As holiday travelers start hitting the road for the Memorial Day weekend in record numbers, Arizona gas prices are the highest they’ve been in four years. While the state average for a gallon of regular dropped three cents this week to $4.81, that price is $1.43 higher than this time last year.

The national average for a gallon of regular is at $4.56, up three cents over last week and $1.38 higher than this time last year. Current prices are close to what drivers were paying four years ago, when the national average on Memorial Day was $4.61.

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