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
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酷似广场舞。

( p; g" u9 O, V0 h& V7 DEnvironment 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.

4 q: O* z& y' E: G- eAnaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.

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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Happy 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
  C# V7 L6 i9 f, p5 b  NKyle Makokis says the Native Delights food truck ran out of food Friday in 45 minutes. (Nola Keeler)
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" h$ ]4 N8 O( rUsually 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.

0 U1 L. B5 {9 [( C8 L"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.
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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.

" u# i7 K4 l1 _. e' J' J3 kShe 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)

Chou 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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4 d$ q% Z. m$ F9 |- G2 f8 EEven 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.

" ]0 |; Q; B2 \( x- n"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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