Severe heat wave conditions continued to prevail with 15 towns and cities recording above 40-degree Celsius mark on Friday. Sambalpur recorded the hottest at 43.4 while Chandabali recorded (41.7), Cuttack (40.8), Baripada (42.5), Bhubaneswar (42.7), Jharsuguda (41.8), Keonjhargarh (40), Sundargarh (41.5), Hirakud (42.2), Talcher (42.6), Bhawanipatna (43.2), Balangir (42.6), Phulbani (40.6), Malkangiri (40.2), Sonepur (42.0) and Dhenkanal (42.0). Meanwhile, local Met office predicted severe heat wave conditions in some parts of the State during next 48 hours. On Thursday, Bhubaneswar recorded the highest temperature with 43.7 degree Celsius.