Metropolitan City of Cagliari the warmest month with an average temperature of that of about . African anticyclone activity can cause heat waves starting in June. From mid-June to mid-September rain is rare and appears in afternoon storms. The rainy season starts in September, but the first cold days come in December, usually the wettest month. Winds are frequent, especially the mistral and sirocco; in Summer days a marine sirocco breeze ("s'imbattu") lowers the temperature and the humidity. On the surrounding mountains, the climate is very different with plentiful average rainfall, cold winters, and mild warm summers (Csb in the Köppen climate classification). As
USS Zephyr Deepwater Horizon oil rig fire. "Zephyr" was transferred back to the Navy on 30 September 2011, and is once again designated PC-8. USS Zephyr USS "Zephyr" (PC-8) is a "Cyclone" class patrol coastal ship in the United States Navy. "Zephyr" is the eighth ship of thirteen in the "Cyclone"-class. All ships in this class are named after weather elements. "Zephyr" is the first Navy vessel to bear the name. She was laid down 6 March 1993, by Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana and launched 3 December 1993. She was commissioned on 14 October 1994 and decommissioned 1 October 2004 and transferred