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。

# v; Y: f. R# y+ N( ^Environment Canada showed the temperature reached 28 C in mid-afternoon, surpassing the record 26.3 recorded on May 5, 2013.

" g$ X; ^* D' S- A$ Z0 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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& M7 |3 d) a) n/ X4 QAnaheim 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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! ?& ]  a- B6 D3 J* d) i- VSo 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
Kyle 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.

0 ~" m6 e+ N) R6 N$ [* B5 z"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.

3 n* ]# f. ~7 q8 J: _, e% h"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.

& O! F; F! r* p+ G% Q0 e$ Q1 Q  e% U"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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4 G% z8 E, @# mShe 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)
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/ |9 e1 m6 K, s' F1 v. q3 p7 BChou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.

7 W2 _4 O! X. t, A2 n% Z4 j) K"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.
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3 Q6 g  m9 c1 Z% fEven 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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8 G; }4 q; p4 t/ k"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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