Intense cold continued to grip Odisha with the mercury dipping below 8 degrees Celsius in at least 10 places on Tuesday.
The weatherman has ruled out respite from chilly conditions in the next few days.
The tourist destination of Daringibadi remained the coldest place in the state recording 4 degrees Celsius, while the mercury stood at 4.5 degrees Celsius in Phulbani, also in Kandhamal district, the meteorological centre here said.
With the entire state reeling under biting cold, the mercury slipped below 8 degrees Celsius in at least 10 places and below 10 degrees Celsius in at least 19 locations in the state, it said.
The mercury stood at 6.4 degrees Celsius in Keonjhar, while the minimum temperature was 6.6 degrees in Koraput and Angul, 7 degrees in Sonepur, Bhawanipatna, Titlagarh and Sundargarh, 7.5 degrees in Jharsuguda, 7.8 degrees in Sambalpur, 8 degrees in Balangir, 9.1 degrees in Hirakud, 9.2 degrees in Baripada, 9.4 degrees in Malkangiri and Telcher, and 9.9 degrees in Balasore, it said.
The minimum temperature recorded in state capital Bhubaneswar was 9.5 degrees Celsius, while neighbouring Cuttack city also shivered at 9.4 degrees Celsius, it said.
The MeT said there will be little respite from the biting cold in next few days.
Severe cold wave conditions are likely to prevail at some places in the state during the next two days.
The night temperature is likely to fall below normal by three to four degrees Celsius during the next three days in the state, it said.
As intense cold swept across Kandhamal, ground frost occurred in some places such as Daringibadi, Balliguda, Raikia, Kotagarh and Tumudibandha in the district.
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