Several parts of Odisha shivered under a biting cold wave with mercury plummeting below 10 degree Celsius at seven places on Saturday. Night temperature dropped by at least 6.5 degree in a span of 24 hours, the regional weather office here said.
The cold wave conditions would prevail in several pockets till December 29, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) bulletin said.
The mercury dropped by a few notches with Daringbadi and Sundargarh recording the lowest in the State at 6.5 degree Celsius each. The other places which recorded sub-10 degree were Koraput (7.6), Keonjhar (8.2), Jharsuguda (8.3), Titilagarh (9.5) and Hirakud (9.8).
Besides, temperature also came down sharply in other areas where mercury hovered between 10 and 12 degrees: Baripada (10.2), Sambalpur (10.5), Baleswar (10.6), Angul (10.6), Phulbani (11), Bhawanipatna (11.2), Dhenkanal (11.4) and Chandbali (11.5).
Capital city Bhubaneswar recorded minimum temperature of 14.8 degree.