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

酷似广场舞。
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! b: w8 m& M# }. v/ U+ P4 N) A! DEnvironment Canada showed the temperature reached 28 C in mid-afternoon, surpassing the record 26.3 recorded on May 5, 2013.

3 e7 _( Z! g1 [) {3 B6 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.
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/ \8 C! Q! h/ o+ J9 k6 c: RAnaheim 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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Happy second winter: Snowfall warnings in effect for Edmonton area
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9 Z) }4 `$ K6 u% V# F& L% r$ N7 eSo 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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9 B1 ]/ [" ]/ {. F7 oKyle Makokis
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.

8 F  r1 y) e. J: O1 m"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."

  E1 ]) r2 k/ c7 w6 n2 x6 u: mAt 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.
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0 O6 N& ^/ _  F0 W1 n% jShe 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.

2 ?3 `5 \5 j& }7 Y; @8 U8 G"An El Nino is building and typically that means hot, dry summers for Alberta," Wagstaffe said.

( \( M7 J) h( F& _3 ]2 oEven 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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