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Edmonton's record-breaking hot weather on Friday had Edmontonians out sunning themselves and believing that winter is finally over.2 j4 m! C8 f, J; v, Q
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ed ... g-for-joy-1.4102173
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酷似广场舞。
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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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0 i) P/ ]: {& ?2 X$ x0 M8 nIt 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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) Z5 Z# w' Y7 N1 f/ G K, Y/ hAnaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.
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6 c) w- ^, j" m# V: DIn Edmonton, people were quick to take advantage of the summer-like weather, after a long, wet and unseasonably cold spring.- c6 s% ~2 [& A( k
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Happy second winter: Snowfall warnings in effect for Edmonton area( @. U( u7 o' H) s9 T
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c3 w H& h2 U( t; k$ C" L4 `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.+ g. K' A9 E" `
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B. C9 u& C' Y' KKyle Makokis says the Native Delights food truck ran out of food Friday in 45 minutes. (Nola Keeler)
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' E1 W: W) J" V4 |* ? `Usually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said.* \6 U" `2 l i# T: P
& h: n" X& C. B8 h4 N7 u"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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At the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.2 W# S( `3 j+ }7 N; u' x: P2 N5 o6 P7 m
) o2 d, h. `/ l/ w"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.2 L, G, `8 w9 g4 {; Y" S4 k
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She estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.! `0 c) m5 |' y+ p/ u
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Sun-Mi Turner2 m0 U, N: M; Y& S, P+ N
Sun-Mi Turner makes ice coffee to help her customers keep their cool. (Nola Keeler); L: N" r, u, |' M! o& L7 G% X
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Chou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.( u$ \, w' x0 B3 R8 [
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"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.
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: p* X2 M* O# f3 ]' j& 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.
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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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