Record #5361
The US national average diesel price will exceed its all-time high of about $5.81/gallon within roughly a week (by ~May 21, 2026)
IncorrectRecorded occurrence
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Occurrence 1 of 1 · source record #5361 Breaking Points · 5/14/26: JD Gaslights On Trump Not Caring About US Finances, US Test Scores Plummet, Tucker Humiliates Kevin O'Leary
Original quoteThe national average of diesel today is five sixty six gallon, and the all time high is five eighty one. So give it what a week and we'll probably be there.
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How the call settles
US national average on-highway diesel price (EIA/AAA) reaches or exceeds $5.81/gallon
Our reasoning
NO on the research record because The EIA weekly US on-highway diesel average peaked at $5.640/gal (week of May 4, 2026) and then fell — $5.639 May 11, $5.596 May 18, $5.523 May 25 — never reaching the $5.81 record (set June 19, 2022) by the May 25, 2026 deadline. | NEAR MISS (review 2026-08-08): Diesel peaked at $5.640 versus the named $5.81 record — 2.9% short, comfortably inside the ~10% numeric near-miss band.. Applied stored rule: US national average on-highway diesel price (EIA/AAA) reaches or exceeds $5.81/gallon.
Outcome evidence
The EIA weekly US on-highway diesel average peaked at $5.640/gal (week of May 4, 2026) and then fell — $5.639 May 11, $5.596 May 18, $5.523 May 25 — never reaching the $5.81 record (set June 19, 2022) by the May 25, 2026 deadline. | NEAR MISS (review 2026-08-08): Diesel peaked at $5.640 versus the named $5.81 record — 2.9% short, comfortably inside the ~10% numeric near-miss band.
Outcome date: 2026-05-25
Verdict recorded: 2026-08-01
Basis: research