| Gas prices climb a penny overnight to $3.143 a gallon, the highest price in seven weeks. |
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This morning, San Diego's average gas price inched up another penny to a new regional average for regular unleaded of $3.14 a gallon. This is the highest price in seven weeks, but not the highest price of the year. Fuel prices peaked this year on May 6 when regular unleaded averaged $3.16 a gallon and diesel averaged $3.34 a gallon.
The highest gas price on record for San Diego is $4.63 a gallon on June 12, 2008. On this day in 2008, gasoline averaged $4.56 a gallon, and diesel cost nearly $5 a gallon. At that time oil cost $145 per 42 gallon barrel.This morning, oil was trading for half as much at $72.00 a barrel.
For more information or to arrange an interview, contact Michael Shames at UCAN, the Utility Consumers' Action Network, (619) 696-6966
Gas prices, then and now:
| Date | Gas | Diesel |
| Today, July 2, 2010 | 3.143 | 3.229 |
| Yesterday, July 1, 2010 | 3.132 | 3.225 |
| One week ago, June 25, | 3.112 | 3.225 |
| One month ago, June 2 | 2.992 | 3.184 |
| Two Months ago, May 2 | 3.137 | 3.337 |
| July 4, 2009 | 2.987 | 2.788 |
| July 4, 2008 | 4.559 | 4.985 |
| July 4, 2007 | 3.243 | 3.257 |
To find cheaper gas prices in San Diego, visit UCAN's gas project at www.fueltracker.com