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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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酷似广场舞。
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Environment Canada showed the temperature reached 28 C in mid-afternoon, surpassing the record 26.3 recorded on May 5, 2013.+ O4 Q6 f* z% o2 t. I- J2 o9 k
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It 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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Anaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.9 T# W; ?- l+ v% Q; B/ e$ {
, J& A% I6 R, z/ u! @In Edmonton, people were quick to take advantage of the summer-like weather, after a long, wet and unseasonably cold spring.! R! @( K p$ o! D1 `3 G
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Happy second winter: Snowfall warnings in effect for Edmonton area& G1 U. p! C) v ]& r# o- M
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0 Y p, P# D4 O6 e6 aSo 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
# a) U3 I/ w. r) u8 W$ BKyle Makokis says the Native Delights food truck ran out of food Friday in 45 minutes. (Nola Keeler)! A0 W$ d7 c& E4 f$ }5 n- u+ R
. d% T! e3 M. ?. h* z, O- `Usually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said.: S9 L3 y& @% d1 R
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"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.) j0 [: t! {) T3 x2 M3 ~4 |
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"Usually we get a lot of coffees and lattes but today we get a lot of, like, cold ice coffees and blended cold drinks," said barista Joanna Chou.) a2 O9 o& o+ {- C$ f/ k2 f' R, A( F
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She estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.# d u, [# [7 o( ?
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Sun-Mi Turner
; z8 e/ E- ~, f% W% ]Sun-Mi Turner makes ice coffee to help her customers keep their cool. (Nola Keeler)5 K3 e6 X; I+ P- \( T5 p
8 a- Z2 Y( k+ qChou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.
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$ A- t: m! B; ~ v( K"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.
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4 q! i& J. F* p L1 f7 MEven 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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"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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