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ew York (CNN) — Drivers hitting the roads this Labor Day weekend will be greeted by historically high gas prices for this time of the year.
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he record-high for gas prices during the week leading up to Labor Day was set in 2012 at $3.84 a gallon, according to a CNN review of federal data that goes back to 1990.
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urrent prices are just shy of that. The national average for regular gas ticked up to $3.83 a gallon on Wednesday, according to AAA.
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ormally, prices at the pump cool off as the summer winds down. Not this summer.
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