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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。
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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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( O3 g: N1 K* WIt 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.4 U" b8 p1 Y" B9 Q
" l4 P5 u6 ~2 K5 _% ]' p0 DIn Edmonton, people were quick to take advantage of the summer-like weather, after a long, wet and unseasonably cold spring.% @0 N( k/ Z2 Y0 i4 q
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6 }, G; S/ M8 n, VHappy second winter: Snowfall warnings in effect for Edmonton area" H7 M0 J) ?8 M# \
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8 C) M6 C! w+ zSo 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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' Y {/ r7 A2 o b- ~" uKyle Makokis# T. z! \5 P( P) c$ W# R
Kyle Makokis says the Native Delights food truck ran out of food Friday in 45 minutes. (Nola Keeler)" L- O( q, H( F$ S
9 }+ [5 n/ b3 _) N5 C" iUsually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said.
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' d& j$ F( n% l+ ^"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.6 t' e X' z/ p+ U; ~8 ?2 M5 }
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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.0 k( M. j4 ~6 }* b+ W, _9 k
+ x8 u1 c0 F I" tShe estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.$ V/ b k: p4 w! P+ ~
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1 T/ W5 M5 ?( P# [Sun-Mi Turner makes ice coffee to help her customers keep their cool. (Nola Keeler)0 E: X. ]8 Y4 e0 Z1 \# p
8 Z' b2 b3 t0 K P/ a. ~( cChou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.0 W( G9 ]; ?! g$ d& p: X
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"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.; f' [# Y4 U, S$ f9 D. W) Y
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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.3 S4 M( C9 g! f- _ L1 D) `( }
8 q! ?" H+ ~$ K7 E+ G* w"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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