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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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.

, ]( |; z0 V9 d' |. ^$ `5 l6 B3 ]It 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.

& E; p: c. k8 h" H1 k" O8 q6 ZAnaheim 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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: ]2 |- r! v/ {. M6 M, ]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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. h3 t, J, ^, J6 FKyle 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.

, ], w& \# t% e) _/ |$ Q. ?"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."
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At the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.
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# A7 C/ b% H6 ?7 V( l5 q"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.

9 s) j+ q& d- q1 S4 S( M$ W8 [She estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.
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' e: k. S, Y& s- S! x5 dSun-Mi Turner makes ice coffee to help her customers keep their cool. (Nola Keeler)

9 Q  s5 F) z7 SChou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.
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"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.
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2 f! O/ }1 g9 e! b1 d/ o/ 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.

8 I- x+ r" X  h! Y& [. Q  X"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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