Heat wave conditions continued to prevail with temperatures in most of the towns of the State recording between 40 and 43 degree C. While the coal town Talcher recorded the highest temperature of the day at 43.2 degree C, 12 towns recorded the temperature above 40 degrees. Bhubaneswar recorded 39 degree C. Though there was a drop in temperature by 1.7 degrees due to rainfall on Tuesday evening, the relative humidity mounted to 92 per cent causing much unease.
The places which recorded temperatures above 40 degree C were Angul at 43.1 degree C, Jharsuguda 42.2 degree C, Keonjhargarh 40.1 degree C, Sambalpur 40.6 degree C, Sundergarh 41.5 degree C, Hirakud 41.1 degree C, Bhawanipatna 40.7 degree C, Balangir 41.5 degree C, Titlagarh 41.0 degree C and Malkangiri 40.8 degree C, according to a release issued by the MeT department. The Met office release also forecast rain or thundershowers at one or two places in the coastal and interior parts of the State for a week till April 28.