Average ​Gas Price Hits Another Record High In San Diego County

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA — The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline hit a record high for the second consecutive day in San Diego County.

The average price went up 1 cent Thursday to $4.736. Prior to Wednesday, the San Diego County record high was $4.725 set Oct. 8, 2012. That record was broken when the average price hit $4.726 on Wednesday.

Marie Montgomery Nordhues, a spokeswoman for the Automobile Club of Southern California, told Patch on Wednesday that "every major Southern California metropolitan area except for Bakersfield has set a new record price."

"We have been seeing gas price records being broken around Southern California in the past two weeks," she said.

The average price in San Diego County has risen 16 times in 17 days, increasing 11.2 cents, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. The average price was $4.699 one week ago, $4.627 one month ago, and $3.535 one year ago.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in California is $4.725, while the average national price is $3.522, according to AAA.