The capital city of Odisha, Bhubaneswar, is under the grip of severe heat wave this summer season. While the city recorded its highest day temperature at 43.2°C on 5th April, the mercury has been settling several notches above than the normal. Due to an unprecedented heatwave, the Naveen Patnaik government has ordered the closure of all the schools till April 20.
The city recorded the maximum temperature on Sunday which was the highest in Odisha and second highest in India. But beating its own record, city witnessed the highest ever maximum temperature on Monday evening at 45.8°C. The all-time highest maximum temperature for Bhubaneswar stands at 45.0°C. Heatwave is experienced when the maximum temperature over a place is above 40°C and five to six degrees above normal average temperatures. READ MORE
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