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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& L, Z. U6 b' p" Q' hEnvironment Canada showed the temperature reached 28 C in mid-afternoon, surpassing the record 26.3 recorded on May 5, 2013.
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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.
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* i2 M6 P0 i9 p. mAnaheim 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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Happy second winter: Snowfall warnings in effect for Edmonton area
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0 q4 l' ?- [1 E& A. a: ~* p7 {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.

Kyle Makokis
3 }( n- a; r# h: _! \0 G5 ?! UKyle Makokis says the Native Delights food truck ran out of food Friday in 45 minutes. (Nola Keeler)
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" f% h$ T9 L; e, U7 r9 fUsually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said.

; Q3 a+ g% z% x/ m* ]/ _"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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) a$ b: ~+ b/ Q5 _# d2 E- d  tAt the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.
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0 H( M' L: @% o* X. y9 c! U6 |"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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" \  A/ Q6 {# q; _& d% QSun-Mi Turner makes ice coffee to help her customers keep their cool. (Nola Keeler)
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3 {0 x; f7 |" P8 ~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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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.

"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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