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Did gas prices in Wisconsin top $5 a gallon in June 2022?

Hope Karnopp / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin Watch
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Gas prices in Wisconsin averaged above $5 a gallon in six southeastern counties in early June 2022.

According to the travel organization AAA’s page for Wisconsin, the statewide average gas price was $4.923 on June 12, 2022 – a record high that hasn’t been seen since.

Still, individual Wisconsin counties and metro areas exceeded $5 a gallon – a different measure than the statewide average.

A web archive of the same AAA page captured on June 16, 2022, showed the average price was above $5 in six counties, including Milwaukee County at $5.144.

Gas prices fluctuate for many reasons. Prices spiked in 2022, when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed up crude oil prices, per the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Former Gov. Scott Walker called back to 2022 prices in the wake of U.S. strikes on Iran, which bumped prices past $3.50 in late March.

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