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Edmonton's record-breaking hot weather on Friday had Edmontonians out sunning themselves and believing that winter is finally over.7 C) ?+ q2 |/ v6 s+ a1 s S* W( M- |: [
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, s; W! r& R4 k, ?& J+ xEnvironment Canada showed the temperature reached 28 C in mid-afternoon, surpassing the record 26.3 recorded on May 5, 2013.5 L. z" e6 W* J; A* [# C! e
" t# A( ^) Q( l1 c5 i yIt 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.
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In Edmonton, people were quick to take advantage of the summer-like weather, after a long, wet and unseasonably cold spring.
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Happy second winter: Snowfall warnings in effect for Edmonton area
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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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1 }( ^; v: H) @+ zKyle Makokis
4 ~0 u/ o( k' g( lKyle Makokis says the Native Delights food truck ran out of food Friday in 45 minutes. (Nola Keeler): J$ b8 T, g$ B& L0 _8 ~ ~( f
4 I* l! S. O+ AUsually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said.9 M; r7 k. h4 x4 u& ?
& {0 Y1 [+ M( h: z x h"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.* v' n7 J( u4 |+ f Y
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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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: t4 I1 T5 [/ @; PAt the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.# o) z0 U) h* y
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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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6 }& ]1 f/ x7 [1 nShe estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.
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, ^ S0 H: z: X/ rSun-Mi Turner makes ice coffee to help her customers keep their cool. (Nola Keeler)" E7 g- n, H H1 I/ A& Z
: _1 Z; i0 l- j( gChou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.: ?# B" S; ^1 i2 e
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"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.* C. w# U( C2 A
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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.8 S" y% W( X1 t5 N0 q: a0 t# @# D; |
- z: @3 m5 x7 o6 i/ g"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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