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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0 {# n% i% X+ Y8 c2 q% pEnvironment Canada showed the temperature reached 28 C in mid-afternoon, surpassing the record 26.3 recorded on May 5, 2013.

0 r# ]" c- ~3 O# ^% M9 f) I% 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.

- _1 a- f9 |5 t- Z' u. sAnaheim 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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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)
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Usually the supplies would last until the end of the afternoon, manager Kyle Makokis said.
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& y. [7 w" k+ F1 c, y) j; 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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4 a) P6 k; R* b: _0 M- 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."

$ @; ]+ T' f. fAt 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.

" p. z1 X3 d7 nShe estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.
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/ \# M. p" I+ l# o5 J+ e6 ]Chou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.
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( }1 c; Q, Z0 g: v% M& A"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.

. q. a5 m0 @6 k: Q; o"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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