Bhubaneswar, May 24 -- Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Sunday witnessed a further rise in maximum day time temperature with as many as 14 towns of the State recording above 40 degree Celsius. Titlagarh which recorded 45.5 degree Celsius on Saturday, posted a further spike in temperature. The western town on Sunday recorded the season's highest temperature so far of 45.8 deg Celsius.

Talcher followed Titlagarh recording second-highest day time temperature in the State today with 44.3 deg Celsius while Bhawanipatna and Bolangir both witnessed temperature of 44 deg Celsius each.

Mercury stayed at 43.14 deg C in Malkangiri, 43 deg C in Sonepur, 42.5 deg C in Angul, 42.2 deg in Sambalpur and Paralakhemundi, 41.9 deg C in Hirakud, 41.6 deg C in Jharsu...