Cold wave continued to grip the entire State with mercury dipping below 10 degree Celsius in several towns on Tuesday night.
Phulbani was the coldest station in the State at 4.5 degree Celsius. While Daringbadi recorded 5 degree, Sonepur, Bhawanipatna, Angul had 6 degree, 7.5 degree and 7.6 degree, respectively.
Similarly, the minimum temperature was 8 degree in Keonjhar, Sundargarh and Titlagarh. Koraput town recorded 8.2 degree, Jharsuguda 8.5 degree and Balangir 8.7 degree respectively.
The mercury dropped to 9.3 degree in Baleswar and Talcher, 9.4 degree in Baripada, 9.5 degree in Hirakud and 10 degree in Malkangiri. The twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded 9.8 degree and 10 degree respectively.
The Regional Office of the Indian Metrological Department (IMD) here on Wednesday forecast the cold wave would continue during next 24 hours across the State.