TALLAHASSEE - Florida gas prices rose their 2024 high last week but relief may be in sight. The state average reached $3.64 per gallon on Friday which tied the 2024 high set in mid-April. Over the weekend, prices dropped 3 cents per gallon.

Gas prices through the year can see high levels of volatility, with many factors affecting the price you pay at the pump.

June nat-gas prices on Monday rallied to a 3-1/2 month nearest-futures high and closed moderately higher. Gas prices have carryover support from last Friday when Baker Hughes reported that the number of active US nat-gas drilling rigs in the week ending May 3 fell by -3 rigs to a 2-1/2 year low,

A two-week decline in the average cost of a gallon of gas in the Columbus area erased a recent jump in which the price rose by over a quarter. After the average gas price in the Columbus metro area climbed up to a 2024 high of $3.

Idaho continues to rank 9th in the country for most expensive fuel behind California ($5.35), Hawaii ($4.80), Washington ($4.68), Nevada ($4.53), Oregon ($4.47), Alaska ($4.38), Arizona ($4.03), and Illinois ($3.90). But 42 of the 50 states saw price drops this week, with the cheapest fuel once again in Mississippi at $3.11 per gallon.

The most expensive metro market for fuel in Florida is the West Palm Beach-Boca Raton area with AAA reporting $3.77 per gallon.

Relief may be in sight after Florida gas prices rose to 2024 highs. The state average reached $3.64 per gallon on Friday, which tied the with 2024 high set in mid-April.

The average price of gas in Green Bay has fallen 6.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.24/g today, according to GasBuddy.Neighboring are