The heatwave conditions continued unabated in the State, particularly in its western region, with the temperature soaring above 40 degree Celsius in as many as t 11 places on Monday.
The coastal and interior areas also reeled under unbearable weather conditions due to rising temperature coupled with high humidity.
Hirakud in Sambalpur district turned out to be the hottest place in the State on the day recording 44.8 degree Celsius followed by 44.6 degree in Sambalpur town, the Regional Office of the IMD here said.
The mercury touched 43.6 degree in Titilagarh while it was 43.2 degree in Jharsuguda, 42.5 degree in Balangir, 41.8 degree in Sonepur, 41.1 degree in Angul, 40.5 degree in Talcher, 40.4 degree in Phulbani, 40.2 degree in Bhawanipatna and 40 degree in Sundargarh.
State capital Bhubaneswar recorded a maximum temperature of 37.8 degree with relative humidity of 82 per cent. In Cuttack, the maximum temperature stood at 37.4 degree. The weather office forecasted that the heat wave condition would prevail in many parts of the State for at least next three days.