According to the IMD sources, many places recorded daytime temperature above 40 degree Celsius, with Sonepur at highest 44 degree Celsius, Titilagarh 43.8 degree, Bolangir 43.4, Jharsuguda 43.4 and Sambalpur, Bargarh, Bhawanipatna and Boudh each 43 degree Celsius.
Daytime temperature also soared in coastal parts of the State.
Due to heat-wave conditions, traffic movement was disrupted during afternoon hours.
