Believe it or not, it does get really cold in Bahrain. Occasionally. Here is how the Gulf Daily News reported it: The coldest temperature ever recorded in Bahrain was on January 20, 1964, when it dropped to -5C in Awali and 2.4C at Bahrain International Airport. That particular freeze was accompanied by a white-out, with icicles forming on trees and fences at Awali.

Whilst we are here, we are of course more accustomed to the opposite end of the thermometer: the highest recorded temperature in Bahrain is 47.5 C, measured at Bahrain Airport.