Even as the mercury dropped in many parts of the State on Tuesday, the heat wave condition continued with temperature having recorded above 40 degree Celsius in western region of the State. Sambalpur was the hottest place with a maximum temperature of 42.2 degree Celsius.
The twin city of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded 39.5 and 38 degree Celsius respectively. The temperature in Titilagarh registered 42 degree.
As many as nine cities recorded above 40 degree. The other places which had temperature above 40 degree were Angul (41.1), Jharsuguda (41.1), Hirakud (41.6), Talcher (40.2), Bhawanipatna (41.8) Balangir (41.5) and Sonepur (41.5).
According to a Met Department release, rains and thundershowers are likely to occur at one or two places in the State in next five days. Thunder squalls accompanied by hail and gusty surface wind speed reaching 60 kmph are also predicted at one or two places.