Gas prices fall for 10th straight day
Over the past week and a half prices drop by almost 19 cents a gallon according to AAA.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Gas prices fell for their 10th straight day, dropping almost 19 cents during the period, according to a nationwide survey of credit card swipes at gas stations.
The average price of unleaded regular fell by 1.6 cents to $3.667 a gallon on Saturday, from $3.683 a gallon, according to survey results from the motorist group AAA.
Gone are the high prices that followed Hurricanes Ike and Gustav weeks ago. But prices are slightly higher than a month ago, when the national average for a gallon of unleaded was $3.660. They are 30% higher than a year ago, when the average was $2.805.
The record high was on July 17, when the nationwide average for gas prices was $4.114 a gallon.
For now, Hawaii and Alaska are the only two states where gas costs more than $4 a gallon. In Alaska on Friday, the statewide average for unleaded was $4.284 a gallon, according to AAA, and the average was $4.262 in Hawaii.
The cheapest gas was in New Jersey, where the average was $3.394 for a gallon, and in Oklahoma, at $3.370 a gallon. 
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