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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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1 u ~# o' h& e4 F% REnvironment Canada showed the temperature reached 28 C in mid-afternoon, surpassing the record 26.3 recorded on May 5, 2013.
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& r% l7 W% T$ Y2 _* ~2 S% Y% dIt 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." L! a5 S% Z/ h' t6 h$ I
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Anaheim was 21 C under partly cloudy skies on Friday afternoon.. z5 f2 S8 J8 o
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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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5 a* j$ Z- b6 b7 MSo 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.2 v% j/ o. U D9 o' W: q
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7 N. A, D. z% K1 C) l" v$ F GKyle 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.% g( d" V9 u# X4 I) R; p, |
$ f0 Y9 L1 O9 V' g"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.1 \. q" h: {# L! t
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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.
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: l' k* O- ]& s9 _4 v2 T"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.6 X" o) p( @2 t9 R# n9 k; O
2 E$ p2 I$ R% qShe estimated she sold four times as many cold drinks Friday as she did hot drinks.$ m& N3 f! T, w8 Y
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Sun-Mi Turner makes ice coffee to help her customers keep their cool. (Nola Keeler)
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" |5 {& q& T/ @$ SChou could find herself blending up a lot of ice this summer, according to CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.
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"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.8 g& Z& N' m- s) 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.
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; U6 X- c" Y2 o* W" D) 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."* @$ N+ u3 W+ a" e
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