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Edmonton's record-breaking hot weather on Friday had Edmontonians out sunning themselves and believing that winter is finally over.2 w2 U6 q/ r/ p ?0 X4 f$ q( _
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酷似广场舞。
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+ B8 J% g! c5 ?$ x5 p, t% n zEnvironment Canada showed the temperature reached 28 C in mid-afternoon, surpassing the record 26.3 recorded on May 5, 2013.6 K9 i& h! Z% h, L
3 m m% @0 v" MIt 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.$ i% _8 @, A: k" `. x
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Anaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.
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5 i6 T" w% v/ pIn Edmonton, people were quick to take advantage of the summer-like weather, after a long, wet and unseasonably cold spring.
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" [$ w D. v) A; T5 O- PHappy second winter: Snowfall warnings in effect for Edmonton area9 f+ n0 A: n7 r$ _
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; h. T( B# l5 P0 [$ ~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.6 p* W* p1 i8 E T* K
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Kyle Makokis says the Native Delights food truck ran out of food Friday in 45 minutes. (Nola Keeler)/ S2 K+ X; [6 c. l& p
9 G5 U. I* g- z" g) sUsually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said.* k) B9 l, p. l6 ]1 x* V
$ m1 g6 p |6 O5 `& s8 _5 n& l# P w"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.) u- m' A6 w6 q% r" k/ a
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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.) o4 ?& T4 ~& y2 K4 v M. l
2 f6 [5 U7 B4 ]7 F"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 d% {$ }4 Q( d& d8 SShe 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)
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Chou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.% w1 v, N: I/ }- O1 Y' J9 ]- i7 h) ]; Y
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"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.
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% v0 J1 O: l5 H: uEven 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 E S1 P5 i: m# b"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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