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Edmonton's record-breaking hot weather on Friday had Edmontonians out sunning themselves and believing that winter is finally over.& s+ v% Z7 ^/ @
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.. Z$ n, v/ w. ]4 I0 O: 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.
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Anaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.
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. I* s$ d) j/ k& z0 lIn Edmonton, people were quick to take advantage of the summer-like weather, after a long, wet and unseasonably cold spring.
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6 e: f0 C, |$ y( j1 Y3 p* DHappy second winter: Snowfall warnings in effect for Edmonton area* P' v. X8 d) j. F1 |
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: C$ K5 X! j4 h/ F: ySo 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)6 Y/ Y8 R6 T0 ]: ~: x8 m
( I: k; ?" l! C' ~5 {! M/ w1 [Usually 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.
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" S# a8 W& s) P"The weather definitely makes a big difference. You know, when it's gloomy and stuff, people aren't really into waiting outside for food."' ^( |" T( m) m
* S" N2 ?3 z q' g4 e& pAt the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.
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& J9 E( w/ w& X2 w. r; z* x: G"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.0 |5 @4 y, T/ C" }% Q9 {
- e o* _2 ?7 WShe estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.
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$ Q8 k, q+ u- l/ A( _: KSun-Mi Turner makes ice coffee to help her customers keep their cool. (Nola Keeler)
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1 Y( c4 P% \; `2 nChou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.
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$ c3 ]7 s: s5 t( `3 V"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.
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1 N4 {. L- f# d: i0 L7 ~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." t* v( w. ~. M& U
5 `6 U6 X3 S" e; a5 u2 k- O"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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