Hurricane Harvey made landfall late on Friday, Aug. 26. Since then, the tri-state area has seen a substantial increase in gas prices.

Below are the increases seen since Aug. 26:

(You can check GasBuddy for the cheapest prices in the area.)

National average – up 31 cents
Pennsylvania – up 37 cents
Philadelphia – up 41 cents
Wilkes-Barre – 37 cents
New Jersey – 42 cents
South Jersey – 45 cents
Delaware – 48 cents
Maryland – 43 cents

Here are your daily fuel prices from AAA:

Pennsylvania gas average at $2.91 today, unchanged overnight and up 21 cents in the last week.
New Jersey gas average at $2.79 today, down a penny overnight and up 24 cents in the last week.
Delaware gas average at $2.69 today, down a penny overnight and up 19 cents in the last week.
Maryland gas average at $2.74 today, down a penny overnight, up 20 cents in the last week.
The Philadelphia (5-county) area gas average at $2.95 today, unchanged overnight and up 22 cents in the last week.
S. Jersey gas average at $2.73 today, down a penny overnight and up 23 cents in the last week.
Wilkes-Barre area gas average at $2.89 today, unchanged overnight and up 23 cents in the last week.
National gas average at $2.67 today, unchanged overnight, up 15 cents in the last week.

AAA is the most comprehensive resource for gas prices. AAA reports reflect actual prices from credit card transactions at more than 100,000 gas stations in the U.S. 

Fuel Gauge Report Yesterday’s Closing Crude Oil Price:
September 8, 2017 $49.09 a barrel
National Regular Unleaded Average $2.67
Yesterday avg. $2.67
One week ago avg. $2.52
Month ago avg. $2.35
Year ago avg. $2.19
Highest avg. in 2016 $2.38 (6/11/16)
Highest avg. in 2015 $2.80 (6/15/15)
Highest avg. in 2014 $3.70 (4/28/14)
Highest avg. recorded $4.17 (7/17/08)

Regular Unleaded Pennsylvania Delaware New Jersey*
Current avg. price per gallon $2.91 $2.69 $2.79
Yesterday avg. $2.91 $2.70 $2.80
One week ago avg. $2.70 $2.50 $2.55
Month ago avg. $2.57 $2.30 $2.43
Year ago avg. $2.33 $2.11 $1.99
Highest avg. in 2016 $2.53 (12/31/16) $2.30 (12/31/16) $2.43 (12/31/16)
Highest avg. in 2015 $2.90 (6/19/15) $2.76 (6/18/15) $2.62 (6/20/15)
Highest avg. in 2014 $3.81 (5/5/14) $3.68 (4/28/14) $3.57 (6/25/14)
Highest avg. recorded $4.07 (7/16/08) $4.07 (6/18/08) $4.00 (7/8/08)

Regular Unleaded Philadelphia (5-county region) South Jersey*
Current avg. price per gallon $2.95 $2.73
Yesterday avg. $2.95 $2.74
One week ago avg. $2.73 $2.50
Month ago avg. $2.60 $2.39
Year ago avg. $2.30 $1.94
Highest avg. in 2016 $2.52 (12/31/16) $2.39 (12/31/16)
Highest avg. in 2015 $2.93 (6/19/15) $2.56 (6/15/15)
Highest avg. in 2014 $3.79 (4/30/14) $3.55 (2/20/14)
Highest avg. recorded $4.16 (6/20/08) $4.00 (6/14/08)

Regular Unleaded Maryland Wilkes-Barre
Current avg. price per gallon $2.74 $2.89
Yesterday avg. $2.75 $2.89
One week ago avg. $2.54 $2.66
Month ago avg. $2.35 $2.56
Year ago avg. $2.19 $2.35
Highest avg. in 2016 $2.34 (6/16/16) $2.55 (12/31/16)
Highest avg. in 2015 $2.78 (6/20/15) $2.84 (6/17/15)
Highest avg. in 2014 $3.70 (6/24/14) $3.78 (5/5/14)
Highest avg. recorded $4.05 (6/17/08) $4.06 (7/17/08)