January 1964: The strongest frost wave in the history of the Kingdom of Bahrain! Watch the video and pictures

Weather of Arabia - Sinan Khalaf - A group of archival photos taken by the Bapco Oil Company in the Kingdom of Bahrain half a century ago show the severest frost wave recorded in Bahrain's history.

These photos date back to the end of January 1964, when temperatures dropped below zero degrees Celsius, to record minus 5 degrees Celsius in Awali, Bahrain.

The following video shows the freezing of water and the formation of ice on a large scale as a result of the sharp drop in temperatures: