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Bhubaneswar, Jan 4 (IANS) Cold wave conditions continued in parts of Orissa Monday with minimum temperatures slipping well below 9 degrees Celsius in many districts, an official said.
The places which recorded minimum temperatures of less then 9 degrees Celsius included Bhabanipatna (6.7 degrees Celsius) Baripada (8.0 degrees Celsius), Sundergarh (7.9 degrees Celsius) Sambalpur (6.8 degrees Celsius) and Bolangir (7.8 degrees Celsius).

The temperature rose to 5 degrees Celsius Monday at Phulbani town in the district of Kandhamal which recorded the season’s lowest of 4 degrees Celsius Sunday, an official of the Bhubaneswar meteorological centre told IANS.

The coastal towns of Puri, Gopalpur and Paradip, however, remained warmer and recorded minimum temperatures of 14.4, 13.6 and 13.2 degrees Celsius respectively.

The state capital Bhubanesewar and its adjoining Cuttack town recorded minimum temperatures of 13.0 and 11.5 degrees Celsius respectively, he said.

Cold wave conditions will prevail over many parts of interior Orissa and some parts of north coastal Orissa during the next 24 hours, the weatherman said.