Bhubaneswar: The maximum day temperature rose to 40 °C or above at as many as 27 places in Odisha with Bolangir becoming the hottest place in the state with 44 °C, informed the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre on Monday.
As per the latest IMD bulletin, day temperature breached the 43 °C mark in eight places i.e., Bolangir (44 °C), Titilagarh (43.8 °C), Angul (43.7 °C), Sonepur (43.4 °C), Baripada & Jharsuguda (43.2 °C), Sambalpur & Talcher (43 °C. Mercury also breached the 42 °C mark in 16 other places in the state.
୪୪ ଡ଼ିଗ୍ରୀ ତାତି ସହ #ବଲାଙ୍ଗୀର ରାଜ୍ୟର ଉତ୍ତପ୍ତ ସହର
୨୭ ସହରରେ ଦିନ ତାପମାତ୍ରା ୪୦ ଡ଼ିଗ୍ରୀ କିମ୍ବା ଅଧିକ ରେକର୍ଡ
୧୬ ସହରରେ ୪୨ ଡ଼ିଗ୍ରୀ କିମ୍ବା ଅଧିକ ରେକର୍ଡ
୮ ସହରରେ ୪୩ ଡ଼ିଗ୍ରୀ କିମ୍ବା ଅଧିକ ରେକର୍ଡ pic.twitter.com/O5qvMeLlWR
— Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar (@mcbbsr) April 25, 2022
In the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, the day temperature soared to 40.8 °C and 40.2 °C respectively.
ଆଜି ରାଜଧାନୀ #ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର ରେ ସର୍ବୋଚ୍ଚ ଦିନ ତାପମାତ୍ରା ୪୦.୮ ଡ଼ିଗ୍ରୀ ରେକର୍ଡ pic.twitter.com/KzMaO0lc0c
— Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar (@mcbbsr) April 25, 2022
In its evening forecast, the IMD regional centre here said that the maximum day temperature is very likely to increase further by 2 to 3 °C over the districts of interior Odisha during the next 2 days. It will be above normal by 3 to 5 °C at many places over the districts of Odisha during the next 4 to 5 days.
The weatherman has advised people to take precautionary measures for hot weather conditions while going outside during the daytime (11 AM-3 PM).
