Mark May 11, 2022 on your calendars as the day Oklahoma set a record high gasoline price of $3.98 per gallon.
The American Automobile Association reported Wednesday the new high broke the previous record of $3.95 set on July 16, 2008. The record came after prices jumped 3 cents from Tuesday to Wednesday. The new high is also 14 cents more than a week ago and $1.25 higher than one year ago.
The national average also went up from Tuesday’s record high of $4.37, reaching a new mark of $4.40 a gallon according to AAA.
Here’s how AAA reported prices on Wednesday.
CURRENT AND PAST GAS PRICE AVERAGES
Regular Unleaded Gasoline (*indicates record high)
| Today | Weekly Change
Up/Down |
Last Month | Last Year | Record High Price | |
| National | $4.40* | Up 18 cents | $4.11 | $2.98 | $4.40
5/11/2022 |
| Oklahoma | $3.98* | Up 14 cents | $3.67 | $2.73 | $3.98
5/11/22 |
| Oklahoma City | $4.02* | Up 18 cents | $3.74 | $2.70 | $4.02
5/11/2022 |
| Tulsa | $3.97* | Up 20 cents | $3.46 | $2.79 | $3.97
5/11/2002 |
| Lawton | $3.82 | Up 13 cents | $3.44 | $2.59 | $3.96 7/16/2008 |
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