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Edmonton's record-breaking hot weather on Friday had Edmontonians out sunning themselves and believing that winter is finally over.; z4 Y; `1 l% E/ \
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ed ... g-for-joy-1.4102173
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酷似广场舞。
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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., j) N b0 O, Q6 ^. q
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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. X1 G! p, }& W" \
& ]! d- X6 V' E) g; eAnaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.
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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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% [- R, d- Q- `Happy second winter: Snowfall warnings in effect for Edmonton area/ _6 m& p: H! \/ g4 k
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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 says the Native Delights food truck ran out of food Friday in 45 minutes. (Nola Keeler)
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/ U5 x5 }* R0 U' b* W/ `; YUsually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said.! T5 W4 a- i2 O/ }4 R+ D
# Q2 F' J9 Q2 W Y' s L; p3 `"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.# [3 u9 [% p3 R5 y
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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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3 |$ T: r) v* V8 A! c2 V& \At the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.
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2 G; s U) Q+ X"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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She estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.1 Z& m5 U% D* i7 p, V, S
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Sun-Mi Turner
) k/ R! S' y: Y( QSun-Mi Turner makes ice coffee to help her customers keep their cool. (Nola Keeler)8 G, E# D$ f+ W I6 d# |
. e- ]# M5 c9 BChou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.8 p- P9 {- ? r0 t; j# R4 K3 H0 y
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"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.4 m D5 C1 Q- V; l' R: J: {; `
! `' [) i, k) V9 j! VEven 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.3 q- T9 [( U6 N5 k& Z: _
. `1 N4 F; F8 m+ t0 V+ }2 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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