Temperature came down appreciably in most parts of the State due to rains and thundershowers that occurred on Sunday afternoon.
The capital city witnessed strong winds followed by a dust storm and light drizzle. Many parts of the city remained without power for nearly an hour due to the dust storm.Temperature dropped by an average of two degrees in Baleswar, Chandbali, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Angul, Baripada, Jharsuguda, Keonjhargarh, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Hirakud, Talcher, Bhawanipatna, Balangir, Phulbani and Titlagarh and Subarnapur where mercury had hovered at 42-43 degrees Celsius a couple of days ago.
Subarnapur recorded the highest temperature at 41.2 degrees Celsius on Sunday, while temperature rose to 40 degrees and above in Bhubaneswar (40), Angul (41.1), Jharsuguda (40), Sambalpur (40.7), Hirakud (40.3) and Titlagarh (40).The local Met office predicted rains and thundershowers at some places in the next 72 hours. The temperature is likely to soar thereafter, it said.