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Gas prices hit record high in Wisconsin on Memorial Day

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MILWAUKEE — If you weren't at the beach Monday, you may have been traveling and seeing unprecedented prices at the pumps.

According to AAA, the national average of gas hit $4.62 a gallon Monday. That is a new record and 44 cents higher than it was a month ago. Last Memorial Day, it was $3.05 a gallon.

Wisconsin's average is 20 cents cheaper than the national average. In Milwaukee County, it is five cents higher than the national average at $4.67 for a gallon of gas.