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.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ed ... g-for-joy-1.4102173

酷似广场舞。
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8 @' d9 k! l; j$ a, JEnvironment Canada showed the temperature reached 28 C in mid-afternoon, surpassing the record 26.3 recorded on May 5, 2013.

( ^( F  ], p) k) ~) }4 G* C6 k. b. vIt 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.

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

. p; c+ `+ a. H9 t1 [- DIn 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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9 U. q8 ^" F4 m7 g; dSo 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.

( R  W" W9 t5 W* u( I, W' \" q9 sKyle Makokis
Kyle Makokis says the Native Delights food truck ran out of food Friday in 45 minutes. (Nola Keeler)
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$ Z; ^1 v! l+ f* P* RUsually 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.

0 z# J0 |2 w! G0 I$ r. r( g0 O"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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+ b1 g: l5 j0 ?2 U' ]8 @6 G& ~. K1 mAt the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.

"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.

! h+ ~! W% x+ p  I, CShe estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.
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) A! e! j7 L/ lSun-Mi Turner makes ice coffee to help her customers keep their cool. (Nola Keeler)

Chou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.

9 N5 c2 g# A; _2 V"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.
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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.
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# F- X0 ~4 }7 l: n9 C"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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