NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Shawn Steward with AAA Kansas told Hutch Post the statewide average for gas has popped above $3 a gallon.
"We typically see gas demand starting to go up this time of year," Steward said. "As the weather warms up, so does demand for gasoline. We're certainly seeing that. It's being reflected recently in some pretty hefty jumps at the gas pumps."
The average in Kansas as of Wednesday was $3.10 a gallon.
"That's up 21 cents from just a week ago and up about 35 cents in the past month," Steward said. "Pretty significant and quick rises there."
Area county averages:
Reno: $2.95
McPherson: $3.02
Harvey: $3.09
Sedgwick: $3.09
Kingman: $2.92
Pratt: $3.13
Stafford: $2.93
Rice: $3.12
"Demand has been up recently," Steward said. "The domestic supply of gasoline has been a bit tighter. We've also seen crude oil prices close to $80 a barrel, after hovering in the low to mid 70s for most of the first part of the year."
A reminder, more than half of the price of a given gallon of gasoline is found in the underlying price of the oil from which it is refined.
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