Bone-chilling cold grips Odisha, Jharsuguda breaks 73 years old record

While cold wave continue to shatter normal life in Odisha, Jharsuguda town on Tuesday recorded 5.1°C, a record lowest temperature during January in the last 73 years.

Head of the regional IMD centre in Bhubaneswar, Manorama Mohanty, reportedly informed TOI that the last time Jharsuguda town recorded such a low temperature was in 1953.

On Wednesday, Jharsuguda recorded the lowest temperature in the state at 7.4 degrees Celsius while Keonjhar reported 9.2 degrees, Balasore recorded 11.2 degrees; Chandbali and Paradeep registered 12.4 degrees Celsius each.

Bhubaneswar recorded a minimum temperature of 11.4 degrees Celsius today- a sharp drop of 7.2 degrees compared to the last three days.

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Cold Wave Conditions In Odisha: What IMD Says

According to the Regional Meteorological Centre, the continuous inflow of dry and cold northerly winds into Odisha is likely to further intensify the cold wave. 

Over the next three days, night temperatures are expected to drop by 1 to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the MeT department informed.

Moreover, the cold condition is likely to worsen in both hilly and coastal regions. Besides, the regional IMD centre has forecast the possibility of dense fog at several places across the state during this period.

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