A view of a BP gas station in Queens Borough of New York City. (Photo by Ron Adar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - Drivers are temporarily in for higher prices at the pump after snow, ice and sub-freezing temperatures brutally crippled parts of the South and Midwest last week, according to AAA.
The association said the national average for a gallon of regular gas is now $2.66. That’s up 13 cents from the week before, 26 cents from the previous month, and 19 cents from the prior year.California leads the state with the highest gas prices at an average of $3.61 for a gallon of regular gas.
Mississippi has the lowest average with $2.32 for a gallon of regular gas. RELATED: Rescue cat saves family by sniffing out gas leak.