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Edmonton's record-breaking hot weather on Friday had Edmontonians out sunning themselves and believing that winter is finally over.1 ]' P9 L" N/ a
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ed ... g-for-joy-1.4102173
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酷似广场舞。
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, k1 E8 N+ u6 a$ [Environment Canada showed the temperature reached 28 C in mid-afternoon, surpassing the record 26.3 recorded on May 5, 2013.2 G- g9 ^ y, q+ E
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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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e+ q5 f' |# l0 b4 I: iAnaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.1 h3 c' N0 P9 ?4 I- ?2 d
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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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/ o% b4 u, }5 v( f5 g% z1 ?Happy second winter: Snowfall warnings in effect for Edmonton area; j1 x1 x7 s2 J. Y) x m' @+ j3 \) Y4 y
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0 u% A4 R* k- g$ l0 |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
3 {* V& m+ j- `( iKyle Makokis says the Native Delights food truck ran out of food Friday in 45 minutes. (Nola Keeler)/ i6 h" I/ C. D# L
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Usually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said. O! q! s+ B L4 k5 {' G# r9 ~& A
' d; p! K$ E, ~( G) ?"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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% J Q- E C8 \# R/ \ `"The weather definitely makes a big difference. You know, when it's gloomy and stuff, people aren't really into waiting outside for food."' S6 G, Q! A. _. v" C r5 z
) j& R% ]* K6 d; k! E: vAt the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.
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0 r) a* H+ O. i/ 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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9 |+ G( s, u/ d) Z& GShe estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.. B b! ?) G8 h: C. I
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4 }2 Z' z- T' V f/ a, V- LSun-Mi Turner makes ice coffee to help her customers keep their cool. (Nola Keeler)
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4 r; a! P, p9 WChou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.
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: B: U8 H2 [. {( j"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.
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! P4 m R- i. ?8 X5 E: 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.4 T* `0 M6 F7 c' A# W& @1 V
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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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