Though heavy rains and thunderstorms lashed most parts of the State on Saturday night, a heat wave swept some places on Sunday with Titilagarh emerging as the hottest place by recording temperature of 45.5 degree Celsius.
Balangir was the second hottest place with 45 degree. Besides, seven others places witnessed the temperature breaching the 40-degree mark. They were Bhawanipatna (44.5), Malkangiri (44.4), Sonepur (41.9), Hirakud (42.4), Sundargarh (40), Sambalpur (41.2) and Jharsuguda (43.4).
However, due to cyclonic and pre-monsoon rains, some coastal areas recorded low temperatures. While Bhubaneswar recorded 36 degree Celsius, Cuttack registered 36.6 degree.
The Met Department forecast that the temperature would again rise from Mondaywhile there is probability of thunderstorms in some parts of the State, especially in interior and coastal Odisha.