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Edmonton's record-breaking hot weather on Friday had Edmontonians out sunning themselves and believing that winter is finally over.$ [( W; |* v; o1 w
http://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.
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3 G+ Y; \& q. e* gIt 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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/ x0 n4 N( A9 T: E4 {6 ^( hAnaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.
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- R7 n7 j' g. C5 ~) nIn Edmonton, people were quick to take advantage of the summer-like weather, after a long, wet and unseasonably cold spring.4 F2 j! b2 S0 X& g
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Happy second winter: Snowfall warnings in effect for Edmonton area
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% H' \2 J: u: A+ qSo 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.4 ^& ~% e; o: P
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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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) R: w2 O, Q r0 ~7 a$ |( yUsually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said.* K4 q2 D' z; o
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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.
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6 B+ E4 ]0 d2 _$ B; ^"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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" R8 }/ {% v* p$ u* u/ O f"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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0 n4 ?" `% K$ M3 E: W; UShe 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)
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Chou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.4 v4 S& W' D3 Z3 E8 s# u
5 N9 _8 Y8 e; w1 q( J"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.% S7 l; `3 m' y$ O
+ l8 K( K& w: UEven 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.1 w/ x; A3 V% `
4 j5 d" b0 p/ ?- U3 k) |"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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