Scorching heat continued to throw normal life out of gear in the western parts of State on Thursday. Temperatures above 40 degree Celsius were recorded at 10 stations.
The Indian Metrological Department (IMD) regional office said Titilagarh recorded the highest temperature of the day at 43.3 degree Celsius. Balangir town recorded a temperature of 42.8 degree followed by Sonepur, Bhawanipatna and Malkangiri at 42.2 degree.
Jharsuguda recorded 41.8 degree Celsius, while the maximum temperature was 41.7 degrees at both Sambalpur and Hirakud, 41.5 degree at Angul and 40.7 degree at Talcher, it said.
The maximum temperature in Bhubaneswar dropped to 36.4 degrees Celsius from 40.4 degrees on Wednesday, while the mercury stood at 36.5 degrees in Cuttack city, the weather office said.