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Edmonton's record-breaking hot weather on Friday had Edmontonians out sunning themselves and believing that winter is finally over.2 r$ Z; B, h4 w ]3 q# l! `
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8 @' d9 k! l; j$ a, JEnvironment Canada showed the temperature reached 28 C in mid-afternoon, surpassing the record 26.3 recorded on May 5, 2013.5 \: f* w6 A) N
( ^( F ], p) k) ~) }4 G* C6 k. b. vIt 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.# D# C+ {4 D5 e
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Anaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon." ]% q \# N9 W& F/ c4 \) X) s5 A
. p; c+ `+ a. H9 t1 [- DIn Edmonton, people were quick to take advantage of the summer-like weather, after a long, wet and unseasonably cold spring.0 B' A) H$ }# y; q" q1 l: I/ F- D- m
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Happy second winter: Snowfall warnings in effect for Edmonton area
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9 U. q8 ^" F4 m7 g; dSo 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.! {# F+ r" y4 E! y0 o& `, w; L @7 _
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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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$ Z; ^1 v! l+ f* P* RUsually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said.$ E. p2 G+ o. L9 ^8 Z
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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.3 Q; e8 X/ Q7 ^& Y# O. ]2 l: W
0 z# J0 |2 w! G0 I$ r. r( g0 O"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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+ b1 g: l5 j0 ?2 U' ]8 @6 G& ~. K1 mAt the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.3 `) W I( @. n
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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.: @5 X' h0 o: k. \4 `. o. G! ^
! h+ ~! W% x+ p I, CShe estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.
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) A! e! j7 L/ lSun-Mi Turner makes ice coffee to help her customers keep their cool. (Nola Keeler), w c; H: k2 |1 k
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Chou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe. x" T( i u6 A" o: a
9 N5 c2 g# A; _2 V"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.
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# F- X0 ~4 }7 l: n9 C"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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