MADISON, Wis. — As many people get ready to drive to get-togethers with family and friends for Thanksgiving, gas prices are significantly higher than they were this time last year, but still lower than they have been in recent weeks.
According to AAA, the current average for a gallon of regular gas in Wisconsin is about $3.28 — much lower than the national average of about $3.60 per gallon. The state average is about 25 cents lower than it was a week ago when the statewide average was about $3.53. This time last month, gas was averaging $3.62 per gallon.
While prices are on their way down, we’re still paying more at the pump than we were for last year’s Thanksgiving travel. According to AAA’s data, this time last year, the state average was about $3.11 per gallon.
In the Madison area, prices are a bit higher than the state average, but the theme is the same. As of Wednesday, regular gas was averaging about $3.35 per gallon — about 23 cents lower than Wednesday last week and about 25 cents lower than a month ago. But this time last year, drivers in the Madison area were filling up their tanks ahead of Thanksgiving travel at a rate of about $3.08 per gallon.
Nationwide, AAA says this Thanksgiving will see the highest national average price since they started keeping records in the year 2000, but prices should continue dropping through the Thanksgiving weekend.
Wherever you may be headed for Thanksgiving and the rest of the holiday season, you can track the latest average prices across Wisconsin on AAA’s website. You can also find national averages here.
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