Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Capital, Bhubaneswar, recorded the highest maximum temperature in the country at 40.4 degrees Celsius.
An evening bulletin of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that apart from Bhubaneswar, the day temperature also rose sharply in most places in the state.
Cuttack city registered 37.5 degrees Celsius whereas Talcher and Malkangiri were at 38.7 and 38.5 degrees Celsius respectively.
The IMD has said the maximum day temperature will be above normal by 2-4 degrees at many places in Odisha soon.
Other places in the State which recorded 35 degrees Celsius or above are:
- Balasore 35.5
- Chandbali 37.5
- Angul 37.7
- Baripada 37
- Jharsuguda 36.6
- Sambalpur 36.8
- Sundargarh 36
- Hirakud 36.7
- Bhawanipatna 36.5
- Balangir 37.3
- Koraput 35.4
- Phulbani 36
- Titlagarh 37
- Sonepur 36
- Nayagarh 37
- Boudh 36.5
