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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酷似广场舞。
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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.

- J7 `# ^  W* y3 i, Q, ]# m4 nIt 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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0 K1 J2 U  @" k) s0 k4 w+ {( {Anaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.

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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- X8 D7 k' `/ H  RHappy second winter: Snowfall warnings in effect for Edmonton area
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+ N+ F1 P: E% w" rSo 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)

4 f* {8 L+ _+ hUsually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said.

  w/ b0 n) U4 l# u"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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"The weather definitely makes a big difference. You know, when it's gloomy and stuff, people aren't really into waiting outside for food."

" l. ]. O! K4 {9 j4 E( F* G! L; mAt the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.

+ F4 _% c. A' 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.

She estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.
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Sun-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.

"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.
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7 E" u! p; I" R% D; f: D  IEven 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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2 d% I5 W8 g6 _, l6 K8 n"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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