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Edmonton's record-breaking hot weather on Friday had Edmontonians out sunning themselves and believing that winter is finally over.' q. u$ M: q) g! @9 [5 {$ |% z
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Environment Canada showed the temperature reached 28 C in mid-afternoon, surpassing the record 26.3 recorded on May 5, 2013.9 z( r" q) D* F- g% X0 r% g
2 D3 ?+ i" f$ c2 |; [! ^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.
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; I! L; D" n. b5 L2 u0 G7 WIn Edmonton, people were quick to take advantage of the summer-like weather, after a long, wet and unseasonably cold spring.
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7 K. v H/ M' _- fHappy second winter: Snowfall warnings in effect for Edmonton area9 z3 O x% [5 X7 G6 K
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g, K' w& p; ]2 s( t5 [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 says the Native Delights food truck ran out of food Friday in 45 minutes. (Nola Keeler)2 U f- M4 {! g! E f
3 ^' n t; n4 G$ C8 I; y( e9 U2 JUsually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said.9 d' M7 e+ R/ C7 g
2 h" b, q! H6 i" S"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.
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: O& e2 B ]$ v M9 n& `$ `' i"The weather definitely makes a big difference. You know, when it's gloomy and stuff, people aren't really into waiting outside for food.". [5 ~' E0 z+ E. u! H* f
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At the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.
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- [9 p D$ [* {' 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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She 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) y6 C N7 ? i2 x; {6 w
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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.
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. J: x1 t/ N T4 ]9 F1 CEven 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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"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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