Prices at the gasoline pumps continue their climb upward, both in Oklahoma and across the U.S.
The latest average price in Oklahoma is $2.45, two cents more than a week ago, according to AAA Oklahoma. The new nationwide average is $2.69, six cents higher than last week.
In Oklahoma, Adair county next to the Arkansas state line has the lowest average at $2.35 a gallon while Ellis County in the west next to the Texas state line is highest with an average of $2.72 per gallon.
Oklahoma City gas prices have risen 0.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.37/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 669 stations. Gas prices in Oklahoma City are 23.1 cents per gallon higher than a month ago, yet stand 2.9 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.
According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Oklahoma City is priced at $2.19/g today while the most expensive is $2.89/g, a difference of 70.0 cents per gallon. The lowest price in the state today is $2.19/g while the highest is $2.89/g, a difference of 70.0 cents per gallon. The cheapest price in the entire country today stands at $1.75/g while the most expensive is $4.99/g, a difference of $3.24/g.
Historical gasoline prices in Oklahoma City and the national average going back a decade:
April 1, 2018: $2.34/g (U.S. Average: $2.65/g)
April 1, 2017: $2.07/g (U.S. Average: $2.33/g)
April 1, 2016: $1.79/g (U.S. Average: $2.06/g)
April 1, 2015: $2.23/g (U.S. Average: $2.41/g)
April 1, 2014: $3.38/g (U.S. Average: $3.55/g)
April 1, 2013: $3.42/g (U.S. Average: $3.63/g)
April 1, 2012: $3.73/g (U.S. Average: $3.93/g)
April 1, 2011: $3.43/g (U.S. Average: $3.63/g)
April 1, 2010: $2.67/g (U.S. Average: $2.79/g)
April 1, 2009: $1.91/g (U.S. Average: $2.03/g)
Neighboring areas and their current gas prices:
Tulsa- $2.36/g, down 4.4 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.41/g.
Wichita- $2.40/g, down 3.9 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.44/g.
Oklahoma- $2.44/g, up 2.9 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.41/g.
“There’s no fooling motorists, gas prices have continued to surge. For the seventh straight week the national average has continued to rise, unabated, due to seasonal impacts. The run-up this spring has felt worse than prior years, and thus far, the national average is up nearly 50 cents per gallon from our 2019 low. Unfortunately, this a rut we’ll be stuck in yet for at least a few more weeks,” said Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy. ‘
AAA Oklahoma showed that Oklahoma’s average of $2.45 compared to $2.43 in Arkansas, $2.48 in Missouri, $2.49 in Kansas and Colorado, $2.41 in New Mexico and $2.48 in Texas.