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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' l; |; k. j) [$ N  nEnvironment Canada showed the temperature reached 28 C in mid-afternoon, surpassing the record 26.3 recorded on May 5, 2013.
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2 X8 l- Y( m0 p. NIt 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.

. K; X5 `7 _& x& \Anaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.

; M1 v% D, B. M7 q2 E  p# `( KIn Edmonton, people were quick to take advantage of the summer-like weather, after a long, wet and unseasonably cold spring.
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( f. e9 Z/ P! O8 J) G- W8 X. z; H' mSo 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 says the Native Delights food truck ran out of food Friday in 45 minutes. (Nola Keeler)
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( v+ I. S, G7 L  U& QUsually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said.
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"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."
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At the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.

- _; |2 z4 j* S7 C"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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! r0 v  V3 T' D3 p: YShe estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.
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4 M) v0 a2 N" B6 c" l& t! x. }* K" bSun-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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8 c! j1 F; g5 r3 e! |* f"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.
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$ Q0 G6 H/ ~9 W7 V  D3 @2 kEven 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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