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

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.

, l% P1 b8 }- I) m* I! pIt 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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Anaheim 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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! I6 p' ^1 ]6 V; Z& D7 c$ g7 v' cHappy 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 says the Native Delights food truck ran out of food Friday in 45 minutes. (Nola Keeler)

: a) A1 D, \" t( l: A4 E  ]Usually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said.
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/ S7 g" y! G9 C+ r"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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8 V8 b* @% Z' G, ?5 vAt the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.
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1 B; L4 K9 m0 U! 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.

) A) Q) A5 e) qShe 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)

Chou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.

  g. B# J" `9 S"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.

( Y6 s3 }% t2 e6 o/ u& k) W' p1 c' 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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"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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