Lubbock Gas Prices Drop Sharply to $3.18 per Gallon
Gasoline prices in Lubbock have taken a sharp dip.
According to the weekly KFYO News Gas Price Survey, the average price of regular self-serve gas is $3.18 per gallon. That is a 10 cent drop from last week.
Lubbock motorists were paying more at the pump a year ago with prices at $3.67 per gallon. Three years ago, prices were cheaper in Lubbock at $2.58 per gallon.
Statewide prices also took a steep fall according to the AAA Texas weekly survey. Texans are paying 8 cents less than a week ago at $3.28 per gallon.
The city with the most expensive gas in Texas is Amarillo at $3.33 per gallon while the Dallas/Fort Worth Area has the cheapest surveyed gas at $3.23 per gallon. Lubbock is not part of the AAA survey.
National averages also fell six cents to $3.49 per gallon.
| Area | Current 09/19/13 | 09/12/13 | Difference | Year Ago 09/12/12 | Difference | Record High Date | Record High Price |
| National | $3.49 | $3.55 | -0.06 | $3.85 | -0.36 | 07/17/08 | $4.11 |
| State | $3.28 | $3.36 | -0.08 | $3.66 | -0.38 | 07/17/08 | $3.98 |
| Amarillo | $3.33 | $3.44 | -0.11 | $3.64 | -0.31 | 07/16/08 | $3.98 |
| Austin-San Marcos | $3.30 | $3.35 | -0.05 | $3.66 | -0.36 | 07/17/08 | $3.97 |
| Beaumont | $3.26 | $3.32 | -0.06 | $3.63 | -0.37 | 07/16/08 | $4.00 |
| Corpus Christi | $3.25 | $3.33 | -0.08 | $3.64 | -0.39 | 07/15/08 | $3.96 |
| Dallas | $3.23 | $3.33 | -0.10 | $3.64 | -0.41 | 07/16/08 | $3.98 |
| El Paso | $3.27 | $3.32 | -0.05 | $3.62 | -0.35 | 07/17/08 | $3.97 |
| Ft. Worth | $3.23 | $3.32 | -0.09 | $3.63 | -0.40 | 07/16/08 | $3.97 |
| Galveston | $3.28 | $3.33 | -0.05 | $3.62 | -0.34 | 07/14/08 | $3.97 |
| Houston | $3.28 | $3.33 | -0.05 | $3.64 | -0.36 | 07/17/08 | $3.96 |
| San Antonio | $3.29 | $3.36 | -0.07 | $3.63 | -0.34 | 07/16/08 | $3.96 |
| Texarkana | $3.30 | $3.38 | -0.08 | $3.71 | -0.41 | 07/17/08 | $3.98 |
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