2012 tied 2007, for the second warmest year in Nashville history, while rainfall was 1.43 inches below normal for the year. The National Weather Service reports that the average temperature in the capital city was 62.3 degrees and that was .2 degrees cooler than the record of 62.5 degrees back in 1921. Records dating back to 1870 indicate that normal yearly temperature averages were 59.4 degrees. Six of the 10 warmest years on record have occurred since 1990. (bg)