Cold Wave: Mercury dips below 10°C in 16 places of Odisha

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Dec 30, 2019 at 10:49 AM Updated On : Dec 30, 2019 at 12:19 PM

Bhubaneswar: Odisha continues to reel under intense cold wave conditions as minimum temperature of less than 10°C was recorded in 16 places of the state, today.

Sonepur remained the coldest town for third consecutive day with a minimum temperature of 5.4 degree Celsius, followed by Angul (5.6), Phulbani (6.3) and Titlagarh (6.5).

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Minimum temperature at other places were: Balasore (8.5), Cuttack (9.5), Baripada (9.4), Jharsuguda (8.9), Keonjhar (7.4), Sambalpur (8.7), Sundargarh (8.5), Talcher (9.4), Bhawanipatna (9), Balangir (8.5), Koraput (9.2) and Daringbadi (7).

Minimum temperature is very likely to rise gradually by 2-3 degree Celsius during next 24 hours, the Regional Meteorological Centre said.