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Edmonton's record-breaking hot weather on Friday had Edmontonians out sunning themselves and believing that winter is finally over.7 |* }! z+ M4 a% E+ i
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9 ~1 n6 ]* C# c" Y8 yEnvironment Canada showed the temperature reached 28 C in mid-afternoon, surpassing the record 26.3 recorded on May 5, 2013.( P$ k. h# I, i2 t2 a9 L0 W6 S
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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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4 @* v! f$ v" K4 K: e! TAnaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.
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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.
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8 L* a% {; U% t4 \+ G# L3 P8 i( kHappy second winter: Snowfall warnings in effect for Edmonton area
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4 s' F8 Y" ~) s! F# @! rSo 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)1 M1 d" n4 {2 j9 S& u+ Y* C
3 {. [: L1 [' g. j8 j, pUsually 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. R5 ^6 L4 C, U8 R) F
9 R. O$ n1 [9 d U"The weather definitely makes a big difference. You know, when it's gloomy and stuff, people aren't really into waiting outside for food."! {1 o2 ?$ @2 u$ L: |( \. ]! R
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At the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.
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7 {0 s" @7 p& ]( y"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.3 D% E: @9 Y8 _7 x1 F+ V
7 Z l( U! T) |4 X k7 [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)4 W% z! A0 a" L( R* V5 g; s6 G
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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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* ^5 U' M7 b- J/ Y# h! m"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.
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6 h# _) X6 Y: @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.6 n, ^- Q9 X8 v, z
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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."1 L0 U& m6 _5 O- y" u/ @9 O
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