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Edmonton's record-breaking hot weather on Friday had Edmontonians out sunning themselves and believing that winter is finally over.
. y0 j. a* h$ x" y; r; p+ Hhttp://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ed ... g-for-joy-1.4102173
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Environment Canada showed the temperature reached 28 C in mid-afternoon, surpassing the record 26.3 recorded on May 5, 2013.5 M6 B; c9 f% B- B8 }" N+ W
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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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H! z3 n( W* D% n6 ?% eAnaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.$ Q8 M5 C, S& w3 e/ k
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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./ ]/ s3 S' y$ {3 Q# @' k. P% [
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4 h. c v( k( O6 A: z: S- ~3 {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.+ }2 Y. O! p6 V- F
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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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Usually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said.' k* `5 L d' _) N' n6 Y
7 \5 f# m0 c7 J- K/ `# ~/ o"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.& g* Q0 q2 @4 D9 }, w3 K
+ E6 `( X3 y y% [7 q) \' P. x; h7 ~( U"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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8 S1 H. c, u" I9 f0 rAt the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.
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: i' s! }+ B% _"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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@8 T v5 v' r8 gShe estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.
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9 n* d0 S. @0 Z0 d$ |" V/ M$ \- x$ OChou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe. L8 Y8 R$ _4 T$ o# Z+ b/ C5 W
0 C$ w# K' U) O9 N3 @& f"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said. H2 _- ~; g% M- _/ ~) m5 V
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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.; M: ]1 j7 V& K. c
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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."# X& D& g- w" d) ^- V( E
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