Gas prices plummet to $1.82 a gallon in Bradenton-Sarasota

She said, however, that the latest average gas price could mark a bottom if a rebound in crude prices that occurred on Friday continued.

The lowest price in the Dayton area today is $1.40 a gallon at Murphy USA, 1701 W. Dorothy Lane. The price was the lowest since January 23, 2009, when it was roughly $1.86, survey publisher Trilby Lundberg said. In Springfield, cheapest gas is $1.49 a gallon at Marathon, 4000 S. Yellow Springs St.

The average in the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice market was about $1.81 on Monday, down about 7 cents from a week ago and about 16 cents from this time last month, according to AAA data.

AAA Northeast announced Monday that self-serve, regular is selling for an average of $1.83 per gallon, a penny above the national average.

The average price of regular gasoline dipped another 5 cents in the past week, landing at a statewide average of $1.92 per gallon.

A barrel of oil dipped down to $26.55 last Wednesday – the lowest daily settlement since May 7, 2003 – then climbed to $32.19, the highest price since January 8. The lowest was $1.48 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. That’s the highest the US has seen since March of 1990.

The Associated Press contributed to this.