The heat wave scorching the State continued its grip on Monday. Titilagarh which has been recording temperatures above 45 degree Celsius for the last several days broke all records experiencing a temperature of 47 degree.
Titilagarh was followed by Balangir at 46.5 degree, Malkangiri and Sonepur at 44.8 degree each, Angul 44.1 degree, Jharsuguda 43.6 degree, Sambalpur 43.9 degree, Hirakhud 43.2 degree, Phulbani 42.4 Keonjhar 40.4, Sundargarh 40 and Chandbali 40.1 degree.
The State capital of Bhubaneswar had a temperature of 39.5 degree and Cuttack 39 degree., said the local office of Indian Metrological Department.
Bhubaneswar in the next 24 hours would have partly cloudy sky and a temperature of around 38 degree Celsius.
Fishermen have been warned not to venture into sea as strong and gusty winds of 35 t0 45 km are likely to prevail along and off the Odisha coast, said the IMD.