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 Sirocco On 28 March 2016, "Sirocco" seized a stateless dhow in the Arabian sea. A boarding party had been dispatched to inspect the suspicious vessel and discovered it had been transporting 1,500 AK-47 assault rifles, 200 RPG launchers, and 21 .50 caliber machine guns. After receiving reports from "Sirocco", the destroyer also arrived on the scene to assist. After the weapons were seized and offloaded, the dhow and its crew were released. USS Sirocco USS "Sirocco" (PC-6) is the sixth of the U.S. Navy. "Sirocco" was laid down 20 June 1992 by Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana and launched 29 May 1993.