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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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Environment Canada showed the temperature reached 28 C in mid-afternoon, surpassing the record 26.3 recorded on May 5, 2013." a4 O5 q8 M3 [9 \! W0 G5 M) c$ t
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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.
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% Z& ~# T2 W# r: U# EAnaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon., l' h. [- j( J6 k7 t' I
& R8 l: B( A' Z( q0 N0 s5 \/ G: EIn Edmonton, people were quick to take advantage of the summer-like weather, after a long, wet and unseasonably cold spring.5 {0 k: d2 z/ \5 X. F2 @. R
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Happy second winter: Snowfall warnings in effect for Edmonton area" m" d; ]0 f/ p
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' k8 Z' W* G R% E' YSo 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 P; N" m& I+ 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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4 e: |! | t! V! E& IUsually 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.+ L; Q. z& U' [* N; M. H8 }
2 n- z# b$ @& K; E"The weather definitely makes a big difference. You know, when it's gloomy and stuff, people aren't really into waiting outside for food."& @) S# j* V5 V
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At the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.
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0 i5 P. O( N* q6 ]- {1 v"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.% U+ X1 a$ X" f7 j* G* h
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She estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.
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/ A4 p+ K/ v5 V( rSun-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." J! [' p& z, B8 n+ u1 [
5 I% p. X. Y. |' [# B% C9 F"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.+ C/ O- `" U9 w) d
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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.; c. U; F6 P% g2 |; l
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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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