Auto Club: Average Monthly Gas Hits Record High for February.Business Editors/Automotive Writers LOS LOS Length of stay, see there ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2004 The average price of regular gasoline gasoline or petrol, light, volatile mixture of hydrocarbons for use in the internal-combustion engine and as an organic solvent, obtained primarily by fractional distillation and "cracking" of petroleum, but also obtained from natural gas, by in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, surged nearly 20 cents in a month to an all-time all-time adj. Exceeding all others up to the present time: an all-time speed skating record. all-time Adjective Informal February high with more increases likely on the way, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Automobile Club of Southern California's monthly Fuel Gauge Report. An expanding economy combined with lower inventories and reduced production from California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). refineries in the middle of the routine changeover (programming) changeover - The time when a new system has been tested successfully and replaces the old system. from winter to summer grade gasoline have propelled gasoline prices higher at a faster pace than in prior years. The Southern California average price for regular self-serve unleaded gasoline is $1.939, up from $1.737 on Jan. 13, 2004. The previous highest February Fuel Gauge Report price was in 2003 at $1.730. The lowest average price in Southern California is Porterville, where drivers can pump regular self-serve unleaded gasoline for an average $1.836, and the highest price is in Redlands, where regular goes for an average $2.079. San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Bay-area motorists now pay an average of $1.90, up from $1.71 in January. Nationally, prices are up eight cents since the January AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. survey and now average $1.64 per gallon gallon: see English units of measurement. . "A springtime gasoline price spike A burst of extra voltage in a power line that lasts only a few nanoseconds. See power surge, power swell, sag and surge suppression. (jargon) spike - To defeat a selection mechanism by introducing a (sometimes temporary) device that forces a specific result. is becoming an annual institution in California," said Auto Club spokesperson Carol Thorp. "Production drops as many refineries need to change over from winter to summer formulation formulation /for·mu·la·tion/ (for?mu-la´shun) the act or product of formulating. American Law Institute Formulation gasoline. When inventories are already at low levels, this changeover can cause prices to jump up. In addition, OPEC OPEC: see Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. OPEC in full Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Multinational organization established in 1960 to coordinate the petroleum production and export policies of its recently announced a production cut, so some experts are saying that the price increases may last longer this year." In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below: County/City Unl Pre Imperial County El Centro 1.932 2.049 Inyo County Bishop 1.926 2.094 Kern County Bakersfield 1.862 2.029 Ridgecrest 1.899 2.067 Los Angeles County Alhambra 1.939 1.999 Arcadia 1.915 1.975 Burbank 1.875 2.112 Culver City 1.977 2.089 Glendale 1.887 2.224 Glendora 1.884 2.079 Inglewood 1.938 2.094 Lancaster 1.924 2.119 Long Beach 1.918 2.067 Los Angeles 1.926 2.126 Manhattan Beach 2.004 2.207 Montebello 1.941 2.144 Santa Clarita 1.959 2.119 Santa Monica 1.959 2.289 Van Nuys 1.898 2.034 Whittier 1.910 2.199 Woodland Hills 1.944 2.139 Orange County Anaheim 1.856 2.109 Fullerton 1.870 2.059 Huntington Beach 1.898 2.066 La Habra 1.865 2.059 Laguna Beach 2.019 2.179 Newport Beach 1.975 2.219 San Clemente 1.994 2.109 Tustin 1.930 2.084 Riverside County Blythe 2.020 2.199 Hemet 1.905 2.082 Palm Springs 2.023 2.209 Riverside 1.913 2.096 San Bernardino County Redlands 2.079 2.279 San Bernardino 1.966 2.113 Victorville 1.898 2.045 San Diego County Chula Vista 1.969 2.226 Del Mar 1.999 2.099 Escondido 1.917 2.102 Oceanside 1.975 2.179 San Diego 1.959 2.171 San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo 1.978 2.229 Santa Barbara County Lompoc 1.979 2.145 Santa Barbara 2.043 2.209 Santa Maria 1.986 2.099 Tulare County Porterville 1.836 1.972 Visalia 1.863 1.999 Ventura County Ventura 1.965 2.146 So. Calif. Avg. 1.939 2.120 The Auto Club's Fuel Gauge Report is based on data gathered from monitoring fuel transactions at 2,800 Southern California gas This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. stations. Oil Price Information Service -- the nation's most comprehensive source of petroleum pricing information, provides the data. |
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