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.
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& d1 j2 ]# c3 J2 ]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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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.

Anaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.

5 P! R) Y" A0 X; T4 w  SIn 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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# l( Z# R' n% v( P$ p" sSo 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.

Kyle Makokis
4 ]/ `% q( d9 Z& }7 QKyle Makokis says the Native Delights food truck ran out of food Friday in 45 minutes. (Nola Keeler)

) D/ H' e) Z7 qUsually 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.
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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."

" b6 X; z  c& n; i% p8 B6 w% {( `8 J0 G& YAt the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.

: S/ D8 W  w9 j* K"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" H! [7 L: ?: W! u9 rShe 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)

3 l$ V8 r" F! s0 U, B' @" U' LChou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.
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"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.
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! }: ^* \1 t4 _- a/ @6 PEven 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.

& H% F: A  N# Q"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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