Malkangiri in southern region and Hirakud located in western parts of Odisha today recorded temperature of 44 degrees Celsius each, while the entire coastal belt experienced sultry weather with high humidity level of above 90 per cent.
As many as 12 places in the state recorded temperature above 40 degrees Celsius.
Malkangiri and Hirakud were followed by Sonepur (43.8), Bhawanipatna (43.2), Jharsuguda (42.7), Bolangir (42.5), Sambalpur (42.4) and Titlagarh at 42 degrees Celsius, a Met office report said.
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