21 Places In Odisha Record Max Temp Of 40 °C & Above, Sonepur Sizzles At 44.4 °C

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Bhubaneswar: The maximum day temperature soared to 40 °C or above at as many as 21 places in Odisha for the second consecutive day, informed the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre on Sunday.

As per the latest IMD bulletin, the day temperature breached the 42 °C mark in as many as nine places. Sonepur was the hottest place in the state today with 44.4 °C followed by Bolangir at 44.3 °C,  Titilagarh at 43.5 °C, Angul at 43.1 °C, Boudh at 43 °C, Jharsuguda at 42.8 °C, Sundargarh 42.5 °C, Sambalpur 42.4 °C, and Deogarh 42 °C.

The day temperature in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack was recorded at 37.6 °C and 37 °C today.

In its evening forecast, the IMD regional centre here said that there will be no large change in maximum temperature during the next 2 days and a slight fall by about 2 °C  in the subsequent 2 days over the districts of Odisha.

Maximum Day temperature will be more than 40 °C at many places and likely to be above normal by 3 to 4 °C at a few places over the districts of interior Odisha during the next 2 days, the Met centre said.

The weatherman has advised taking precautionary measures for hot weather conditions while going outside from midday 12-3 PM.

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