Top ten hottest places in India

According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha were the hottest states as most of the places listed here belong to these two states. Rentachintala, Ongole and Nellore in Andhra Pradesh are top three hottest places followed by Titlagarh and Sambalpur in Odisha. Day temperature in Bhubaneswar in coastal Odisha was above normal by six notches. Durg was hottest in Chhattisgarh with a maximum of 43.2°C on Friday.

Places	State	Maximum temperature on Thursday	Forecast trend for next 24 hours
Rentachintala	Andhra Pradesh	46°C	Drop
Ongole	Andhra Pradesh	43.5°C	Drop
Nellore	Andhra Pradesh	43.5°C	Drop
Titlagarh	Odisha	43.5°C	Same
Sambalpur	Odisha	43.4°C	Same
Bankura	West Bengal	43.2°C	Same
Bhawanipatna	Odisha	43.2°C	Drop
Durg	Chhattisgarh	43.2°C	Same
Baptala	Andhra Pradesh	43°C	Same
Bhubaneswar	Odisha	42.7°C	Rise

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