Bhubaneswar: As predicted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), scorching heatwave condition continues to prevail across the State with a total of 16 places recording temperature of 44 degrees or above today.
Baripada reported all-time high of 46.4°C today, informed the IMD adding that the earlier record stood at 46.1° C recorded on April 21, 2010.
The second highest temperature of the day that is 46 degrees was witnessed in Balasore while the State capital city of Bhubaneswar boiled with the third highest temperature of the day that is 45.4 degrees. It is also the second highest temperature recorded during the month of April. The highest temperature recorded in Bhubaneswar in the month of April was 45.8°C, which was recorded on April 11, 2016.
