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.
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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.

3 {% i0 b2 e* f+ Q- VAnaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.

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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8 y7 y, L6 S  M! CSo 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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0 i5 d. H' j6 l9 PKyle Makokis says the Native Delights food truck ran out of food Friday in 45 minutes. (Nola Keeler)
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1 z' k9 B! x3 v; s  b; fUsually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said.
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"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.

% v* P8 s+ q& I6 n' Z5 M3 {& g3 B"The weather definitely makes a big difference. You know, when it's gloomy and stuff, people aren't really into waiting outside for food."

  U/ F, j6 O4 I% M, t+ _1 [- wAt the Second Cup in City Centre mall, people were putting the hot drinks on ice.
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"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.

( I8 m/ U* a% lShe estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.
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. a1 t' P* k9 n# E+ BSun-Mi Turner makes ice coffee to help her customers keep their cool. (Nola Keeler)

3 _9 p( {  ?: i1 v) ~Chou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.
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1 C1 q2 E/ J9 j: ^( V7 D"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.
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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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