Intense cold wave conditions continued to affect normal life across the State with Daringbadi and Phulbani in Kandhamal district experiencing snowfall for the second consecutive day on Monday.
A minimum temperature of 2.8 degree Celsius was recorded in Daringbadi on Monday which threw normal life out of gear, while Phulbani shivered at 3 degree Celsius. Snowfall was also reportedly witnessed in Koida and Tensa area of Sundargarh district.
The Regional Office of Indian Metrological Department (IMD) officials said the cold wave condition will continue to prevail for a week and the minimum temperature below continue to remain below normal by 3 to 4 degree Celsius for the next three days till January 3.
Other places in the State where mercury dipped are Koraput 4.8 degree, Bhawanipatna 6 degree, Titlagarh 6.5 degree, Keonjhar 6.6 degree, Jharsuguda 6.8 degree, Sambalpur 7.5 degree and Bhubaneswar 9.5 degree.