Mercury soars in Odisha, Bolangir records 38 degrees Celsius

Bhubaneswar: Several places across Odisha experienced hot weather conditions on Sunday with the mercury crossing 38 degrees Celsius in Bolangir. Bolangir recorded a maximum temperature of 38.1 degrees Celsius, according to the IMD.

Five other places recorded temperatures of above 37 degrees Celsius. They are Angul (37.9), Titlagarh (37.6), Jharsuguda and Bhadrak (37.5), and Jajpur (37.2).

Bhawanipatna, Sonepur, and Baripada recorded a maximum temperature of 37 degrees Celsius.


Bhubaneswar recorded a day temperature of 36.1 degrees Celsius.

There will be no large change in the temperatures over the next four-five days, the IMD said.

As per the seasonal forecast, the maximum temperature will remain above normal in March, April and May.