The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Thursday to its highest amount since Oct. 17, 2023, increasing 5.8 cents to $5.717.
The average price has risen 28 of the past 29 days, increasing $1.098, including 2.6 cents on Wednesday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It rose 10 consecutive days, was unchanged March 1 and resumed rising the following day.
The average price is 31 cents more than one week ago, $1.09 higher than one month ago and $1.058 greater than one year ago. It is 77.7 cents less than the record $6.494 set on Oct. 5, 2022.
The Orange County average price rose to its highest amount since Oct. 12, 2023, increasing 6.3 cents to $5.687. It has risen 50 consecutive days, increasing $1.444, including 2.6 cents on Wednesday.
The Orange County average price is 32.1 cents more than one week ago, $1.126 higher than one month ago and $1.068 greater than one year ago. It is 77.2 cents less than the record $6.459 on Oct. 5, 2022.
Prices were rising slightly in line with seasonal norms before the joint U.S./Israel attack on Iran on Feb. 28 sent oil prices higher and drastically accelerated increases at the gas pump.
The national average price rose to its highest amount since Oct. 17, 2022, increasing 4.2 cents to $3.884. It has risen for 19 consecutive days, increasing 90.2 cents, including 5.2 cents on Wednesday.
The national average price is 28.6 cents more than one week ago, 95.5 cents higher than one month ago and 78.2 cents greater than one year ago. It is $1.132 less than the record $5.016 set on June 14, 2022.
“It now looks like gasoline will hit $4/gal next week and could head toward $4.10/gal and beyond,” Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, which provides real-time gas price information from more than 150,000 stations, wrote on social media at 3:32 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time Thursday.