Eight places in the State recorded temperature above 40 degree Celsius on Thursday. Balangir was hottest at 43 degree.
While Sundargarh recorded 42.5 degree, Titilagarh recorded 42 degree followed by 41.6 in Sambalpur, 41.5 in Bhawanipatna, 41.3 in Angul 41.1 in Jharsuguda and 40.8 in Baripada.
The temperature came down to 38.7 degree in capital city of Bhubaneswar, which was hottest at 44 degree on Wednesday. However, rain occurred in many parts of the State, including Bhubaneswar, in the evening bringing relief to the people from the heat.
Thunder squalls occurred at some places in the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Angul, Baleswar, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, Ganjam and Rayagada in the evening. Meanwhile, the SRC office informed that 41 people have so far died due to sunstroke.