The Hindu, May 25, 2007
Bhubaneswar, May 24 (PTI): With day temperatures rising in most places, the Meteorological office here today issued a heat wave warning for several parts of Orissa.
"Heat wave conditions are likely to prevail in some parts of Orissa during the next 48 hours," the Met office bulletin said.
This is the second such warning from the weather office during this summer.
Sizzling heat has prevailed in the western and southern districts with maximum temperatures soaring beyond 40 degree Celsius.
While Malkangiri recorded the highest temperature of 44.5 degrees C yesterday, it was 42.6 in Balangir, 41.2 in Titilagarh, 41.8 in Sambalpur, 41.1 in Sundargarh, 41 in Bhawanipatna and 40 degree C in Jharsuguda.
Hirakud, which is located next to the massive Hirakud reservoir, recorded 42.1 degrees C.
The capital city registered 40 degrees Celsius during the day while neighbouring Cuttack recorded 40.5 degrees C, the weather office said.
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