It was a dry month of February, with less than a quarter-inch of precipitation falling in Nashville. According to the Nashville Water Plant, 0.23 inches of rain and no snow fell last month. This was a very dry month compared with past years, as more than an inch of rain and three inches of snow fell in every February since 2014. For the first two months of 2017, Nashville has received 2.37 inches of rain and one inch of snow. It was also warmer than normal, with an average high of 55.7 degrees and an average low of 32.5. Temperatures reached 69 degrees or higher seven times. The lowest recorded temperature was 16, as the mercury dropped to that on February 4 and 5.