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Edmonton's record-breaking hot weather on Friday had Edmontonians out sunning themselves and believing that winter is finally over.6 E" L& @+ z# `
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ed ... g-for-joy-1.41021735 y# L% e$ u! F
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" w( z4 u( h7 ?8 r1 XEnvironment Canada showed the temperature reached 28 C in mid-afternoon, surpassing the record 26.3 recorded on May 5, 2013.5 d# t, N# m N: G3 [& b* m
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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.. `" w) }3 K/ L+ _% t
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Anaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.$ E4 f0 ?1 I4 v, P
9 l1 z, ?& s3 x/ n% jIn Edmonton, people were quick to take advantage of the summer-like weather, after a long, wet and unseasonably cold spring.
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9 h1 A8 S: F3 v; |0 H4 a( zHappy second winter: Snowfall warnings in effect for Edmonton area: G9 q; H' ^' b. j
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) z, i& e) k, ?* \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
; _( B; }. {. Y- Z9 a2 F% E6 @Kyle Makokis says the Native Delights food truck ran out of food Friday in 45 minutes. (Nola Keeler)& h* P, f* ?4 }" Q& q, e h; Q
/ `; z j4 M" T+ P4 ^( Z) aUsually 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.! A. {% J- o* K0 D7 s* v
+ k( c5 p4 D8 i" D; [- v"The weather definitely makes a big difference. You know, when it's gloomy and stuff, people aren't really into waiting outside for food."# ^2 c! B1 l* W7 Z9 a& U
4 M ?- l, z! R3 T; J: H4 d: nAt the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.( X) d# q8 F- H
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"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.& E) b* y8 M* N) ^1 `* K
8 R$ @1 V- z% p; J+ `She estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.
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* H3 ]( g8 m0 W# |Sun-Mi Turner makes ice coffee to help her customers keep their cool. (Nola Keeler), o5 o# I8 Z7 l+ i/ y8 D
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Chou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.
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"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.' |9 B. @ b$ T$ W; c; Q% f: E' {
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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.* n' E& n# `! a6 F% W
8 d4 i6 O+ A2 R+ \' t. B"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."! ^* Y0 e8 h( z7 y9 S0 `/ v
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