Gray before the holiday NANCEE E. LEWIS / Union-Tribune Under thickening clouds yesterday afternoon, William Stevens and 3-year-old daughter, Quinn, of Del Mar showed out-of-town family Shoshi Morginn and Rick Robbins the fountain near the entrance of the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park. Thanks to early-morning cloudbursts, San Diego broke its 99-year-old rainfall record for the date. Forecasters expect a mostly sunny Thanksgiving Day. Click for larger image

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