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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Environment Canada showed the temperature reached 28 C in mid-afternoon, surpassing the record 26.3 recorded on May 5, 2013.

' |* [9 \8 h) c8 O2 h8 W2 hIt 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.

, {, c) Y2 }0 \9 m3 ?. vAnaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.

" L0 n. M' n2 M  R# PIn Edmonton, people were quick to take advantage of the summer-like weather, after a long, wet and unseasonably cold spring.
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0 Z" ^" q' t) @  x& [0 e( f. E; \* H0 PSo 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
2 K: ?* t1 K9 s+ U* I: L  N$ wKyle Makokis says the Native Delights food truck ran out of food Friday in 45 minutes. (Nola Keeler)

% H; Z7 M* h& I7 N  D, EUsually 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."

% a+ `: |/ e# k; g) T6 C$ W3 \At the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.
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# E2 s, @$ G7 q9 Q% V" P"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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$ S, m* h( B& q' R& lShe estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.
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Sun-Mi Turner
* [, I3 m; A" e: Q0 u) sSun-Mi Turner makes ice coffee to help her customers keep their cool. (Nola Keeler)
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2 u7 `  R4 I3 q; Y- gChou 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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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.

"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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