A cold wave gripped the State as the minimum temperature dropped below 15 degree Celsius in 20 places on Monday night.
G Udayagiri in Kandhamal district recorded a temperature of 7.2 degree, becoming the coldest place in the State.
The temperatures in other places were 10.5 degree in Phulbani, 11 in Koraput, Daringibadi and Bhawanipatna, 11.5 in Kirei (Sundargarh), 12 in Chipilima (Sambalpur) and Jharsuguda, 13 in Keonjhar and Deogarh, 13.3 in Hirakud (Sambalpur), 13.5 in Boudh and Ranital (Bhadrak), 14 in Sundargarh and Angul, 14.5 in Mahisapat (Dhenkanal) and Nayagarh, 14.6 in Sonepur and 14.9 degree in Sambalpur, the Regional Office of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) here said.
The minimum temperature in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack were 16 degree and 16.4 degree, respectively.
According to the IMD, the night temperature fell at several places due to the north-westerly winds continuously entering into the State. Such conditions are likely to continue during the next three to four days.