Hot, hot heat: Edmontonians dancing for joy 广场舞到爱城

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Edmonton's record-breaking hot weather on Friday had Edmontonians out sunning themselves and believing that winter is finally over.
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! x, N, ]% a' ^! k2 J9 ?Environment Canada showed the temperature reached 28 C in mid-afternoon, surpassing the record 26.3 recorded on May 5, 2013.
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+ i4 Y8 b' \$ P3 n, Y! KIt was even warmer in Edmonton than it was in Anaheim, Calif. where the Oilers are getting ready to face off against the Ducks in Game 5 of their second-round playoff series.
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) \6 z, c6 R! qAnaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.
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: o4 D/ ^' s( o4 M$ BIn Edmonton, people were quick to take advantage of the summer-like weather, after a long, wet and unseasonably cold spring.
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So many people showed up at the Native Delights food truck in Churchill Square that the popular mobile eatery ran out of food within 45 minutes.
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Kyle Makokis says the Native Delights food truck ran out of food Friday in 45 minutes. (Nola Keeler)
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Usually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said.

"When it's hot there's a lot of people just hanging out on the square here so that just brings in business all on its own," Makokis said.
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"The weather definitely makes a big difference. You know, when it's gloomy and stuff, people aren't really into waiting outside for food."
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At the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.

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1 m! P* Y  a' RShe estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.

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Chou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.
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0 Y3 }7 S5 b  h% d) l2 M7 A"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.
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Even though she's optimistic for the summer, the meteorologist said anyone who hasn't taken off their winter tires yet may want to wait a few more weeks.
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2 Q* D, F. N! }8 a8 @"The long range forecast is very spring-like but on average even May could see a couple centimetres of snow. It's not out of the question."

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