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.
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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.

5 V9 ~* j/ x! _0 {/ e/ z# 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.
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" B+ S6 }, ?1 \$ b0 l: o4 cAnaheim 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.
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% W* `; L) o7 z0 \( W  H$ i! _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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: m, s9 t2 o& d) ^; M# o1 r1 }, t+ h7 ZUsually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said.

/ r  h# G" g$ L( D- ~"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.

  B5 X: e& `2 m+ P( t1 d4 u& n"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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& T: ^# F, R) g: R! V) g4 m; eAt the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.

"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.
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6 Q" A" ~6 D0 Z4 F  RSun-Mi Turner makes ice coffee to help her customers keep their cool. (Nola Keeler)

" ^! Q) L! ?: B, A, j: T( ?3 z* ]Chou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.
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! ?# L2 ^: p- n: k, C: i( s8 t"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.

5 z7 N* ^: Y9 i5 U8 |7 qEven 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.

"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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