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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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8 N- A4 ]# j. K( l$ b/ v- vEnvironment Canada showed the temperature reached 28 C in mid-afternoon, surpassing the record 26.3 recorded on May 5, 2013.! c/ ~ A( B; a
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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.& |$ k' p+ ^7 T
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Anaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.& s& Y9 p. R. i7 d" \; a+ y
7 u* D, F) H% a# p+ Y5 a0 {+ ?. XIn 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./ K. }9 a+ {+ ]: \
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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 ]5 N+ A! [& V- a- Q3 H& N) s
+ _+ Q/ s& p4 r- m# G. @! w"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.5 H# i: K' _: `4 q+ C
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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.& r' c7 K7 g0 v9 W/ I) }* |" B) P4 c* `
8 K# L2 s7 v8 Q3 i, i: C# X, r. ?; g"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.8 O% ^8 U; H* q/ g- J7 u
/ B. J+ u1 u+ {7 BShe 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)# Z- a) Q" n. ~9 O
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Chou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe., v- m6 g4 A' @- P E6 e x
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"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.0 H6 ?+ ~! p3 {) z
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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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"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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