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Edmonton's record-breaking hot weather on Friday had Edmontonians out sunning themselves and believing that winter is finally over.0 {2 [9 C# R/ o) F) I ~
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.
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! |9 `, A# J( G3 @8 iIt 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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% E0 O: w) R; ^ \3 w8 gAnaheim 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.: g, N9 q D! L, ~ Q8 O
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Happy second winter: Snowfall warnings in effect for Edmonton area9 b- W$ _6 q/ x0 X) }
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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.0 b7 U/ ^+ ?0 A, i
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Kyle Makokis says the Native Delights food truck ran out of food Friday in 45 minutes. (Nola Keeler)9 V5 |. Q7 E( b; a7 \; f" s! C6 a
$ W t9 v; o1 B8 b2 [. wUsually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said.7 I- X% q# K3 O) R* }
+ a% B! `% i4 ^. _2 k6 U"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 F2 h- x3 ?# S, y; W' a. A
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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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# Y% I: Y4 Z I/ \. OAt the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.& X) x- l' y2 Y
) c5 q0 G& P5 P# d"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.8 j& v# r1 y' i% Q% m
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\3 a6 @: |* W" c3 a$ W! [' `Sun-Mi Turner makes ice coffee to help her customers keep their cool. (Nola Keeler)7 D! D) w4 k6 N: K) H! u& V' Y* h
' _+ R# G+ h5 g( ^( QChou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.& _. {, j. [0 M7 d4 x n% Q" t h. z. T
3 V7 S! X- S7 s5 U0 N+ S"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.' L4 k6 \3 M3 w& N+ J: g
0 G3 w8 y V3 t* e! WEven 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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"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.", d, \# f& C6 ^. s7 l9 e
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