While the people of the coastal part of the State had some relief from the scorching heat wave, there was no respite for the people in the western region on Tuesday.
Sonepur became the hottest spot with the temperature at 46.5 degree Celsius. Titilagarh recorded 45.5 degree.
Mercury hovered above 40 degree in 14 places. The places that recorded temperature above 40 degree were Angul (43.1), Baripada (40), Jharsuguda (44.5), Keonjhar (42.2), Sambalpur (45), Sundargarh (43), Hirakud (44.6), Talcher (43.4), Bhawanipatna (45.2), Balangir (46), Phulbani (41.6) and Dhenkanal (40).
The temperature dropped to at 38.9 and 36.6 degree in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, respectively.
Meanwhile, some parts of the western region experienced nor’westers (Kalbaishakhi), leading to fall of temperature. But lightning, hailstones and rains caused widespread damages to houses and farmlands, mainly in Balangir district.