Talcher was the hottest place in the state at 44.6 degrees Celsius, followed by Jharsuguda at 44.3 degrees Celsius.
Odisha's coal town of Talcher continued to be the hottest place in the state for the second consecutive day on Tuesday with mercury level remaining static at 44.6 degrees Celsius as heat wave conditions prevailed in most parts of the state, while 14 people have died so far of sunstroke.
However, the number of alleged sunstroke death cases has increased to 151, of which 14 have been confirmed as heat- related ones, a report from the office of the Special Relief Commissioner said.
Talcher was the hottest place in the state at 44.6 degrees Celsius, followed by Jharsuguda at 44.3 degrees Celsius.
Other places which experienced the heatwave were Bolangir and Bhawanipatna with 43.5 deg C each, Titlagarh (43), Sambalpur (42.8), Keonjhar (42.5) and Dhenkanal (42), the Met officer in Bhubaneswar said.
The maximum temperature in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday was 40.8 degrees Celsius against 40.1 degrees Celsius yesterday, it said adding relative humidity at 90 per cent caused lot of sweating.
Meanwhile, a bulletin issued by the Met office said the heatwave condition would prevail for two more days while thundersquall may happen at some places in the state.