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Edmonton's record-breaking hot weather on Friday had Edmontonians out sunning themselves and believing that winter is finally over./ Q1 g& Y5 W: B& s6 d' v4 d
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ed ... g-for-joy-1.4102173
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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.
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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.) ~: ^* h: X* W% |) B, k
: M& _* B# J4 V4 p9 ^7 K% hIn Edmonton, people were quick to take advantage of the summer-like weather, after a long, wet and unseasonably cold spring.6 r; h, _( }( p& W6 A8 q( O
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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
* v# F C1 q# q* y5 u* B" HKyle Makokis says the Native Delights food truck ran out of food Friday in 45 minutes. (Nola Keeler)) c8 K0 c1 N" t
8 K) h2 J9 o7 S! y6 vUsually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said." a: y# G6 a' k" S; z. i
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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./ g5 m9 _$ A7 J6 \! h
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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.": P5 x* P5 u; S& @3 G4 o$ M% H( N
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At the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.
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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.
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9 s! |/ q) X i, e! ZShe estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.
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7 H* W9 d+ c$ w8 c. ySun-Mi Turner makes ice coffee to help her customers keep their cool. (Nola Keeler)
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0 b7 f- d& C$ l$ W( D% zChou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.
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; y8 D, `- u, q! F"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.6 o- t1 L- ^* g8 q
1 f0 Q# O7 u8 E) i6 ^! j! f2 }"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."; ]7 w, l6 }0 N! q# N# M
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