Sonepur was the hottest place in the State on Wednesday with mercury level at 44.2 degree Celsius. Heat wave conditions prevailed in most parts of the State with 12 places recording 40 degree and above.
The State capital registered 41.5 degree C. Titilagarh continued to boil at 43.5 degree.
The other places which had temperature above 40 degree were Cuttack (40.2), Angul (42.7), Jharsuguda (42.4), Keonjhar (40), Sambalpur (41.8), Sundargarh (42), Hirakud (41.7), Bhawanipatna (43.5) and Balangir (43).
The local office of the Indian Meteorological Department forecast thunderstorms and rains in some parts of northen Odisha.
Thundersquall accompanied with hail and gusty surface wind speed reaching 60 kmph is also likely to occur at some places.
The heat wave condition would continue for the next 24 hours.