Record #5269
The US national average gasoline price will hit an all-time high within weeks (by ~mid-2026)
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Occurrence 1 of 1 · source record #5269 Breaking Points · 4/2/26: Oil Prices Spike As Markets Tank, Iran Predicts US Invasion As Key Negotiator Wounded
Original quoteIt's four eight is the national average gas price. So every day we're taking up and up, we are going to hit all time highs. I think here very shortly.
Quote begins at 25:43
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How the call settles
AAA/EIA national average regular gasoline price exceeds the prior nominal record (~$5.02/gal, June 2022)
Our reasoning
NO on the research record because The 2026 national average peaked around $4.55-$4.56/gal in late May 2026 (EIA weekly high $4.500 on 05/11; AAA daily peak ~$4.564 on 05/28), well short of the ~$5.02 nominal record set in June 2022. By the June 30, 2026 deadline the EIA weekly average had already fallen back to $3.831 (06/29), so no all-time high was reached in the window. | NEAR MISS (review 2026-08-08): Prices peaked at ~$4.56 against the ~$5.02 r.... Applied stored rule: AAA/EIA national average regular gasoline price exceeds the prior nominal record (~$5.02/gal, June 2022).
Outcome evidence
The 2026 national average peaked around $4.55-$4.56/gal in late May 2026 (EIA weekly high $4.500 on 05/11; AAA daily peak ~$4.564 on 05/28), well short of the ~$5.02 nominal record set in June 2022. By the June 30, 2026 deadline the EIA weekly average had already fallen back to $3.831 (06/29), so no all-time high was reached in the window. | NEAR MISS (review 2026-08-08): Prices peaked at ~$4.56 against the ~$5.02 record — about 9% short, inside the ~10% band — and the directional call of a historic spike (highest in four years) held.
Outcome date: 2026-06-30
Verdict recorded: 2026-08-01
Basis: research