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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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: l: R* m1 Q- B% CEnvironment 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.
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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.. `9 o. \1 v) b! n% f( x
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Happy second winter: Snowfall warnings in effect for Edmonton area
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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.' H, k7 N8 P# ?5 B" ?# t1 B0 b
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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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, \- T4 q4 f7 i$ B0 f, e, DUsually 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.5 ?. q& c" B) W8 C. u
. S( A0 [& ]/ {$ C0 C& 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."/ b, I0 q1 r) [$ p8 D
& Y+ d% `3 n* z+ {7 j# o& jAt the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.1 y2 ]5 d7 K& w; \2 D
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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.
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She estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.+ L7 X* H3 }; R' L: n' p) j
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Sun-Mi Turner makes ice coffee to help her customers keep their cool. (Nola Keeler): a% h* H/ }( L$ ~+ L$ L7 J" _ h
4 f! w1 z, w6 Y+ [# z% B; `& cChou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.# l2 v8 k& H8 Y) [ O
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"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.) z& i/ ?' J7 s' O
, a u; m* X8 R6 V"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."3 D0 y# |/ ^ F! ?. ~
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