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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7 G; @# h1 _2 c  WEnvironment Canada showed the temperature reached 28 C in mid-afternoon, surpassing the record 26.3 recorded on May 5, 2013.

5 ]8 `" |$ a1 o4 J$ k. K: I: AIt 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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: N# ~7 J. f+ c, T3 {7 R$ Y4 L  MAnaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.

8 u( H* S' m- ^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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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
. E/ E" T$ o  J2 e- DKyle Makokis says the Native Delights food truck ran out of food Friday in 45 minutes. (Nola Keeler)
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$ B# z; W4 x4 T  M1 f6 b- ~% f# KUsually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said.

; A3 m8 O$ M( V8 l"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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7 }' |( [9 U" L" i"The weather definitely makes a big difference. You know, when it's gloomy and stuff, people aren't really into waiting outside for food."

$ S  I% t: b! {2 xAt the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.

2 d0 ]9 d( L+ M5 I"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.

7 L* c& q1 b$ x$ C$ d4 o$ I! Z. jShe estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.
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" e" R# c+ g1 J$ D* SSun-Mi Turner makes ice coffee to help her customers keep their cool. (Nola Keeler)

6 q2 ]: {& ~& \* jChou 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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3 G5 [1 @9 l' e- b4 P, hEven 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.

1 S; F8 a$ X# v1 `- r) L"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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