Minimum temperatures continued to plummet in the State as 16 places recorded temperature below 15 degree Celsius on Friday.
The Regional Office of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) here said Sonepur was coldest place in the State in the last 24 hours with temperature of 8.4 degree Celsius, followed by Daringbadi 9 degree.
Phulbani and Angul recorded 10 degree each, Bhawanipatna 10.8 degree, Jharsuguda 11.8 degree, Talcher 12, Keonjhar12.8 degree , Sundargarh 13 degree, Balangir 13.2 degree, Koraput 13.2 degree, Baripada 14 degree, Hirakuda 14.1 degree, Sambalpur 14.2, Titlgarh 14.2 degree and Boudh 14.5 degree.
While mercury dropped to 15 degree Celsius in Cuttack, capital city Bhubaneswar registered 16.6 degree Celsius.
The weather office said that dry weather is most likely to prevail over the districts for next four days and there would be no major change in minimum temperature during the next four to five days in the State.