The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County dropped Friday to its lowest amount since Feb. 5, 2015, decreasing 1.8 cents to $2.565.
The average price has dropped 36 of the past 37 days, decreasing 49.8 cents, including 2 cents on Thursday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.
The average price is 10.3 cents less than one week ago, 44 cents lower than one month ago and 17.3 cents below what it was one year ago.
The average price decreased for 24 consecutive days, was unchanged Jan. 31, then resumed dropping Feb. 1.
"Most Central and Northern California drivers are already paying lower gas prices than at any time during 2015, but Southern California gas stations are charging on average 15 cents higher than the 2015 lowest price average of about $2.45 a gallon," Jeffrey Spring, the Automobile Club of Southern California's corporate communications manager.
"This is because of the continued impact of the Exxon Mobil Torrance refinery closure. But there's a chance local drivers could see more gas stations charging less than $2 a gallon before prices reverse course for the spring turnaround season."
The Automobile Club of Southern California predicts gas prices could dip below $2 a gallon before the spring.
San Diegan Catherine Crawford said she definitely feels the difference.
"I have a little Honda Civic, and instead of putting 30 dollars in the tank to fill it up, 35 dollars sometimes, I just put 20 bucks in and I'm good," she said. "And that makes me smile every time."
Marilyn Benefield thinks lower gas prices are a big benefit to families.
"You can't do anything, go to a movie show, you can't go to a ballgame, without it costing an arm and a leg and your first-born child," she said.
