There was no respite from the heat wave in the State on Saturday. Titilagarh recorded the highest temperature of the day with 45 degree Celsius.
The heat wave conditions took a few more towns into its grip with a total of 14 places breaching the 40-degree mark.
Besides Titilagarh, the other western Odisha towns which experienced blistering heat were Jharsuguda 43.0 degree, Sambalpur 42.7 degree, Sundargarh 42.0 degree, Hirakud 42.0 degree, Bhawanipatna 42.6, Balangir 43.5, Phulbani 41.6, and Sonepur 43.2 degree.
The other stations which also crossed the 40-degree mark were Chandbali (40.7), Angul (42.7), Keonjhar (40.3), Talcher (43.3) and Malkangiri (42.5).
The heat wave conditions are likely to prevail for next few days, said the Regional Office of IMD here.