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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.
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+ L, A# i6 y" z2 e0 ~4 Y3 O$ @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.! a# U/ u/ O) D# z k2 y
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Anaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.: E# S0 M, j2 P1 q. r+ r' [
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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.5 y$ m2 K9 X$ A. }( r$ I) d
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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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Kyle Makokis says the Native Delights food truck ran out of food Friday in 45 minutes. (Nola Keeler)" ? o# ]* a5 U$ l/ i; w
$ v+ ~# Y1 X* {& x& R# qUsually 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.
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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."" u; ~, u8 d6 z$ I# c( \
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At the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.* I# A' j! O2 |) ?6 p% [
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"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.! u6 Q r; ~8 ?* [. ^1 l7 G
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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)
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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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# S$ r7 j E( [, g9 R"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.1 u' b/ R8 c! J( p) y% |
% n$ C1 }7 G* zEven 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.8 G: t! G# j. v
5 _! i. \! @2 y2 d' p5 y1 s/ V"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."& l& F" w/ a. y# |; o
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