The maximum temperature was recorded above 43 degrees Celsius at 10 places.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday sounded a severe heat wave warning in coastal Odisha for the next 3-4 days.
9 people have been killed from sunstroke in Odisha as the state continues to reel under the scorching sun.
The maximum temperature was recorded above 43 degrees Celsius at 10 places, and above 40 degrees at 18 places. Sonepur and Talcher recorded a maximum temperature of 45.4 degrees, while the state capital boiled at 45.3 degrees, the IMD said.
Bhubaneswar wore a deserted look throughout the day as people preferred to remain indoors.
Bhubaneswar MET department director Sarat Chandra Sahu said coastal Odisha would continue to experience increase in temperature in the coming days. Weather department also predicted light rainfall in interior parts of the state.
Meanwhile, the special relief commissioner's office said the state government has received reports of 119 deaths due to sunstroke, while it has confirmed only nine.
"Of the total case, 50 have been inquired into and nine deaths have been confirmed due to heat stroke. The rest 69 cases are under inquiry," it said.