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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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Environment Canada showed the temperature reached 28 C in mid-afternoon, surpassing the record 26.3 recorded on May 5, 2013.( K" O- P( _& m/ }
% A8 x: A2 c5 O! lIt 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.6 g6 i( \) H/ A: Z K( W1 v
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Anaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.: z+ S+ |2 m" i. c
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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.8 h, F7 ?- q8 N; [! D) r$ u
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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.) W5 F% Q/ @. Y6 a$ y0 {% k' [
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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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$ t& I! R" h5 YUsually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said.4 W& t% w' Q, }
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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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6 r+ i o$ }( ?6 H1 T4 z) W6 ]- m- r2 E"The weather definitely makes a big difference. You know, when it's gloomy and stuff, people aren't really into waiting outside for food."& {) G1 Y; A8 K$ }+ ?$ W3 e: I
" W& G/ F0 ~8 N3 P; X N* AAt the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.
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/ b/ h5 K" S3 B4 i9 e. i( y"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.% ^( q9 l. i( J7 V5 W
9 F/ U( K7 F' m( d; b. wShe estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.
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- v0 l: Q' Q& }Chou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.
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) w# ]% y% v! L% E2 B5 ]7 Z"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said./ Y3 z% Z7 s# n4 D# C$ ]( s
+ t# x k. B% y) U& U" OEven 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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. L+ f1 e) C+ b"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.": `5 r c, j! P/ K# f* G2 `0 q
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