Snowfall at Daringbadi ?

Date : 3rd January 2010
Bhubaneswar (Odisha): Interior Odisha continued to reel under severe cold wave on Sunday as minimum temperature at five major towns of the state has dipped below 8 degree Celsius. The temperature at Daringbadi in Phulbani and Tensa in Sundargarh touched 0 degree Celsius. Snowfall has been reported in these two centres.

Meanwhile, the temperature in Phulbani is reported to be 4 degree Celsius, Sundargarh 5.9 degree C, Koraput 10.5 degree C, Sambalpur 6.5 degree C, Angul 6 degree C, Bhawanipatna 6.5 degrees C, Jharsuguda 7 degree C, Chandbali 9.8 degrees C, Bhubaneswar 11.3 degrees C and Cuttack 11.6 degree C. The temperature was appreciably below normal over interior pockets and below normal over coastal Odisha. The cold wave would continue for another 48 hours, said an official of the local Met office here.

A stiff breeze and poor visibility due to fog kept people indoors till 10 am in most places. The breeze and dipping temperatures in evening hours also ensured that people remained indoors. The state is impacted by the cold wave prevailing in northern parts of the country, said officials indicating that even neighbouring states like Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and parts of West Bengal were reeling under similar conditions.