More counterexamples.
A weather station in Qatar measured 1.5 °C (34.7 °F), the coldest recorded temperature in weather monitoring history of the State.
According to Qatar Meteorology Department, the temperature was registered on Sunday, 5 Feb 2017, in the coastal city of Abu Samrah in Qatar’s southwest.
This is the lowest temperature in Qatar since the 3.8 °C (38.8 °F) recorded in January 1964 in the city of Mesaieed.
Meanwhile, mountainous areas of neighboring United Arab Emirates received rare snowfall and cold this weekend. registering -5 °C (23 °F).
Via The Watchers