Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 1.4 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.34 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah.
The national average has increased 8.9 cents a gallon in the last week to $3.67, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.
Prices Sunday were 10.2 cents a gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 1.5 cents a gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has increased 16.6 cents a gallon during the last month and stands 3.0 cents lower than a year ago.
"I don't believe I've ever seen gasoline prices in the Midwest surpass California. Areas of Nebraska, Minnesota, Oklahoma, North and South Dakota, and Kansas have done that. Gas price records in these areas aren't being quietly replaced, they're being blown out of the water," said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. "I don't believe I've ever seen such crazy trends in gasoline prices occur all at one time - prices spiking in one area, falling in another, and holding steady in others. What we're seeing today is certainly rare."