In the state capital Bhubaneswar, maximum temperature shot up to 42 degrees Celsius as against 41.8 deg C recorded yesterday, the MeT department said here.
Bhawanipatna also recorded a maximum temperature of 42 degrees Celsius, followed by 41.5 deg C at both Titlagarh and Malkangiri, 41.3 deg C at Jharsuguda and 41.2 deg C at Baripada, it said.
The entire state, particularly the western region, experienced gruelling heat as maximum temperature in many places soared above 40 degree Celsius.