Hot, hot heat: Edmontonians dancing for joy 广场舞到爱城

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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.

! g0 g, H) M$ G4 c! S7 @3 F% F' bIt 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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1 S2 q8 p+ i8 m3 v8 U9 wAnaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.

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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( s+ K" z% p* FSo 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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$ q- h& b$ C( ~) NKyle 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.

) K, {' S! N* w3 J. y/ Z+ f% e4 _3 U8 _"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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"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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8 a' Q" F7 I& ]6 v; EAt the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.

"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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' j0 S/ f  y0 R7 s3 qShe estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.

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2 h4 _& X0 u" G& fSun-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.

8 `. d( @" Y- `8 D+ F"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.

9 K! e2 S$ V- M8 q1 OEven 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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! C4 l  l, ]: S1 ?"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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