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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, 2013.1 S8 K) N0 _8 A3 v: w6 i8 O
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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.; S$ M+ B6 z& j4 }
' `4 n& h1 k l" e( PAnaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.
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; E8 Q5 Z! F5 r4 c0 t" S( ?; k8 BIn Edmonton, people were quick to take advantage of the summer-like weather, after a long, wet and unseasonably cold spring.: b6 k/ ` p* }0 o0 I( F
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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.1 G2 `& w( P n- Q
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Kyle 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.6 d( M( m/ m- {( |! o3 C% e _- X$ C
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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.- Y3 ]( V* R1 n6 m8 P
+ c1 F$ Y- U O% G( P"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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% Q3 \' U- M: J9 Z% s, J: ~+ _0 HAt the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.- I# ~3 s8 j, @
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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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% g! y* I- J* O' B, WShe 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)" Y7 K% f' Y: \. F0 i. R6 x- c
0 o( l* K! J( w }Chou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe. u- v8 V V* h/ ~" Y6 P
# ]- r% }0 m2 n) g6 s+ c"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.( B1 @$ k' o+ J/ M& N: d# |* I
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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. ?; U$ U- ^2 m/ u5 B- ^& G; r7 Q
3 }2 l. `0 A1 P7 L2 L) \) n"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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