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.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ed ... g-for-joy-1.4102173

酷似广场舞。
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1 S) H9 h, i. F% P& r6 UEnvironment Canada showed the temperature reached 28 C in mid-afternoon, surpassing the record 26.3 recorded on May 5, 2013.

# v  s8 ?  Q4 Y& G+ N' ]3 R. PIt 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.

3 ?- H! x7 G& I3 H8 F$ j$ }$ e( BAnaheim 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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! k( v0 R7 r9 `) B5 ]3 LHappy 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.
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Kyle Makokis
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.

"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.

"The weather definitely makes a big difference. You know, when it's gloomy and stuff, people aren't really into waiting outside for food."

9 ]1 k- W3 G! P: Y5 n0 `At the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.
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0 t4 g" {" g) K, o8 x4 Q"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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: Q& H3 j2 y9 J" N5 n) f- e3 yShe estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.

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! X  O. E' b9 F6 T7 d; {Sun-Mi Turner makes ice coffee to help her customers keep their cool. (Nola Keeler)
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1 F: u5 ^' s$ A5 @" |* UChou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.

- w+ l: d5 F( \/ `"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.
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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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