BALTIMORE — For the first time in over 14 years, the national and Maryland average retail price of a gallon of normal, self-service gasoline surpassed $4.00 per gallon overnight.
Maryland drivers haven't experienced such high gas prices since the summer of 2008, when a gallon cost a record $4.05.
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According to a new report from AAA, the current average cost for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Maryland is $4.04 — just a penny shy of the record set in 2008.
That's a jump of 44 cents from what an average priced gallon of gas cost in the state just a week ago, and 65 cents higher from a month ago.
At this time a year ago, gas in Maryland was $1.28 cheaper per gallon.
Currently, the national average sits at $4.09 a gallon.
If possible, you might want to wait until Tuesday to fill your gas tank. The experts at Gas Buddy say that's the cheapest day in Maryland to buy gas, while Wednesday is the most expensive.
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