degree at a few places in interior Odisha during the period.

OB Bureau

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