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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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# z( I! G$ X4 p: f) n+ S% {Environment Canada showed the temperature reached 28 C in mid-afternoon, surpassing the record 26.3 recorded on May 5, 2013.& |/ \, _6 R6 ]- k
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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.* I9 z3 U. `, Y" i. n% @
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Anaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.# W+ ?7 c! L1 \2 x. P d- }
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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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# v6 g3 O }% P X2 d; Y+ O HKyle Makokis says the Native Delights food truck ran out of food Friday in 45 minutes. (Nola Keeler)
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$ X0 o! ]) y* P6 GUsually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said.
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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.% h3 X& g3 F. V& ]4 g9 {! ^) u
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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.
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' R. N& d6 i% j"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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, b/ \3 y7 ]+ tShe estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.3 S- ^* z$ q2 @. l* n5 p2 k7 F
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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.
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"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.! J! h& Y& W$ }. [
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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.
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* j6 F$ e U8 Q7 O; S6 i"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."- S8 b& u& x# P1 X, h- s% ^
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