Hot, hot heat: Edmontonians dancing for joy 广场舞到爱城

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Edmonton's record-breaking hot weather on Friday had Edmontonians out sunning themselves and believing that winter is finally over.
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.

% M% w5 k! o- CIt 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.

) J  m* v1 i6 n  s% P+ _7 ]$ x* H5 VAnaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.
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5 F$ G% o, j/ KIn Edmonton, people were quick to take advantage of the summer-like weather, after a long, wet and unseasonably cold spring.
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Happy second winter: Snowfall warnings in effect for Edmonton area
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6 M5 ?% S3 [( `$ a& 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.
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# k; Q' r+ n# ?Kyle Makokis
! z' Z# |* P5 V( x+ PKyle Makokis says the Native Delights food truck ran out of food Friday in 45 minutes. (Nola Keeler)

" j) L- M5 S" c: o3 N/ NUsually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said.

"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.

"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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, M. L: Z9 R5 c+ F& o3 ^4 hAt the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.
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. u9 G6 F; S0 E4 D& b"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.

She estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.
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4 R- l  l: y5 x7 ^" O1 BSun-Mi Turner makes ice coffee to help her customers keep their cool. (Nola Keeler)

9 ?4 B6 f7 E5 R4 K. ZChou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.

"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.
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* W: C7 ~' B6 m$ p6 ]) N3 ]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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) _" `' x( {- o" P3 S$ U"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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