Even though the weatherman had predicted a fall in temperature under the impact of a low pressure formed over south-west Bay of Bengal off the Sri lanka coast, the day temperature continued to remain high in many parts of the State on Sunday.
As per the Met sources, as many as 12 places recorded temperature above 40 degree Celsius with Sundargarh remaining the hottest at 45 degree.
The other places that recorded the 40-degree mark were Baleswar (40), Chandbali (40.2), Angul(42.1), Jharsuguda (42.3), Sambalpur (40.7), Hirakud(40.9), Talcher (44.6), Bhawanipatna (43.2), Balangir (41), Titilagarh (44) and Sonepur (40.8).
However, Bhubaneswar witnessed a moderate fall in the temperature with the mercury at 39.4 degree.
According to a release issued by the local Met Office, strong and gusty surface wind reaching 55-65 kmph may prevail all along and off the Odisha coast. Fishermen were advised not to venture into sea as the sea condition is likely to be very tough to high.