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.
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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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Anaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.

: D; }# Z4 X+ q; R+ ]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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Happy second winter: Snowfall warnings in effect for Edmonton area

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6 t( I6 c  R* [1 `' ?! s4 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.
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Kyle Makokis
/ R# I# i  [7 E2 y0 Q# A: QKyle Makokis says the Native Delights food truck ran out of food Friday in 45 minutes. (Nola Keeler)

0 M) W1 M. `! E, v- r" l/ O- {! zUsually 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."
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) h" S6 K  J( W) w) [4 LAt the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.
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3 q7 h  d9 s/ d2 {- D+ i- e( ~% i- Z"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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1 [6 g6 r8 J9 yShe 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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! ?, r  d4 G* A1 u( ?2 P6 g+ bChou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.

# W) L0 o$ X+ ]! z0 D. D"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.
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% ?8 e, h! v( I" WEven 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.

9 J' p" I6 s* E/ z) d2 l"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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