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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Environment Canada showed the temperature reached 28 C in mid-afternoon, surpassing the record 26.3 recorded on May 5, 2013.

9 D# e. |$ ^4 ~' _1 d0 Z* xIt 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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/ u  @0 k- |  w7 g: v; O/ T' Y8 YAnaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.

& l: R4 E' q; j4 UIn Edmonton, people were quick to take advantage of the summer-like weather, after a long, wet and unseasonably cold spring.
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$ Y  F  j& y$ Z$ q9 L5 oHappy second winter: Snowfall warnings in effect for Edmonton area


" G/ F4 L; o% R5 ?3 E: hSo 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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3 }, V- D+ j( L+ k- ]% |Usually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said.

"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.

& b8 `$ h% Z6 Z3 ]1 o: S* Q+ I# u, \1 O"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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! O3 w+ M( L, Z& t1 u  G6 RShe estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.
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, H8 ?! I6 r5 F( W# ~9 nSun-Mi Turner makes ice coffee to help her customers keep their cool. (Nola Keeler)

8 y$ b& C% o$ jChou 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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8 \/ |/ t4 C) W4 Y; ]6 y' k% 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.

3 n! |( w6 R* z2 X$ 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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