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Edmonton's record-breaking hot weather on Friday had Edmontonians out sunning themselves and believing that winter is finally over.4 X F4 N8 F: b* Q7 ]- E% l0 u0 }
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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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+ \; x0 A. a. l# N% Z! D3 ZIt 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.8 P. Z8 V. S; y# M+ J& |: W
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Anaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.7 b/ @& c; a( |
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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.) H! I7 E" K* b* j) V
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, D- F7 F s& I8 D" iHappy 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.
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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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Usually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said.0 N. ^4 i4 ?8 N! r6 L) \( N
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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 X6 Z6 O) T" o4 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."
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/ d* s M B2 g+ k# s: M* SAt the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.
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) ~: S b7 o% P, U" N6 |"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.( g1 Q5 u! t2 r1 a4 W0 V5 o
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) r( _0 U# V, {' l9 V: P9 WSun-Mi Turner makes ice coffee to help her customers keep their cool. (Nola Keeler)
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Chou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.0 F( a Z2 ^8 v, W) Q$ Z
( e/ O( {" _+ U d s"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.
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1 C( D" u" }' q3 lEven 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."
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