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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$ D% H' z0 I* \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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- m1 S$ a) A: E2 BIt 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.

Anaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.
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( m( ^& s! t5 X* v2 L; q* r& c! i+ Q' hIn 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.

Kyle Makokis
: s9 b0 E/ W+ f% hKyle Makokis says the Native Delights food truck ran out of food Friday in 45 minutes. (Nola Keeler)

$ @6 I* k$ z$ s; V/ y" n, l' }* QUsually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said.
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* e2 X$ |% K$ O6 Q"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.

: O/ x" _# R5 u"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.
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* q& {9 j* T/ 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.

9 d. K3 K  g3 v* m- C# ?' L( H/ 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)
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Chou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.

( C' ?% T+ Q( F5 P+ Q, s"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.

- A: p6 v7 @9 T"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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