By Bizodisha Bureau, Bhubaneswar, March 20, 2024: Several key cities across Odisha experienced their lowest-ever maximum temperatures on Wednesday, sending a chill through the region.

Bhubaneswar recorded a temperature of 19.2°C, surpassing the previous lowest ever temperature of 24.3°C on March 6, 1970. Cities like Cuttack, Puri, Chandbali, Paradeep, and Baripada witnessed remarkably low temperatures, breaking records that had stood for decades.

Cuttack reported a temperature of 20°C, surpassing the previous record of 23.6°C set over five decades ago, while Puri broke the 1989 maximum temperature record by recording 20.4°C. Chandbali, meanwhile, saw temperatures drop to 21°C, eclipsing the previous low of 22.9°C recorded on March 7, 1970.

The coastal city of Paradeep experienced a maximum temperature of 20.7°C, breaking the previous record of 21.9°C set on March 10, 2015. The mercury plummeted to 20.4°C in Baripada, surpassing the previous low of 22.3°C recorded on March 5th, 1970.