Farmers’ Almanac predicts a mild California winter with average rainfall in its 209th edition, out now.

Southwest states (Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah) are forecast to have average temperatures and wet conditions, weather that could help prevent a repeat of the January wildfires in California , Farmers' Almanac Editor Sandi Duncan told USA TODAY.

California is expected to get rain ahead of windy conditions at the end of January. "Hopefully, it will be enough moisture in the air in California that we don't see anything crazy like it was last year," Duncan said.

Overall, the region should have a "nice winter with not too many extremes," she said.

What does NOAA predict for winter in California?

The Climate Prediction Center at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrat

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