There is unusually hot weather in Odisha for the month of October. The temperature is hovering at around 37 degrees Celsius in most parts of the state.
The state is now experiencing a heat wave which is similar to the summer months. While the heat is continuously increasing in most parts of the state, the temperature has now reached around an average of 37 degrees.
Generally the month of October is one of the most pleasant times but the unusually hot weather in Odisha has thrown life out of gear. Yesterday, the highest temperature of the day was recorded above 36 degrees in 5 major cities of the state. Chandbali in Bhadrak district was the hottest city. The highest temperature recorded there was 36.7 degrees Celsius.
Similarly, it was 36.3 degrees in Dhenkanal, the temperature has reached 36 degrees Celsius in Puri, Nayagarh and Parlakhemundi in Gajapati. The coastal city of Puri has been experiencing an abnormal rise in temperature for the past few days. The combination of high temperature and humidity of the coast has created a strange atmosphere in the city.
Severe heatwave in Puri
According to the weather data available since 1896, the highest temperature in Puri city was 36.6 degrees Celsius yesterday, i.e. on October 5.
This is the second highest daily temperature recorded in Puri so far in October. It is worth noting that earlier, a temperature of 36.3 degrees Celsius was recorded in Puri on October 4, 2024. Now the temperature of 36.6 degrees on October 5, 2026 has surpassed that record.
Even though October has already begun, Puri is experiencing intense heat during the day time. Back in 2023, there was intense heat during the El-Nino effect. Currently, with the effect of El-Nino, the environment is expected to heat up further.
Due to the heatwave in Puri, the streets looked deserted. The tourists who are generally seen walking around in the streets and bathing in the sea shore refrained from doing so. They preferred to stay indoors. The locals said that they had never felt this kind severe heat during the month of October.
The temperature is above 35 degrees in cities like Angul, Titilagarh, Balasore, Sonepur and Chhatrapur, including the capital Bhubaneswar. Such heat wave has worried the people of the state and has forced them to rain indoors.
