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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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.

6 r  C% t; e' o: A: v1 j7 Q+ q* {* sIt 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.

Anaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.
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  m2 ~4 T! x5 G/ r; R9 R! HIn Edmonton, people were quick to take advantage of the summer-like weather, after a long, wet and unseasonably cold spring.
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4 l6 n9 {6 n, I, c( WSo 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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3 V( A' \: e' zKyle Makokis
% b1 }- }7 }3 XKyle 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.

- f1 d' b" q6 c) M"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.

+ Z3 ]" m0 J3 S% q"The weather definitely makes a big difference. You know, when it's gloomy and stuff, people aren't really into waiting outside for food."

7 x  u" b+ _6 fAt the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.

  w: A, @, H1 M  p: ^3 w* h  n) G, y"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.

' J8 M& K3 M: ?+ IShe estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.

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Sun-Mi Turner makes ice coffee to help her customers keep their cool. (Nola Keeler)

% W' H6 a$ l" p9 d3 AChou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.
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"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.

% \' `* n# b6 U2 W4 K* AEven 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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1 O+ }# o* `7 ]3 T+ a( B2 Q( O"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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